Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

देहपारुष्यसंकोचतोदविष्टम्भकादयः / तथा च सुप्ता रोमहर्षस्तम्भनशोषणम्

Transliteration

dehapāruṣyasaṃkocatodaviṣṭambhakādayaḥ / tathā ca suptā romaharṣastambhanaśoṣaṇam

Translation

ഇതിന്റെ ലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ—ദേഹരൂക്ഷത, സംകോചം, കുത്തുന്ന വേദന, വിഷ്ടംഭം/അവരോധം; കൂടാതെ തന്ദ്ര, രോമഹർഷം, സ്തംഭനം, ശോഷണം (ഉണക്കം)।

Word by Word

• देहपारुष्यसंकोचतोदविष्टम्भकादयः: roughness of body, constriction, pricking pain, obstruction, etc.
• देहपारुष्यसंकोचतोदविष्टम्भकादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + पारुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संकोच (प्रातिपदिक) + तोद (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्टम्भक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; समाहार/सूची-समासः (इव) ‘...आदयः’ = ‘and the like’; देहे पारुष्यं, संकोचः, तोदः, विष्टम्भकः इत्यादयः

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

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

• सुप्ताः: sleeping / drowsy
• सुप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्त (कृदन्त; √स्वप् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (लक्षणानां)

• रोमहर्षस्तम्भनशोषणम्: horripilation, stiffness, and drying (emaciation)
• रोमहर्षस्तम्भनशोषणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमहर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तम्भन (प्रातिपदिक) + शोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (समाहार-द्वन्द्वः)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lakshana-jnana (knowledge of symptoms): recognizing bodily signs to correctly identify disorder and respond appropriately.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discernment) applied to the body-mind field; accurate perception precedes right action.

Application: Track symptom clusters (roughness, constriction, pricking pain, obstruction; drowsiness, gooseflesh, stiffness, dryness) and seek balancing measures rather than ignoring early indicators.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168: symptomatology of dosha disorders (lakshana)

Characters & Entities

• Kapha

FAQs

What is the importance of listing symptoms in Garuda Purana?

By naming recognizable signs, the text enables identification of Kapha disturbance so one can correct diet and conduct before disease strengthens.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It focuses on embodied suffering: recognizing and reducing bodily affliction supports steadiness for dharma and spiritual practice, themes that the Purana later connects to post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these signs (drowsiness, heaviness/obstruction, stiffness, dryness) as cues to adjust routine—lighter warm food, movement, and reduced sedentary habits.