Shloka 12

Kuṣṭha-bheda-lakṣaṇa-nidāna and Śvitra (Kilāsa) Prognosis

Devanagari script

व्रणानामधिकं शूलं शीघ्रोत्पत्तिश्चिरस्थितिः / रूढानामपि रूक्षत्वं निमित्ते ऽल्पे ऽतिकोपनम्

Transliteration

vraṇānāmadhikaṃ śūlaṃ śīghrotpattiścirasthitiḥ / rūḍhānāmapi rūkṣatvaṃ nimitte 'lpe 'tikopanam

Translation

വ്രണങ്ങളിൽ അത്യധിക വേദന ഉണ്ടാകും; അവ വേഗത്തിൽ ഉണ്ടായി ദീർഘകാലം നിലനിൽക്കും; മുറിവ് മങ്ങിയാലും വരൾച്ച/രൂക്ഷത ശേഷിക്കും; ചെറിയ കാരണത്തിലും അതിപ്രകോപം/കോപം ഉയരും।

Word by Word

• व्रणानाम्: of wounds
• व्रणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• अधिकम्: excessive, more
• अधिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (adverbial/qualifying: more/excess)

• शूलम्: pain, colic
• शूलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• शीघ्र: quick
• शीघ्र: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रातिपदिक (as member in compound; quick)

• उत्पत्तिः: arising, occurrence
• उत्पत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• चिर: long
• चिर: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रातिपदिक (as member in compound; long)

• स्थितिः: persistence, staying
• स्थितिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• रूढानाम्: of healed (ones)
• रूढानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूढ (कृदन्त; √रुह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-सम्भाव्य; षष्ठी बहुवचन (of healed/established [wounds])

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• रूक्षत्वम्: roughness, dryness
• रूक्षत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूक्ष + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; भाववाचक-प्रत्यय (त्व)

• निमित्ते: in/at a cause, on occasion
• निमित्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (locative)

• अल्पे: small, slight
• अल्पे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (agreeing with निमित्ते)

• अतिकोपनम्: excessive aggravation/irritability
• अतिकोपनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति + कोपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; अति-पूर्वक (excessive irritability)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Unchecked aggravating causes lead to rapid manifestation and long persistence of suffering; small triggers can produce disproportionate effects when imbalance is established.

Vedantic Theme: Kārya-kāraṇa-bhāva (cause-effect) and the need for saṃyama (restraint) in embodied life.

Application: Treat wounds early; after apparent healing continue care to prevent dryness and relapse; identify and avoid minor triggers that provoke major exacerbations.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.11 (preceding symptom list); Garuda Purana 1.164.13-15 (kuṣṭha classifications/signs)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What does this verse say about the severity and course of the disease?

It emphasizes intense pain, fast onset, long persistence, residual dryness even after healing, and easy aggravation/irritability from small triggers.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It portrays prolonged suffering in the body as part of karmic experience, aligning with the Garuda Purana’s broader instruction to pursue purification, charity, and dharma to lessen future suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Take chronic or rapidly worsening symptoms seriously—seek timely treatment, reduce harmful habits, and cultivate patience and self-control (kṣamā, dama) to avoid escalating distress.