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Shloka 12

Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment

रसाभियुक्तमन्नं वा दिवा स्वप्न॑ च सेवते । अपक्वानागते काले स्वयं दोषान्‌ प्रकोपयेत्‌,रसीला अन्न खाता और दिनमें सोता है तथा कभी-कभी खाये हुए अन्नके पचनेके पहले असमयमें भोजन करके स्वयं ही अपने शरीरमें स्थित वात-पित्त आदि दोषोंको कुपित कर देता है

rasābhiyuktam annaṃ vā divā svapnaṃ ca sevate | apakvān āgate kāle svayaṃ doṣān prakopayet ||

అతడు రసాసక్తితో రుచికరమైన, అతిగా ఉత్తేజపరిచే ఆహారాన్ని సేవిస్తాడు; పగలు నిద్రపోతాడు; ఇంకా కొన్నిసార్లు ముందరి భోజనం జీర్ణం కాకముందే అసమయంలో మళ్లీ తిని, తనలోని వాత-పిత్తాది దోషాలను తానే ప్రబలింపజేస్తాడు.

रसाभियुक्तम्over-seasoned / excessively flavored
रसाभियुक्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरसाभियुक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
दिवाby day / in daytime
दिवा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदिवा
स्वप्नम्sleep
स्वप्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वप्न
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सेवतेindulges in / resorts to
सेवते:
TypeVerb
Rootसेव्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
अपक्वwhen (food) is undigested
अपक्व:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअपक्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अनागतेwhen (the proper time) has not arrived
अनागते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअनागत
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
कालेat the (proper) time
काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
स्वयम्oneself
स्वयम्:
Karta
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
दोषान्bodily humors / faults
दोषान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदोष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रकोपयेत्would aggravate / should provoke
प्रकोपयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र+कुप्
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

सिद्ध उवाच

S
Siddha (speaker)
D
doṣas (vāta, pitta, etc.)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches restraint and proper regimen: avoid indulgent, taste-driven food, avoid daytime sleep, and do not eat again before the previous meal is digested. Such habits directly aggravate the doṣas (vāta, pitta, etc.), leading to imbalance and undermining disciplined, dharmic living.

A Siddha is instructing about right conduct through bodily discipline, using an Ayurvedic framework. The counsel links everyday habits—diet, sleep, and meal timing—to inner harmony, implying that ethical steadiness is supported by regulated living.