Shloka 11

Rajayakshma Nidana: Causes, Pathogenesis, Symptoms, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

स्त्रीमद्यमांसप्रियता घृणिता मूर्धगुण्ठनम् / नखकेशास्थिवृद्धिश्च स्वप्ने चाभिभवो भवेत्

Transliteration

strīmadyamāṃsapriyatā ghṛṇitā mūrdhaguṇṭhanam / nakhakeśāsthivṛddhiśca svapne cābhibhavo bhavet

Translation

ความหลงใหลในสตรี สุรา และเนื้อสัตว์; นิสัยน่ารังเกียจ; การคลุมศีรษะ; เล็บ ผม และกระดูกงอกเกินปกติ—และความพ่ายแพ้หรือถูกกดขี่ในความฝัน—ล้วนเป็นลางดังกล่าว

Word by Word

• स्त्रीमद्यमांसप्रियता: fondness for women, liquor, and meat
• स्त्रीमद्यमांसप्रियता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री + मद्य + मांस + प्रियता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• घृणिता: disgusting; loathsome
• घृणिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृणित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• मूर्धगुण्ठनम्: covering of the head
• मूर्धगुण्ठनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् + गुण्ठन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नखकेशास्थिवृद्धिः: growth of nails, hair, and bones
• नखकेशास्थिवृद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नख + केश + अस्थि + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• स्वप्ने: in a dream
• स्वप्ने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• अभिभवः: defeat; being overpowered
• अभिभवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would occur; may be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Indulgence and tamasic habits become both causes and signs of impending misfortune; inner disposition shapes destiny.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-doṣa (tamas/rajas leading to bondage) and saṃskāra-vāsanā as drivers of repeated suffering.

Application: Reduce intoxicants and हिंसा-आहार; cultivate sattva through moderation, cleanliness, truthful speech, and devotional routine; address recurring nightmares with ethical reform and calming practices.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: condemnations of madya and māṃsa in dharma sections; linkage of vices to naraka outcomes (general internal parallel); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: dream-omens and fear-signs preceding death (general)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of bodily and dream-signs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats certain cravings, repulsive conduct, and abnormal bodily/dream experiences as indicators of inner moral decline and accumulating negative karma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By linking conduct and mental tendencies to observable signs, it implies that the soul’s post-death trajectory is shaped by habits and karma formed while living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as self-audit: reduce intoxicants and harmful cravings, cultivate cleanliness and restraint, and treat recurring oppressive dreams or compulsions as prompts for ethical correction and spiritual discipline.