Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

मण्डलाख्यं विचर्चो च ऋष्याख्यं वातपित्तजम् / चर्मैककुष्ठं किटिमं सिध्मालसविपादिकाः

Transliteration

maṇḍalākhyaṃ vicarco ca ṛṣyākhyaṃ vātapittajam / carmaikakuṣṭhaṃ kiṭimaṃ sidhmālasavipādikāḥ

Translation

‘മണ്ഡല’വും ‘വിചർച്ചാ’യും ‘ഋഷ്യ’ എന്നും വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നവ വാത-പിത്തജന്യമാണ്. മറ്റു രൂപങ്ങൾ—ചർമകുഷ്ഠം, ഏകകുഷ്ഠം, കിടിമം, സിദ്ധ്മാ, അലസാ, വിപാദികാ.

Word by Word

• मण्डलाख्यम्: called ‘maṇḍala’
• मण्डलाख्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (कृदन्त, √ख्या, नामधातु/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मण्डलम् आख्या यस्य/मण्डल-नामक)

• विचर्चः: vicarcā (a skin disease)
• विचर्चः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचर्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ऋष्याख्यम्: called ‘ṛṣya’
• ऋष्याख्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (कृदन्त, √ख्या)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ऋष्य-नामक)

• वातपित्तजम्: arising from vāta and pitta
• वातपित्तजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वात-पित्ताभ्यां जातम्)

• चर्मैककुष्ठम्: carmaika-kuṣṭha (a type)
• चर्मैककुष्ठम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चर्मणि एकं कुष्ठम्/चर्म-एक-कुष्ठ)

• किटिमम्: kiṭima (a type)
• किटिमम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किटिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सिध्म: sidhmā (a type)
• सिध्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिध्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशे)

• अलस: alasa (a type)
• अलस: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समाहार)

• विपादिकाः: vipādikā (cracked-feet disease)
• विपादिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपादिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Certain kuṣṭha varieties arise from vāta-pitta combination; additional named forms are enumerated.

Vedantic Theme: Multiplicity of effects from combined causes (kārya-kāraṇa-bhāva) within prakṛti; encourages causal reasoning.

Application: When symptoms are mixed, consider dual-doṣa pathology; refine diet/behavior accordingly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.6-7 (doṣa basis and single-doṣa types); Garuda Purana 1.164.9-10 (other dual-doṣa types and mahā-kuṣṭha list)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta
• Kuṣṭha
• Maṇḍala
• Vicarcā
• Vipādikā

FAQs

What is the importance of these named kuṣṭha types in Garuda Purana?

They preserve a traditional nosology: specific skin conditions are identified by name and linked to doṣic causation, especially vāta-pitta combinations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the after-death path; it is a catalog of disease-types, showing the Purana’s inclusion of practical Ayurvedic knowledge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat the verse as a conceptual map: different presentations of skin disease may imply different underlying imbalances, encouraging individualized (doṣa-aware) care.