Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

कालेनाप्नोति सदृशान्स रसादींस्तथातथा / दोषो ज्वरयति क्रुद्धश्चिराच्चिरतरेण च

Transliteration

kālenāpnoti sadṛśānsa rasādīṃstathātathā / doṣo jvarayati kruddhaścirācciratareṇa ca

Translation

เมื่อกาลเวลาผ่านไป บุคคลย่อมได้รับสภาวะที่สอดคล้องกัน เช่น รสและอาการแห่งกายอื่น ๆ ตามควรแก่เหตุ. ครั้นโทษะ (doṣa) กำเริบก็ยังให้เกิดไข้ ไม่ว่าช้าหรือช้ายิ่งกว่านั้นก็ตาม.

Word by Word

• कालेन: by time; in course of time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; करण-प्रयोगः (by means of time)

• आप्नोति: attains; reaches
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सदृशान्: similar; corresponding
• सदृशान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• सः: he/it (that)
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रसादीन्: tastes and the like
• रसादीन्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; ‘रस’ इत्यादीन् (taste etc.)

• तथा: thus; in that manner
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तथा: so; likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (repetition for emphasis)

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

• ज्वरयति: causes fever; makes feverish
• ज्वरयति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वरय् (धातु; ज्वर + णिच्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative)

• क्रुद्धः: angered; aggravated
• क्रुद्धः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दोषस्य)

• चिरात्: after a long time
• चिरात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• चिरतरेण: with a still longer (interval)
• चिरतरेण: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिरतर (प्रातिपदिक; तद्धित/तुलनात्मक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-विशेषणम् (with even longer [time])

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Latent causes mature in time; aggravated doṣa yields delayed but definite suffering (jvara).

Vedantic Theme: Kārya-kāraṇa-bhāva (cause–effect) and the ripening of saṃskāra/karma in due season.

Application: Attend to early signs of imbalance; do not assume delay means safety—address causes before they mature.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.68-71 (doṣa-bīja, poison analogy, symptomatology of jvara)

FAQs

What is the importance of time (kāla) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse stresses that outcomes manifest in their proper time—effects may appear immediately or after a long delay—highlighting the Purana’s emphasis on orderly fruition of causes.

How does this verse explain suffering in the body?

It links physical affliction to the aggravation of doṣas, stating that when doṣas become vitiated they can produce fever (jvara), sometimes only after a long period.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Monitor and correct imbalances early (diet, routine, conduct), and remember that consequences—physical or moral—may surface later, encouraging disciplined living and timely remedial action.