Shloka 8

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

रक्तताम्रासितः पित्तात्तृण्मोहज्वरदाहवान् / क्षिप्तोत्थानप्रपाकश्च पाण्डुः कण्डूयुतः कफात्

Transliteration

raktatāmrāsitaḥ pittāttṛṇmohajvaradāhavān / kṣiptotthānaprapākaśca pāṇḍuḥ kaṇḍūyutaḥ kaphāt

Translation

పిత్తం వల్ల ఇది రక్తవర్ణం, తామ్రవర్ణం లేదా నలుపు ఛాయగా మారి, దాహం, మోహం, జ్వరం, దహనంతో కూడి ఉంటుంది; అకస్మాత్తుగా ఉద్భవించి తీవ్రంగా పాకుతుంది. కఫం వల్ల ఇది పాండువర్ణంగా ఉండి దురదతో కూడి ఉంటుంది।

Word by Word

• रक्त-ताम्र-असितः: reddish, coppery, blackish
• रक्त-ताम्र-असितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + असित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्ण-विशेषण — ‘red/coppery/blackish’

• पित्तात्: from bile; due to pitta
• पित्तात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान-पञ्चमी — ‘from/owing to bile’

• तृष्णा: thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘thirst’

• मोह: delusion/faintness
• मोह: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘delusion/faintness’

• ज्वर: fever
• ज्वर: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘fever’

• दाहवान्: with burning sensation
• दाहवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दाहवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘दाहः अस्ति यस्य’ — having burning sensation

• क्षिप्त-उत्थान-प्रपाकः: a rapidly rising eruption/boil
• क्षिप्त-उत्थान-प्रपाकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिप्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √क्षिप्) + उत्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘क्षिप्तं (शीघ्रं) उत्थानं यस्य सः प्रपाकः’ — rapidly rising/sudden eruption/boil

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction) — ‘and’

• पाण्डुः: pale
• पाण्डुः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्ण-विशेषण — pale/yellowish

• कण्डू-युतः: with itching
• कण्डू-युतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कण्डू (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘कण्ड्वा युतः’ — accompanied by itching

• कफात्: from phlegm; due to kapha
• कफात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान-पञ्चमी — ‘from/owing to phlegm’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Differentiation of conditions by doṣa signatures (pitta vs kapha) through color and associated symptoms.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-doṣa interplay in prakṛti; the witness-self remains distinct from changing bodily states.

Application: Use symptom clusters (color, thirst, burning, fever vs pallor, itching) to guide cooling vs drying/clearing approaches under expert care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: systemic (doṣa-based)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.6–10 (progressive diagnostic taxonomy)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu
• Pitta
• Kapha

FAQs

What does this verse teach about pitta-related disorders in the Garuda Purana?

It highlights classic pitta markers—red/copper/black discoloration, thirst, fever, and burning—along with rapid onset and strong suppuration.

How does the verse distinguish kapha involvement?

Kapha is signaled by pallor and itching, contrasting with pitta’s heat, burning, and intense inflammatory coloration.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages observing patterns (color, heat, thirst, itch, speed of onset) to communicate symptoms clearly for diagnosis and treatment.