Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

सविक्षेपो ज्वरं कुर्याद्विषमक्षयवृद्धिभाक् / दोषः प्रवर्तते तेषां स्वे काले ज्वरयन्बली

Transliteration

savikṣepo jvaraṃ kuryādviṣamakṣayavṛddhibhāk / doṣaḥ pravartate teṣāṃ sve kāle jvarayanbalī

Translation

เมื่อเกิดความปั่นป่วนและกระสับกระส่าย ย่อมก่อให้เกิดไข้ที่ขึ้น‑ลงไม่สม่ำเสมอ ครั้นถึงกาลของตน โทษะในกายย่อมกำเริบ มีกำลังแล้วทำให้เขาเกิดไข้

Word by Word

• सविक्षेपः: with agitation/disturbance
• सविक्षेपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-विक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक; वि-√क्षिप् (धातु) + घञ्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘विक्षेपयुक्तः’

• ज्वरम्: fever
• ज्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: would cause/should produce
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• विषम-अक्षय-वृद्धि-भाक्: having irregular decrease and increase
• विषम-अक्षय-वृद्धि-भाक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + भाज्/√भज् (धातु; ‘भाक्’ = भागिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘विषमं अक्षयं वृद्धिं च भजते’

• दोषः: doṣa (bodily humor)
• दोषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रवर्तते: proceeds/acts
• प्रवर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• स्वे: in its own
• स्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘स्वकीय’

• काले: time/season
• काले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ज्वरयन्: causing fever
• ज्वरयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वरयत् (कृदन्त; √ज्वर्/ज्वर (धातु/नामधातु) + णिच् + शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे—‘ज्वरं जनयन्’

• बली: strong
• बली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘बलवान्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Seasonal provocation of doṣas and the causal link between vikṣepa (agitation) and jvara (fever).

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti-guṇa/doṣa dynamics within embodied life; observing causality (kārya-kāraṇa) without self-confusion.

Application: Track seasonal triggers and mental/physical agitation; adopt regimen to prevent doṣa provocation and fever recurrence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (Ayurveda/jvara-prakaraṇa context)

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣas in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse frames fever (jvara) as arising when a doṣa becomes aggravated and active “in its own time,” explaining illness through humoral imbalance rather than chance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse is medical in focus; it does not directly discuss the soul’s journey, but it reflects the Purana’s broader aim of guiding embodied life through dharmic and health-oriented knowledge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Notice patterns of agitation and seasonal vulnerability; manage lifestyle factors that disturb balance (sleep, diet, stress) and seek appropriate care when fever shows irregular waxing and waning.