Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

तापयन्तस्तनुं सर्वां तुल्यदृष्ट्यादिवर्धिताः / बलिनो गुरवस्तस्याविशेषेण रसाश्रिताः

Transliteration

tāpayantastanuṃ sarvāṃ tulyadṛṣṭyādivardhitāḥ / balino guravastasyāviśeṣeṇa rasāśritāḥ

Translation

तापयन्तस्तनुं सर्वां तुल्यदृष्ट्यादिवर्धिताः। बलिनो गुरवस्तेऽविशेषेण रसाश्रिताः॥

Word by Word

• तापयन्तः: afflicting/heating
• तापयन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु) → तापयत् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी-कर्तरि ‘heating/afflicting’

• तनुम्: the body
• तनुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वाम्: entire/all
• सर्वाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तुल्यदृष्ट्या: by equal consideration/appearance
• तुल्यदृष्ट्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः ‘by equal vision/assessment’

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: Connector (समुच्चय/सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) ‘etc.’

• वर्धिताः: increased/aggravated
• वर्धिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ध् (धातु) → वर्धित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘increased/aggravated’

• बलिनः: strong
• बलिनः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गुरवः: heavy/severe
• गुरवः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तस्य: of that (fever)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अविशेषेण: without distinction
• अविशेषेण: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ (निषेध) + विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘without distinction’

• रसाश्रिताः: located in/depending on rasa (plasma)
• रसाश्रिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रित (कृदन्त, क्त; आ+श्रि धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रसे आश्रिताः/रसस्य आश्रिताः)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aggravated factors (doṣa/mala) spread through rasa and scorch the body; systemic imbalance yields pervasive suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Suffering arises from conditions (upādhi) of the body-mind; cultivate discernment and corrective action rather than identification.

Application: Recognize systemic signs (whole-body heat, heaviness); treat at the level of circulating fluids/metabolism, not only local symptoms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (continuation of doṣa/mala dynamics in fever/impurity)

FAQs

What is the importance of impartiality (tulya-dṛṣṭi) in the Garuda Purana’s account of karmic suffering?

This verse frames suffering as operating without special exemption—karmic results intensify and apply “without distinction,” emphasizing inevitability and moral accountability.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death in practical terms?

It describes torment as affecting the entire embodied condition (tanu) and acting through “rasas,” implying that post-death experiences are felt vividly through a subtle, body-linked mechanism rather than as abstract punishment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with restraint and ethical discipline, remembering that actions have impartial consequences; cultivate purity of conduct to avoid causes that “intensify” suffering later.