Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

लीनत्वात्कार्श्यवैवर्ण्यजाड्यादीनां दधाति सः / आसन्नविकृतास्यत्वात्स्रोतसां रसवाहिनाम्

Transliteration

līnatvātkārśyavaivarṇyajāḍyādīnāṃ dadhāti saḥ / āsannavikṛtāsyatvātsrotasāṃ rasavāhinām

Translation

Por causa da obstrução ou estagnação, ela produz emagrecimento, descoloração, torpor e males semelhantes; e, como as ‘bocas’ dos srotas que conduzem o rasa ficam alteradas, o fluxo das essências vitais é perturbado.

Word by Word

• लीनत्वात्: because of being dissolved/latent
• लीनत्वात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीनत्व (प्रातिपदिक; √ली (धातु) + क्त + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

• कार्श्य-वैवर्ण्य-जाड्य-आदीनाम्: of emaciation, discoloration, dullness, etc.
• कार्श्य-वैवर्ण्य-जाड्य-आदीनाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्श्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वैवर्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + जाड्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘…आदि’ = ‘and so on’

• दधाति: produces/causes
• दधाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he/that (fever)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आसन्न-विकृत-आस्यत्वात्: due to the near/incipient distortion of the openings (mouths)
• आसन्न-विकृत-आस्यत्वात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + विकृत (कृदन्त; वि-√कृ (धातु) + क्त) + आस्यत्व (प्रातिपदिक; आस्य + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ—‘आस्यस्य आसन्न-विकृत-भावात्’

• स्रोतसाम्: of the channels
• स्रोतसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रोतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• रस-वाहिनाम्: that carry rasa
• रस-वाहिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक) + वाहिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √वह् (धातु) + णिनि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘रसवह’ (carrying rasa)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Līnatva (latent lodging/obstruction) in rasa-vaha srotas leads to systemic depletion signs and impaired flow of vital essences.

Vedantic Theme: Body as a network of channels; suffering arises from obstruction and misflow—an analogy for inner clarity vs blockage.

Application: Address srotas dysfunction: gentle digestion support, hydration, rest, and therapies that restore flow (as appropriate) rather than only suppressing fever.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (srotas/rasa-vaha discussion around jvara complications)

FAQs

What is the importance of srotas (channels) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that when the body’s channels—especially those carrying rasa (nutritive essence)—become obstructed or their openings are impaired, systemic weakness and disorders like emaciation and dullness arise.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing the subtle logic of cause-and-effect in embodied life—when inner pathways are blocked, vitality declines—supporting the Purana’s broader theme that discipline and right living sustain both body and spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain habits that keep “channels” clear—balanced diet, hydration, movement, and mental steadiness—so nourishment and vitality circulate properly, supporting dharmic living.