Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

शारीरो मानसः सौम्यस्तीक्ष्णोंन्तर्बहिराश्रयः / प्राकृतो वैकृतः साध्यो ऽसाध्यः सामो निरामकः

Transliteration

śārīro mānasaḥ saumyastīkṣṇoṃntarbahirāśrayaḥ / prākṛto vaikṛtaḥ sādhyo 'sādhyaḥ sāmo nirāmakaḥ

Translation

వ్యాధి/క్లేశము శారీరకమై ఉండవచ్చు, మానసికమై ఉండవచ్చు; అది మృదువో తీవ్రమో; అంతర్గత ఆశ్రయమో బాహ్యంగా వ్యక్తమో. అది సహజమో వికృతమో, సాధ్యమో అసాధ్యమో, ‘ఆమ’తోనో నిరామమో ఉండవచ్చు.

Word by Word

• śārīraḥ: bodily
• śārīraḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śārīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (bodily)

• mānasaḥ: mental
• mānasaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (mental)

• saumyaḥ: mild
• saumyaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (mild/benign)

• tīkṣṇaḥ: severe
• tīkṣṇaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīkṣṇa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (sharp/severe)

• antarbahirāśrayaḥ: having internal or external locus
• antarbahirāśrayaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antar (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + bahis (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अन्तर्/बहिर्-आश्रयः = having internal/external seat)

• prākṛtaḥ: natural
• prākṛtaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prākṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (natural/ordinary)

• vaikṛtaḥ: aberrant
• vaikṛtaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaikṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (abnormal/modified)

• sādhyaḥ: curable
• sādhyaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhya (साध् धातु, यत्-कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्-कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; साध्य (curable)

• asādhyaḥ: incurable
• asādhyaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + sādhya (साध् धातु, यत्-कृदन्त)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक यत्-कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (incurable)

• sāmaḥ: with āma
• sāmaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (with āma/undigested toxins)

• nirāmakaḥ: without āma
• nirāmakaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nis- (उपसर्ग) + āma (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (free from āma)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Holistic discernment: disease is multi-dimensional (body/mind, mild/severe, internal/external, innate/acquired, curable/incurable, with/without āma).

Vedantic Theme: Mind-body interdependence (antaḥkaraṇa and śarīra) and the need for discriminative knowledge before action.

Application: Assess symptoms across these axes (mental vs physical, internal vs external, āma vs nirāma) to choose diet, rest, and treatment intensity; recognize limits in asādhya states.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.32 (jvara typology); Garuda Purana 1.147.34-36 (doshic movement; seasonal causation)

FAQs

What is the importance of classifying disease (śārīra/mānasa, sādhya/asādhya) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames illness in practical categories—physical vs mental, mild vs severe, internal vs external, natural vs acquired, curable vs incurable—so one can choose appropriate treatment and discipline rather than treating all suffering as the same.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana context?

By distinguishing mental and bodily afflictions and their curability, it implies that right conduct, purification, and proper remedies help stabilize the body–mind instrument through which dharma is practiced—supporting spiritual progress rather than being derailed by unmanaged suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Assess problems clearly: identify whether the issue is primarily physical or psychological, whether it is acute or chronic, and whether it shows ‘āma’-like signs (heaviness, indigestion, toxicity). Then pursue suitable medical care, diet/lifestyle correction, and mental discipline instead of one-size-fits-all solutions.