Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

सकण्डूपिटिका श्यावा सक्लेदा च विचर्चिका / परुषन्तत्ररक्तान्तमन्तः श्यामं समुन्नतम्

Transliteration

sakaṇḍūpiṭikā śyāvā sakledā ca vicarcikā / paruṣantatraraktāntamantaḥ śyāmaṃ samunnatam

Translation

«Vicarcikā» dihuraikan mempunyai bintil-bintil gatal, berwarna gelap (keperangan), serta lembap/berlelehan; permukaannya kasar, bertepi kemerahan, bahagian dalamnya gelap, dan timbul meninggi.

Word by Word

• सकण्डूपिटिका: a pustule with itching
• सकण्डूपिटिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक; सहार्थक) + कण्डू (प्रातिपदिक) + पिटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सह-तत्पुरुषः (कण्डूयुक्ता पिटिका)

• श्यावा: dark/blackish
• श्यावा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सक्लेदा: with moisture/oozing
• सक्लेदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक; सहार्थक) + क्लेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सह-तत्पुरुषः (क्लेदयुक्ता)

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

• विचर्चिका: (the disease) vicarcikā
• विचर्चिका: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचर्चिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परुषम्: rough
• परुषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्र: there/in that (lesion)
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• रक्तान्तम्: ending in redness / red at the margin
• रक्तान्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रक्तः अन्तः यस्य/रक्तान्तम्)

• अन्तः: inside
• अन्तः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) = 'within/inside'

• श्यामम्: dark-colored
• श्यामम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समुन्नतम्: raised/elevated
• समुन्नतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उद् + √नम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Suffering of the body invites compassion and detachment; care for the body as an instrument of dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Duhkha-darshana leading to vairagya; body as upadhi, not Self.

Application: Respond to chronic itchy/oozing dermatoses with steady care; cultivate compassion for sufferers and avoid blame.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164 (vicarcikā among kushta/skin disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is 'Vicarcikā' according to this verse?

Vicarcikā is portrayed as an itchy, dark-colored eruption with oozing, roughness, red margins, a darker interior, and a raised/swollen form.

How does the verse help in identifying the condition?

It provides a checklist of features—itching, pustules, moisture, rough texture, edge-color, inner-color, and elevation—useful for traditional classification.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical diagnostic description and seek professional care for similar symptoms; it also underscores hygiene and attention to persistent, oozing, itchy lesions.