Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

सामान्यहेतुः शोथानां दोषजातो विशेषतः / व्याधिः कर्मोपवासादिक्षीणस्य भवति द्रुतम्

Transliteration

sāmānyahetuḥ śothānāṃ doṣajāto viśeṣataḥ / vyādhiḥ karmopavāsādikṣīṇasya bhavati drutam

Translation

ശോഥങ്ങളുടെ പൊതുവായ കാരണം പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ദോഷങ്ങളുടെ വികാരമാണ്. അതിശ്രമം, ഉപവാസം മുതലായവ കൊണ്ട് ക്ഷീണിച്ചവനിൽ രോഗം വേഗത്തിൽ പ്രകടമാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सामान्यहेतुः: general cause
• सामान्यहेतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सामान्यस्य हेतुः)

• शोथानाम्: of swellings
• शोथानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• दोषजातः: arising from doṣas
• दोषजातः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दोषेभ्यः जातः); भूतकृदन्तः (क्त)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• व्याधिः: disease
• व्याधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कर्मोपवासादिक्षीणस्य: of one weakened by work, fasting, etc.
• कर्मोपवासादिक्षीणस्य: Adhikarana (Locus/Context; ‘of one who is…’/अधिकरण-प्राय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + उपवास (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + क्षीण (कृदन्त; √क्षि धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—कर्म-उपवास-आदि (समाहार/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः) + क्षीण; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) ‘क्षीण’

• भवति: becomes/arises
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Depletion (kṣaya) from overexertion/fasting predisposes the body to doṣa-derangement and rapid disease manifestation.

Vedantic Theme: Body as an instrument (śarīra-sādhana) requiring balanced maintenance for higher aims; moderation supports sattva.

Application: Avoid excessive fasting and overexertion; preserve strength while undertaking vows; seek early care when swelling appears after depletion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162 (Ayurveda/roga-nidāna context: doṣa-kṣaya and śotha)

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣas in Garuda Purana’s explanation of disease?

This verse states that swelling (śotha) generally arises from doṣa-derangement, making doṣa balance the core diagnostic lens.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the after-death journey here; it teaches embodied causation—how weakening habits can quickly produce illness in life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid depletion through excessive work and harsh fasting; prioritize balanced routines that prevent doṣa aggravation and weakness.