Shloka 15

Madātyaya Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Liquor’s Qualities, Tridoṣa Presentations, and Fainting Signs

Devanagari script

सहसा रुचिरं चान्यतरध्वंसकशोषिणौ / भवेतां?मारुतात्कष्टाद्भवेत्त स्य विशेषतः

Transliteration

sahasā ruciraṃ cānyataradhvaṃsakaśoṣiṇau / bhavetāṃ?mārutātkaṣṭādbhavetta sya viśeṣataḥ

Translation

หากพลันใดสิ่งหนึ่งดูน่ารื่นรมย์ แต่กลับก่อความพินาศและความซูบแห้งแล้วไซร้ โดยเฉพาะเพราะอิทธิพลแห่งมารุตะ (วาตะ/ลม) ย่อมคาดหมายความทุกข์อันรุนแรงได้.

Word by Word

• सहसा: suddenly, forcibly
• सहसा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly/forcibly)

• रुचिरम्: pleasant, agreeable
• रुचिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with implied neuter)

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

• अन्यतरध्वंसकशोषिणौ: the two: one destructive and drying
• अन्यतरध्वंसकशोषिणौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्यतर (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वंसक (प्रातिपदिक) + शोषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (अन्यतरस्य ध्वंसकः शोषिणः इति भावः); विशेषण (two conditions/symptoms)

• भवेताम्: may/should occur (the two)
• भवेताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन

• मारुतात्: from wind (vāta)
• मारुतात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने

• कष्टात्: from distress/severity
• कष्टात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने

• भवेत्: may/should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्य: of that/for him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: especially)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: What appears immediately pleasing can conceal destructive consequences; heed causality and do not trust impulse.

Vedantic Theme: Preyas vs śreyas: choosing immediate pleasure over long-term good leads to duḥkha.

Application: When a temptation feels suddenly ‘too pleasing,’ pause and assess downstream harm; cultivate delay, reflection, and counsel.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.155 (vāta/pitta/kapha symptomatology around intoxicants)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Maruta)

FAQs

What is the importance of wind (Maruta/Vayu) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse highlights vāyu (wind) as a specific causal factor behind sudden, attractive-seeming conditions that nevertheless lead to wasting and ruin, indicating an approaching or intensifying affliction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana narrative?

As part of pre-death indications, it frames bodily/experiential signs (nimitta) that precede decline; such signs serve as warnings before the soul’s post-death journey described later in the Preta Kanda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat sudden “good-looking” changes that coincide with rapid weakness or wasting as serious warning signs—prompting timely care, restraint, and dharmic preparation (prayer, charity, and appropriate rites).