Shloka 24

Pāṇḍu-Śotha Nidāna: Doṣa-wise Signs, Complications, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

तदेव नीयमानन्तु सर्वाङ्गे कामजम्भवेत् / पृथून्नताग्रग्रथितैर्विशेषैश्च त्रिधा विदुः

Transliteration

tadeva nīyamānantu sarvāṅge kāmajambhavet / pṛthūnnatāgragrathitairviśeṣaiśca tridhā viduḥ

Translation

అదే శోథం శరీరమంతటా వ్యాపిస్తే ‘కామజ’ అవుతుంది. విస్తృతం, ఉన్నతం, గ్రంథితం (గడ్డలుగా) అనే విశేష లక్షణాల ప్రకారం దానిని మూడు విధాలుగా తెలుసుకుంటారు.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta/Karma (Subject/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• नीयमानम्: being carried/spreading
• नीयमानम्: Karma/Predicate (Object/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नी (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त; शानच्/मान)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (passive present participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'being carried/led'

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• सर्वाङ्गे: in the whole body
• सर्वाङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वाङ्ग = whole body)

• कामजम्: arising from desire
• कामजम्: Karma/Predicate (Object/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कामात् जातम् = arising from desire)

• भवेत्: would become/should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पृथु: broad
• पृथु: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• उन्नत: raised
• उन्नत: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उन्नत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• अग्र: tip/forepart
• अग्र: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• ग्रथितैः: knotted/firmly bound
• ग्रथितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (विशेषैः)

• विशेषैः: by characteristics/features
• विशेषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

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

• त्रिधा: in three ways
• त्रिधा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिधा (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'in three ways')

• विदुः: they know/consider
• विदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When swelling becomes sarvāṅga (whole-body), it is termed kāmaja; clinicians distinguish three kinds by breadth/diffusion, elevation, and nodularity.

Vedantic Theme: Observation of gradation (tāratamya) in embodied conditions; naming and distinguishing supports right intervention and reduces duḥkha.

Application: If edema becomes generalized, treat as serious systemic involvement; assess whether it is diffuse, prominently raised, or nodular to guide urgency and therapeutic strategy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162.23 (ninefold śotha)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is ‘kāmaja’ swelling according to Garuda Purana?

In this verse, kāmaja refers to the same swelling when it becomes body-wide (sarvāṅga), indicating a generalized condition rather than a localized edema.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not; the verse is part of an Ayurvedic explanation of disease signs and types, delivered as instruction from Vishnu to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Whole-body swelling can signal a serious systemic issue; treat it as urgent and seek medical assessment rather than assuming it is only local inflammation.