Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

तद्वद्वातकफे शीतं दाहादिर्दुस्तरस्तयोः / शीतादौ तत्र पित्तेन कफे स्यान्दितशोषिते

Transliteration

tadvadvātakaphe śītaṃ dāhādirdustarastayoḥ / śītādau tatra pittena kaphe syānditaśoṣite

Translation

அதேபோல் வாதமும் கபமும் சேர்ந்தால் குளிர்ச்சி உண்டாகும்; தாகம்/எரிச்சல் முதலிய துன்பங்கள் தாங்க இயலாதவையாகும். குளிர்ச்சி முதலான நிலைகளிலும் பித்தம் செயல்படும்; கபத்தில் சீழ்/சளி ஓட்டம் மற்றும் உலர்ச்சி (சோர்வு) ஏற்படும்.

Word by Word

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थ-क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: 'likewise')

• वातकफे: in (the condition of) vāta and kapha
• वातकफे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (वातश्च कफश्च)

• शीतम्: coldness
• शीतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• दाहादिः: burning etc.
• दाहादिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दाहः आदिः यस्य/दाहादयः)

• दुस्तरः: hard to overcome
• दुस्तरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

• शीतादौ: at the beginning with coldness
• शीतादौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शीतस्य आदौ)

• तत्र: there/in that case
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक (indeclinable adverb: 'there/in that case')

• पित्तेन: by/with pitta
• पित्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• कफे: in kapha
• कफे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• स्यान्दितशोषिते: (when) liquefied and dried
• स्यान्दितशोषिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्यान्दित (स्यन्द् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + शोषित (शुष् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-विशेषणद्वन्द्वः (स्यान्दितश्च शोषितश्च)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tridoṣa interaction: vāta-kapha produces śīta (coldness), yet pitta can manifest as dāha (burning) even within cold-onset states; kapha shows syandana (oozing) and śoṣa (drying/wasting).

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti-guṇa/doṣa dynamics within embodied existence (deha-dharma) as a field of causality and discernment.

Application: Diagnose mixed-doṣa presentations by tracking dominant qualities (śīta/dāha, syandana/śoṣa) rather than assuming a single-doṣa disorder; tailor cooling/warming and drying/unctuous measures accordingly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (Ayurveda/roga-lakṣaṇa context): adjacent verses on doṣa-driven symptom sequences and āgantuka causes

FAQs

What is the importance of dosha balance in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights how mixed doṣa conditions (vāta-kapha with pitta influence) produce specific symptom patterns, implying that correct diagnosis depends on seeing combined doṣa effects rather than a single cause.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse is medical/physiological in theme and does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; it instead contributes to the Garuda Purana’s broader instruction on embodied suffering and its causes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that symptoms can be mixed (coldness with burning, discharge with dryness), so holistic assessment and balanced lifestyle choices are emphasized over one-size-fits-all remedies.