Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

वाताद्रूक्षारुणं पित्तात्ताम्रं कमलपत्रवत् / सदाहं रोमविध्वंसि कफाच्छ्वेतं घन गुरु

Transliteration

vātādrūkṣāruṇaṃ pittāttāmraṃ kamalapatravat / sadāhaṃ romavidhvaṃsi kaphācchvetaṃ ghana guru

Translation

വാതം മൂലം ഇത് വരണ്ടതും ചുവപ്പുനിറമുള്ളതുമാകും; പിത്തം മൂലം താമ്രവർണ്ണം—താമരഇലപോലെ—സദാ ദാഹമുള്ളതും രോമനാശകരവുമാകും. കഫം മൂലം ഇത് വെളുത്തതും ഘനവും ഭാരവുമാകും.

Word by Word

• वातात्: from vāta (doṣa)
• वातात्: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादान (source)

• रूक्षारुणम्: dry and reddish
• रूक्षारुणम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘रूक्षं च अरुणं च’ (dry and reddish)

• पित्तात्: from pitta (doṣa)
• पित्तात्: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादान

• ताम्रम्: coppery; reddish-brown
• ताम्रम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कमलपत्रवत्: like a lotus leaf
• कमलपत्रवत्: Visheshana (Simile qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोगः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपमानवाचक—‘कमलपत्रस्य इव’

• सदाहम्: with burning sensation
• सदाहम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक) + दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘दाहेन सह’ (with burning)

• रोमविध्वंसि: destroying hair; causing hair loss
• रोमविध्वंसि: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोम (प्रातिपदिक) + विध्वंसिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘रोम्णां विध्वंसि’ (destroying hair)

• कफात्: from kapha (doṣa)
• कफात्: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादान

• श्वेतम्: white
• श्वेतम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• घन: dense; thick
• घन: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (पाठे ‘घनम्’ अपेक्षितम्)

• गुरु: heavy
• गुरु: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (पाठे ‘गुरु’/‘गुरुम्’ सम्भव)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-specific lakṣaṇas: vāta—dry/reddish; pitta—coppery lotus-petal hue with burning and hair destruction; kapha—white, dense, heavy.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa/doṣa variability in prakṛti; cultivate discriminative knowledge of changing bodily states.

Application: Differentiate subtype by color/texture/sensation (dryness, burning, heaviness) to guide doṣa-targeted management.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.36 (tridoṣa root); Garuda Purana 1.164.38 (dhātu progression and prognosis by color)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vata
• Pitta
• Kapha

FAQs

What is described in this verse of Garuda Purana?

It gives dosha-wise diagnostic signs—how the lesion’s color, texture, burning sensation, and hair loss vary when caused by vāta, pitta, or kapha.

How does this verse connect Garuda Purana with Ayurveda?

It uses classical Ayurvedic dosha markers (dry/red for vāta, coppery-burning for pitta, white-dense-heavy for kapha) as a practical diagnostic framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional indicator set for early recognition (color/texture/burning/hair changes) and seek qualified medical care rather than self-diagnosis.