Shloka 41

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

न प्रवृत्तिर्न विजीर्णा न क्षुत्सामज्वराकृतिः / ज्वरवेगो ऽधिकस्तृष्णा प्रलापः श्वसनं भ्रमः

Transliteration

na pravṛttirna vijīrṇā na kṣutsāmajvarākṛtiḥ / jvaravego 'dhikastṛṣṇā pralāpaḥ śvasanaṃ bhramaḥ

Translation

ശരീരത്തിൽ യഥോചിതമായ പ്രവൃത്തി ഇല്ല, ജീർണവും ഇല്ല; വിശപ്പും ക്ഷീണവും ജ്വരരൂപത്തിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നു. ജ്വരവേഗം അത്യധികമാകുന്നു; അതിതീവ്ര ദാഹം, പ്രലാപം, ശ്വാസക്ലേശം, ഭ്രമം എന്നിവ ഉണ്ടാകും.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha/Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• pravṛttiḥ: activity/onset/flow
• pravṛttiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pravṛtti (प्रातिपदिक; pra-√vṛt (धातु) से)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular)

• na: nor/not
• na: Sambandha/Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• vijīrṇā: digested/fully processed
• vijīrṇā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक; vi-√jṝ (धातु) से क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative singular; ‘digested/decayed’)

• na: nor/not
• na: Sambandha/Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• kṣut: hunger
• kṣut: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as compound member)

• sāma: sāma-stage (with āma/undigested toxins)
• sāma: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as compound member)

• jvara: fever
• jvara: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (as compound member)

• ākṛtiḥ: appearance, form
• ākṛtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासान्त पद (Feminine, Nominative singular)

• jvaravegaḥ: fever paroxysm/attack
• jvaravegaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक) + vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (jvarasya vegaḥ) ‘attack of fever’

• adhikaḥ: excessive
• adhikaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; excessive)

• tṛṣṇā: thirst
• tṛṣṇā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛṣṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular)

• pralāpaḥ: delirious talk
• pralāpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pralāpa (प्रातिपदिक; pra-√lap (धातु) से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• śvasanam: breathing (difficulty)
• śvasanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śvasana (प्रातिपदिक; √śvas (धातु) से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative singular)

• bhramaḥ: dizziness, भ्रम
• bhramaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrama (प्रातिपदिक; √bhram (धातु) से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lakṣaṇa-jñāna: recognizing severe fever signs—loss of function, indigestion, intense fever paroxysm, thirst, delirium, dyspnea, dizziness.

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha-darśana fostering vairāgya; clarity about bodily impermanence without panic.

Application: Treat as emergency: intense fever with delirium, dyspnea, and dizziness indicates critical state; prioritize stabilization, hydration, and immediate medical intervention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (jvara-lakṣaṇa and severe-stage markers; continuation of asādhyatā/tiṣṇatā theme)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of describing these symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse itemizes the distress-signs of the post-death (preta) condition—thirst, delirium, breathlessness—underscoring why dharmic rites and timely śrāddha are prescribed to relieve the departed.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It portrays the soul’s experience in a suffering, unstable subtle embodiment where normal digestion and bodily balance are absent, indicating a transitional state marked by intense deprivation and confusion.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Perform ancestral rites with sincerity (śrāddha, piṇḍa-dāna, water offerings where appropriate) and live ethically, since the text links post-death ease or distress with dharma and proper observances.