Shloka 11

Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs

Devanagari script

हारिद्रं हरितत्वञ्च पित्तलिङ्गान्वितैर्नरः / देहे स्निग्धत्वमाधुर्यचिरकारित्वबन्धनम्

Transliteration

hāridraṃ haritatvañca pittaliṅgānvitairnaraḥ / dehe snigdhatvamādhuryacirakāritvabandhanam

Translation

പിത്തലക്ഷണങ്ങളുള്ള മനുഷ്യനിൽ മഞ്ഞയും പച്ചയും കലർന്ന വർണ്ണം പ്രത്യക്ഷമാകും; കൂടാതെ ദേഹത്തിൽ സ്നിഗ്ധത, മാധുര്യഭാവം, ദീർഘകാല നിലനിൽപ്പ്, ബന്ധനം/ഭാരത്വം അനുഭവപ്പെടും।

Word by Word

• हारिद्रम्: yellowishness
• हारिद्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• हरितत्वम्: greenness
• हरितत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरितत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पित्तलिङ्गान्वितैः: with signs of pitta
• पित्तलिङ्गान्वितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ/अन्वि धातु)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; ‘पित्तलिङ्गैः अन्वितैः’ इति—तृतीया-बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पित्तस्य लिङ्गानि) + क्त-कृदन्त ‘अन्वित’

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• देहे: in the body
• देहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• स्निग्धत्वमाधुर्यचिरकारित्वबन्धनम्: unctuousness, sweetness, chronicity, and binding/constipation
• स्निग्धत्वमाधुर्यचिरकारित्वबन्धनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्निग्धत्व (प्रातिपदिक) + माधुर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + चिरकारित्व (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (स्निग्धत्वं च माधुर्यं च चिरकारित्वं च बन्धनं च)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Diagnostic inference from visible markers: yellow/green discoloration and associated bodily qualities indicate pitta involvement.

Vedantic Theme: Pratyaksha (direct perception) as a valid means for practical knowledge; disciplined observation supports right response.

Application: Note yellow/green tinge and accompanying qualities (unctuousness, sweetness, persistence/sluggishness, heaviness/binding) to identify pitta patterns and adjust diet/lifestyle accordingly with guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168: continuation of pitta-lakshana; color and guna markers

Characters & Entities

• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of yellow/green coloration in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats yellow and green hues as key Pitta indicators, helping identify a Pitta-involved disorder through visible color changes and associated qualities.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss the soul’s post-death path; it focuses on bodily diagnostics (doṣa-liṅga) within the broader Garuda Purana discourse.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Notice persistent heat-type signs with yellow/green discoloration and heaviness; treat it as a cue for timely clinical evaluation and appropriate cooling, non-irritating regimen under expert care.