Shloka 12

Atīsāra (Diarrhoea) and Grahaṇī-doṣa: Causes, Prodromal Signs, Doṣa-wise Symptoms, and Major-Disease Status

Devanagari script

वायुस्ततो निवार्येत क्षिप्रमुष्णं द्रवं प्लवम् / वातपित्ते समं लिङ्गमाहुस्तद्वच्च शोकतः

Transliteration

vāyustato nivāryeta kṣipramuṣṇaṃ dravaṃ plavam / vātapitte samaṃ liṅgamāhustadvacca śokataḥ

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് വായു (വാതം) നിയന്ത്രിക്കണം; വേഗത്തിൽ ഉഷ്ണവും ദ്രവവുമായൊഴുകുന്ന സ്രാവം പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടും. ആചാര്യർ പറയുന്നു—ഇത് വാത-പിത്ത സമ/സഹാവസ്ഥയുടെ ലക്ഷണം; ശോകം മൂലവും അതുപോലെ തന്നെ പ്രകടനം ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• vāyuḥ: wind (vāta)
• vāyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (ablatival adverb: then/from that)

• nivāryeta: should be restrained
• nivāryeta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vṛ (धातु) → nivārya (कृदन्त) / nivāray (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; ‘should be restrained/checked’

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipram (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly)

• uṣṇam: hot
• uṣṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• dravam: liquid
• dravam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: drava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• plavam: thin/flowing (watery)
• plavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: plava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• vāta-pitte: in vāta and pitta (conditions)
• vāta-pitte: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक) + pitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (vāta and pitta)

• samam: similar/common
• samam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र ‘लिङ्गम्’ विशेषणम्

• liṅgam: sign/symptom
• liṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āhuḥ: they say
• āhuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tat-vat: likewise
• tat-vat: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; तुलनार्थक (comparative particle: like that)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• śokataḥ: due to grief
• śokataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: from/owing to grief)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mind-body linkage: doṣic manifestations can arise from physiological imbalance and from śoka; regulate vāyu to prevent cascading symptoms.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa–śarīra sambandha (interdependence of mind and body) within embodied life; cultivation of sattva to reduce perturbation.

Application: Manage stress/grief and regulate lifestyle (rest, diet, breath) to stabilize vāta-pitta; seek appropriate care for acute hot, watery diarrhoea.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.157 (doṣa-based explanation; vāta-pitta concurrence; śoka as etiological factor)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Vāta)
• Pitta
• Śoka (grief)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta–pitta sāmya (balance/concurrence) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights diagnostic markers: when vāta and pitta act together, symptoms like hot, thin, flowing discharge can appear, guiding how one should manage or restrain vāyu.

How does this verse connect emotions to physical symptoms?

It explicitly states that grief (śoka) can produce similar bodily manifestations, indicating a Garuda Purana view that mental states can aggravate or mimic doṣic signs.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat intense grief and stress as health factors: support the mind while addressing heat/irritation and vāta agitation through calming routines, hydration, rest, and appropriate traditional guidance.