Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

क्षुत्क्षामता लघुत्वं च गात्राणां ज्वरमार्दवम् / दोषप्रवृत्तिरष्टाहान्निरामज्वरलक्षणम्

Transliteration

kṣutkṣāmatā laghutvaṃ ca gātrāṇāṃ jvaramārdavam / doṣapravṛttiraṣṭāhānnirāmajvaralakṣaṇam

Translation

ఆకలి తిరిగి రావడం, బలం పునరుద్ధరించుకోవడం, అవయవాల్లో లఘుత్వం, జ్వరం మృదువుగా (తగ్గి) పోవడం; అలాగే ఎనిమిది రోజుల తరువాత దోషాల సమ్యక్‌ గతి—ఇవే నిరామజ్వర లక్షణాలు.

Word by Word

• क्षुत्क्षामता: weakness due to hunger
• क्षुत्क्षामता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुत् (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षामता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षुतः क्षामता)

• लघुत्वम्: lightness
• लघुत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लघुत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गात्राणाम्: of the limbs/body
• गात्राणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• ज्वरमार्दवम्: softness/mildness of fever (fever’s gentleness)
• ज्वरमार्दवम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्दव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ज्वरस्य मार्दवम्)

• दोषप्रवृत्तिः: activation/flow of doṣas
• दोषप्रवृत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दोषाणां प्रवृत्तिः)

• अष्टाहात्: from eight days (after eight days)
• अष्टाहात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + अहन्/अह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (अष्ट अहानि)

• निरामज्वरलक्षणम्: symptom(s) of fever without āma
• निरामज्वरलक्षणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निराम (प्रातिपदिक; निर् + आम) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (निरामस्य ज्वरस्य लक्षणम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, medical-teaching context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Signs of nirāma (āma-free) state indicate readiness for appropriate nourishment and strengthening.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-support: bodily balance aids mental steadiness; right timing (kāla) is essential in action.

Application: After ~eight days, look for hunger, regained strength, limb-lightness, fever-softening, and proper doṣa movement before changing regimen.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.7 (āma-jvara lakṣaṇa); Garuda Purana 1.147.9-11 (doṣaja jvara lakṣaṇa)

FAQs

What is the importance of nirāma (āma-free) fever in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights practical recovery markers—hunger, regained strength, bodily lightness, and reduced fever—showing when the illness has moved beyond the āma stage and is stabilizing.

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

It does not address the after-death journey here; it belongs to a health/Āyurveda-style instructional section focused on bodily signs during fever recovery.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional checklist of convalescence: appetite returning, strength improving, and fever easing can indicate recovery; for illness, still rely on qualified medical care.