Shloka 71

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

अरोचको वमिः श्वासः सर्वस्मिन्रसगे ज्वरे / रक्तनिष्ठीवनं तृष्णा रूक्षोष्णं पीडकोद्यमः

Transliteration

arocako vamiḥ śvāsaḥ sarvasminrasage jvare / raktaniṣṭhīvanaṃ tṛṣṇā rūkṣoṣṇaṃ pīḍakodyamaḥ

Translation

Dalam demam yang menimpa seluruh rasa (rasa) dan seluruh tubuh, terdapat hilang selera makan, muntah, sesak nafas; juga meludah darah, dahaga yang kuat, keadaan kering dan panas membakar, serta bisul/ruam yang mula timbul.

Word by Word

• अरोचकः: loss of appetite; anorexia
• अरोचकः: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरोचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वमिः: vomiting
• वमिः: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्वासः: breathlessness; dyspnea
• श्वासः: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वस्मिन्: in every; in all
• सर्वस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Scope)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रसगे: moving in the rasa (plasma); affecting rasa
• रसगे: Adhikarana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रसग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ज्वरे)

• ज्वरे: in fever
• ज्वरे: Adhikarana (Location/Condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in fever)

• रक्तनिष्ठीवनम्: spitting of blood; bloody expectoration
• रक्तनिष्ठीवनम्: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + निष्ठीवन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रक्तस्य निष्ठीवनम्)

• तृष्णा: thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रूक्षोष्णम्: dry and hot
• रूक्षोष्णम्: Karta (Listed symptom/quality)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष + उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (रूक्षं च उष्णं च) विशेषणम् (लक्षणम्)

• पीडक: pain; affliction
• पीडक: Karta (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समासाङ्ग-रूपेण)

• उद्यमः: effort; onset; activity
• उद्यमः: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पीडकोद्यमः: onset of pain/affliction
• पीडकोद्यमः: Karta (Listed symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडक + उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पीडकस्य उद्यमः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Precise observation of signs (lakṣaṇa) reveals the gravity and spread of disease across rasa and systems.

Vedantic Theme: Body as changing field (kṣetra) marked by duḥkha; knowledge begins with accurate seeing (yathābhūta-jñāna).

Application: Treat severe warning signs (blood expectoration, breathlessness, intense thirst, burning dryness, eruptions) as urgent; seek care and avoid aggravating diet/behavior.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.70 (preceding symptom cluster); Garuda Purana 1.147.67-69 (etiology and latency/relapse)

FAQs

What is the importance of disease-symptom descriptions in the Garuda Purana?

This verse catalogues specific clinical signs—loss of appetite, vomiting, breathlessness, fever, bloody sputum, thirst, dryness and burning, and eruptive boils—showing that the text also preserves practical diagnostic observations alongside religious instruction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This particular verse is focused on bodily pathology (symptoms of an illness/fever condition) rather than the post-death journey; it contributes indirectly by emphasizing the embodied condition and its afflictions described within the Purana’s wider teaching.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat these signs as red flags—especially breathlessness and coughing/spitting blood—and seek timely medical care; the verse’s value is in careful symptom awareness and early response.