Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

याति देहञ्च नाशेषं सन्तापादीन्करोत्यतः / क्रमो यत्नेन विच्छिन्नः सतापो लक्ष्यते ज्वरः

Transliteration

yāti dehañca nāśeṣaṃ santāpādīnkarotyataḥ / kramo yatnena vicchinnaḥ satāpo lakṣyate jvaraḥ

Translation

มันแผ่ซ่านทั่วกาย ก่อให้เกิดความร้อนแผดเผาและความทุกข์อื่น ๆ ครั้นเมื่อความเป็นลำดับของการทำงานแห่งกายถูกตัดขาดด้วยความพยายาม ไข้ที่มีความร้อนแรงย่อมปรากฏ

Word by Word

• याति: goes/spreads
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — ‘goes/extends’

• देहम्: the body
• देहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (particle of negation)

• अशेषम्: entire/without remainder
• अशेषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; (देहम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• सन्तापादीन्: burning/heat etc. (symptoms)
• सन्तापादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ताप + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — accusative plural; समासः तत्पुरुष (‘heat etc.’)

• करोति: produces
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — ‘does/produces’

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal adverb: ‘therefore/for this reason’)

• क्रमः: sequence/regular course
• क्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

• यत्नेन: with effort
• यत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• विच्छिन्नः: broken/interrupted
• विच्छिन्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + छिद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular; (क्रमः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• सतापः: with burning/heat
• सतापः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (‘with heat’)

• लक्ष्यते: is observed
• लक्ष्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘is observed/recognized’

• ज्वरः: fever
• ज्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Systemic nature of jvara: it spreads through the whole body, producing santāpa; fever becomes evident when normal bodily order (krama) is broken.

Vedantic Theme: Duhkha as a signal of disorder in prakṛti’s functioning; need for restoring harmony (sāmya) rather than suppressing symptoms alone.

Application: Treat fever as systemic: rest, hydration, cooling measures as appropriate, and addressing root imbalance; avoid forcing the body (overexertion) during fever.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (jvara-lakshana: santapa, sarvadeha-vyapti)

FAQs

What is the importance of describing jvara (fever) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames fever as a condition marked by pervasive heat and distress, helping readers recognize suffering as a concrete, observable state of the body and prompting disciplined care and reflection.

How does this verse explain the mechanism of fever?

It links fever to an interruption of the body’s normal sequence (krama), after which heat (tāpa) becomes evident throughout the body along with associated discomforts.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Notice early signs of systemic heat and disruption, respond with timely care, and use periods of illness to cultivate restraint, patience, and mindful living.