Shloka 9

Madātyaya Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Liquor’s Qualities, Tridoṣa Presentations, and Fainting Signs

Devanagari script

न वेद शीकमोहार्तं शोष (क) मोहादिसंयुतः / सोन्मादभ्रममूर्छायां सापस्मारः पतत्यधः

Transliteration

na veda śīkamohārtaṃ śoṣa (ka) mohādisaṃyutaḥ / sonmādabhramamūrchāyāṃ sāpasmāraḥ patatyadhaḥ

Translation

अंध मोहाने पीडित व क्षयजन्य भ्रमाने युक्त तो विवेक जाणत नाही; उन्माद, भ्रम, मूर्छा व अपस्मारसदृश झटक्यांत पडून तो अधोगतीला जातो।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• वेद: knows
• वेद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शीक: (unclear term; possibly a symptom/condition)
• शीक: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीक (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (अर्थः अनिश्चितः—पाठदोष/भेद सम्भवः)

• मोह: delusion
• मोह: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आर्तम्: afflicted
• आर्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (पीडितः)

• शोष: wasting/dryness
• शोष: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र लक्षण-शब्दः (symptom)

• क: (textual particle/variant)
• क: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क (अव्यय/प्रश्नार्थक-निपात; पाठे कोष्ठकस्थ)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (textual variant/uncertain insertion)

• मोहादि: delusion and the like
• मोहादि: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-तत्पुरुषवत्/समाहार; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘मोहः आदिः यस्य’ (आदि-समास)

• संयुतः: endowed/associated (with)
• संयुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) + संयुत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उन्माद: madness
• उन्माद: Sambandha (Listed symptom/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उन्माद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; लक्षण-शब्दः

• भ्रम: dizziness/wandering
• भ्रम: Sambandha (Listed symptom/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; लक्षण-शब्दः

• मूर्छायाम्: in fainting
• मूर्छायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स: with
• स: Sambandha (Prefix/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग ‘स-’ (with)

• अपस्मारः: epilepsy/seizure
• अपस्मारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपस्मार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पतति: falls
• पतति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अधः: downwards
• अधः: Gati (Direction/गति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Moha (delusion) destroys viveka (discernment) and precipitates downfall; inner confusion becomes a cause and sign of lower destiny.

Vedantic Theme: Avidyā/moha obscuring buddhi; loss of viveka leading to saṃsāric descent.

Application: Strengthen discernment through satsanga, self-restraint, and mindful avoidance of intoxicants/compulsions that amplify moha; seek help early for mental/neurological instability.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: recurring motif that moha and pāpa lead to adho-gati and suffering states (contextual parallel).

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of moha (delusion) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats moha as a force that destroys discernment and drives a being into degrading states, indicating a karmic and spiritual “downfall” rather than upliftment.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

By linking inner confusion, loss of awareness, and seizure-like collapse with “falling downward,” it implies that uncontrolled delusion and harmful tendencies condition the jīva toward lower destinations in Yama’s order rather than higher progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate clarity (viveka) through ethical living, self-restraint, and steady spiritual practice; avoiding intoxicating delusion and harmful habits is presented as protection from decline in mind and destiny.