Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

वातश्लेष्मोद्भवाः श्लेष्मपित्ताद्दद्रूशतारुषी / पुण्डरीकं सविस्फोटं पामा चर्मदलं तथा

Transliteration

vātaśleṣmodbhavāḥ śleṣmapittāddadrūśatāruṣī / puṇḍarīkaṃ savisphoṭaṃ pāmā carmadalaṃ tathā

Translation

အချို့သည် vāta နှင့် kapha ပေါင်းစည်းရာမှ ဖြစ်ပြီး kapha နှင့် pitta မှ «dadrū» နှင့် «śatāruṣī» ဖြစ်ပေါ်သည်။ ထို့ပြင် puṇḍarīka, savisphoṭa, pāmā နှင့် carmadala တို့လည်း ရှိသည်။

Word by Word

• वातश्लेष्मोद्भवाः: arising from vāta and śleṣman
• वातश्लेष्मोद्भवाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + श्लेष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (वात-श्लेष्माभ्यां उद्भवाः)

• श्लेष्मपित्तात्: from śleṣman and pitta
• श्लेष्मपित्तात्: Apadana/Hetu (Source-Cause/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लेष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (श्लेष्म च पित्तं च)

• दद्रूः: dadrū (ringworm-like disease)
• दद्रूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दद्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शतारुषी: śatāruṣī (a type)
• शतारुषी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतारुषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुण्डरीकम्: puṇḍarīka (a type)
• पुण्डरीकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सविस्फोटम्: with blisters/eruptions
• सविस्फोटम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक ‘सह’) + विस्फोट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विस्फोटेन सह)

• पामा: pāmā (scabies)
• पामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चर्मदलम्: carmadala (skin-splitting disease)
• चर्मदलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चर्मणः दलनम्/चर्म-दल)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकार (also/likewise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Complex conditions arise from combined doṣas (vāta-kapha; kapha-pitta), producing distinct manifestations.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of factors (sāmānya-viśeṣa) in embodied life; suffering arises from compounded imbalance, prompting disciplined action.

Application: Note whether symptoms suggest dryness/cold (vāta), heaviness/moist (kapha), heat/inflammation (pitta) in combination; adjust regimen accordingly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.8 (vāta-pitta types); Garuda Purana 1.164.10 (mahā-kuṣṭha enumeration)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Kapha (Śleṣma)
• Pitta
• Dadrū
• Pāmā

FAQs

What is the importance of listing dadrū and pāmā in Garuda Purana?

It shows the text’s practical cataloging of recognizable skin ailments and ties them to kapha-pitta or vāta-kapha causation, consistent with Ayurvedic reasoning.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It doesn’t; the verse is medical in scope, focusing on bodily doṣa combinations and named skin diseases rather than post-death judgment or Yama’s kingdom.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the doṣa-linking principle as a guide to holistic prevention—diet, lifestyle, and treatment should be matched to kapha/pitta/vāta tendencies under professional care.