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Shloka 20

Causes and Signs of Hṛdroga

Heart Disease) and Tṛṣṇā (Pathological Thirst

Devanagari script

शोषमोहज्वराद्यन्यदीर्घरोगोपसर्गतः / या तृष्णा जायते तीव्रा सोपसर्गात्मिका स्मृता

Transliteration

śoṣamohajvarādyanyadīrgharogopasargataḥ / yā tṛṣṇā jāyate tīvrā sopasargātmikā smṛtā

Translation

De complicações como consumpção, delírio, febre e outras doenças prolongadas, a sede intensa que surge é tida como sede nascida de aflição patológica, isto é, sintoma de complicação da enfermidade.

Word by Word
शोषमोहज्वरादिfrom (conditions like) wasting, delusion, fever, etc.
शोषमोहज्वरादि:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootशोष (प्रातिपदिक) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्वसमासः (शोष-मोह-ज्वर-आदि); पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपदत्वेन; अत्र समस्तपदम् अपादानार्थे प्रयुक्तम्
अन्यother
अन्य:
Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘other’ (compound-member sense)
दीर्घरोगोपसर्गतःfrom complications of prolonged disease
दीर्घरोगोपसर्गतः:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootदीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + उपसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमासः; पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Ablative singular ‘from complications of long disease’
याwhich
या:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Relative pronoun
तृष्णाthirst
तृष्णा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Nominative singular
जायतेarises
जायते:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; ‘is born/arises’
तीव्राintense
तीव्रा:
Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; agrees with तृष्णा
सोपसर्गात्मिकाwith complications
सोपसर्गात्मिका:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सम्बद्ध) + उपसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रत्यय)
Formस-उपसर्ग-आत्मिका (सहित-तत्पुरुषः); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘having complications’
स्मृताis said / is regarded
स्मृता:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्तः (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; passive sense ‘is considered/said’
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Symptoms can be secondary (upasarga) to deeper disease; discernment in diagnosis prevents harm.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discrimination) applied to embodied experience; recognizing layered causality reduces suffering.

Application: Treat intense thirst as a sign of systemic complication (fever, wasting, delirium); seek appropriate care rather than only symptomatic relief.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.154 (tṛṣṇā-bheda: classification by nidāna and upasarga)

Characters & Entities
G
Garuda

FAQs

This verse classifies certain intense thirst as a disease-complication (upasarga), linking it to prolonged illnesses like wasting, fever, and delusion—useful for recognizing end-stage afflictive symptoms described in the Preta Kanda.

Indirectly: it frames severe bodily symptoms as afflictions that accompany prolonged disease, which in the Garuda Purana’s broader narrative often precede death and the jīva’s transition into post-death states discussed between Vishnu and Garuda.

Treat intense thirst in chronic illness as a serious symptom needing compassionate care; spiritually, it encourages mindful preparation, calmness, and appropriate end-of-life observances rather than panic when such signs appear.

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