Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

चतुर्थको मलैर्मेदोमज्जास्थ्यन्यतरे स्थितः / मज्जास्थ एव ह्यपरः प्रभावमनुदर्शयेत्

Transliteration

caturthako malairmedomajjāsthyanyatare sthitaḥ / majjāstha eva hyaparaḥ prabhāvamanudarśayet

Translation

చతుర్థక (దోషం) మలము, మేదము, మజ్జ, అస్తి—ఇవాటిలో ఏదో ఒకటిలో స్థితమై ఉంటుంది. మరొకటి మాత్రం నిజంగా మజ్జలోనే నిలిచి తన ప్రత్యేక ప్రభావాన్ని వెల్లడిస్తుంది॥

Word by Word

• चतुर्थकः: the fourth (type/stage)
• चतुर्थकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मलैः: by/with impurities (malas)
• मलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• मेदोमज्जास्थि: fat, marrow, and bone
• मेदोमज्जास्थि: Sambandha (Compound base)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदस् + मज्जा + अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहारद्वन्द्व), प्रातिपदिकरूप; समासः—द्वन्द्व (collective)

• अन्यतरे: in one (among them)
• अन्यतरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्यतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विकल्पार्थक (in one of the two/among)

• स्थितः: situated/located
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मज्जास्थः: located in the marrow
• मज्जास्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मज्जा + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (locative-determinative)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle; explanatory)

• अपरः: the other (one)
• अपरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रभावम्: effect/power
• प्रभावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अनुदर्शयेत्: should show/manifest
• अनुदर्शयेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-दृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Depth of lodging (āśraya) in tissues determines the nature and visibility of effects; marrow/bone involvement indicates deeper pathology.

Vedantic Theme: Causal layers (kāraṇa) produce specific effects (kārya) when conditions mature; discernment of cause-effect without confusion of Self with body.

Application: When symptoms suggest deep-seated disorder, evaluate dhātu involvement (fat/marrow/bone) and expect distinct ‘prabhāva’ (specific effects); prioritize deeper-tissue management and longer convalescence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tissue-layer (dhātu/mala)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (classification of defects/periodic disorders across tissues)

FAQs

What is the importance of bodily impurities (malāḥ) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames certain defects/impurities as residing in specific bodily tissues (waste, fat, marrow, bone), emphasizing that their location determines how their effects become visible.

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

Indirectly: by linking embodied experience to internal constituents and their effects, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader theme that the jīva’s karmic condition expresses through the body’s states and afflictions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate bodily and mental discipline—clean living, moderation, and ethical conduct—since the text highlights that hidden internal conditions eventually manifest as tangible outcomes.