Shloka 3

Arocaka (Loss of Appetite): Nidāna, Doṣa-Lakṣaṇa, and Doṣaja Vomiting (Chardi) Markers

Devanagari script

सर्वं वीतरसं शोकक्रोधादिषु यथा मनः / छर्दिदोषैः पृथक्सर्वैर्दुष्टैरन्यैश्च पञ्चमः

Transliteration

sarvaṃ vītarasaṃ śokakrodhādiṣu yathā manaḥ / chardidoṣaiḥ pṛthaksarvairduṣṭairanyaiśca pañcamaḥ

Translation

ఐదవ స్థితిలో మనస్సు శోకక్రోధాదుల పట్ల పూర్తిగా రసరహితమై నిర్లిప్తమవుతుంది; వాంతుల దోషాలు మరియు ఇతర అనేక దుష్ట వ్యాధులు విడివిడిగా బాధిస్తాయి।

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Case 1/2), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival)

• वीतरसम्: tasteless; devoid of relish
• वीतरसम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīta (कृदन्त, √i/इ + vi-; past participle) + rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वीतः रसः यस्य तत्/रसं वीतम्)

• शोकक्रोधादिषु: in grief, anger, etc.
• शोकक्रोधादिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Case 7), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (शोक-क्रोध-आदि)

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन

• छर्दिदोषैः: by vomiting-disorders (emetic doṣas)
• छर्दिदोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chardi (प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (छर्दिः-सम्बन्धिनः दोषाः)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• दुष्टैः: by vitiated, corrupted
• दुष्टैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duṣṭa (कृदन्त; √duṣ/दुष् past participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अन्यैः: by other
• अन्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• पञ्चमः: the fifth (one)
• पञ्चमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्याशब्द-व्युत्पन्न (ordinal)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devaluation of sensory/emotional ‘rasa’ at life’s end reveals the impermanence of passions and embodied experience.

Vedantic Theme: Anityatva of deha-manas and the loosening of rāga-dveṣa as prāṇa withdraws; dispassion (vairāgya) as a doorway to clarity.

Application: Use mortality-contemplation to reduce reactivity (anger/grief), cultivate steadiness, and prioritize dharma and remembrance of the divine.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: descriptions of dying signs (ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa) and prāṇa-viccheda sequences in adjacent passages

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of describing the mind as vītarasa (without relish) in the Garuda Purana?

It indicates a state where the being loses normal emotional engagement—grief, anger, and similar reactions no longer bring any ‘taste’—signaling a particular phase of suffering and detachment in the post-death condition.

How does this verse explain the condition of the soul/preta after death?

It portrays a specific ‘fifth’ state where the mind becomes numb and indifferent, while the being is also troubled by distinct bodily-like afflictions (doṣas) such as vomiting, reflecting karmically driven distress in the subtle journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivating control over grief and anger and living ethically reduces inner turbulence; the verse also supports the traditional emphasis on proper last rites and disciplined living to avoid karmic suffering described in post-death narratives.