Shloka 16

Pāṇḍu-Śotha Nidāna: Doṣa-wise Signs, Complications, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

यः पित्तरोगी सेवेत पित्तलं तस्य कामलम् / कोष्ठशा खोद्गतं पित्तं दग्ध्वासृङ्मांसमाहरेत्

Transliteration

yaḥ pittarogī seveta pittalaṃ tasya kāmalam / koṣṭhaśā khodgataṃ pittaṃ dagdhvāsṛṅmāṃsamāharet

Translation

പാണ്ഡുരോഗി പിത്തം വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന വസ്തുക്കൾ സേവിച്ചാൽ അവനിൽ കാമല (മഞ്ഞപ്പിത്തം) ഉദ്ഭവിക്കും. കോഷ്ടത്തിലും ശാഖകളിലും ഉയർന്ന പിത്തം രക്തവും മാംസവും ദഹിപ്പിച്ച് ക്ഷയം വരുത്തും.

Word by Word

• यः: who (one who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत्

• पित्त: bile
• पित्त: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• रोगी: a bile-disease patient
• रोगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—पित्त + रोगी (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘bile-disease patient’)

• सेवेत: should use/consume
• सेवेत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सेव् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• पित्तलम्: pitta-increasing (food/medicine)
• पित्तलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (pitta-promoting)

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• कामलम्: jaundice (kāmala)
• कामलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कोष्ठ: in the gut/viscera
• कोष्ठ: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• शा: (textual particle; sense unclear)
• शा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शा (अव्यय/निपात; पाठभेद-संभव)
• Form: अव्यय; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप (संभवतः ‘शः/शात्’ इत्यर्थे)

• ख: (part of compound; unclear)
• ख: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक/उपसर्गवत्; पाठभेद-संभव)
• Form: अव्यय/पाठभेद; ‘खोद्गतम्’ इत्यत्र पूर्वभागः (संभवतः ‘ख’ उपसर्गवत्/अवयव)

• उद्गतम्: risen/come out
• उद्गतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्गत (उद्+√गम् धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• पित्तम्: bile
• पित्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दग्ध्वा: having burned
• दग्ध्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• असृक्: blood
• असृक्: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज्/असृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• मांसम्: blood and flesh
• मांसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—असृक् + मांस (समाहार-द्वन्द्वः)

• आहरेत्: should bring/remove/take out
• आहरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+√हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cause-and-effect in health: indulgence in pitta-provoking regimen yields worsening pathology and severe jaundice-like states.

Vedantic Theme: Kārya-kāraṇa-bhāva (causal nexus) operating within prakṛti; pramāda as bondage to suffering.

Application: Avoid pitta-aggravating foods/behaviors when pitta is deranged; treat early to prevent progression to severe kāmalā/kumbha-kāmalā.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162.18 (repeats/clarifies pitta-following swelling and kumbha-kāmalā); Garuda Purana 1.162.17 (signs of kāmalā/pitta aggravation)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is kumbha-kāmalā in the Garuda Purana?

It is presented as a difficult, severe form of kāmalā (jaundice) that can develop when earlier disorders like pāṇḍu and pitta-linked swelling are neglected.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It reinforces a dharmic principle of timely care and non-negligence: ignoring warning signs leads to heavier suffering, which can obstruct disciplined spiritual life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do not ignore chronic pallor, swelling, and heat signs—seek early diagnosis and correction of diet/lifestyle to prevent severe progression.