Shloka 5

Atīsāra (Diarrhoea) and Grahaṇī-doṣa: Causes, Prodromal Signs, Doṣa-wise Symptoms, and Major-Disease Status

Devanagari script

प्रकल्पते ऽतीसारस्य लक्षणं तस्य भाविनः / भेदो हृद्गुदकोष्ठेषु गात्रस्वेदो मलग्रहः

Transliteration

prakalpate 'tīsārasya lakṣaṇaṃ tasya bhāvinaḥ / bhedo hṛdgudakoṣṭheṣu gātrasvedo malagrahaḥ

Translation

ลักษณะบอกเหตุของอทิสาร (ท้องร่วง) คือ ปวดเสียดแทงบริเวณหัวใจ ทวารหนัก และท้อง เหงื่อออกตามแขนขา และการคั่งค้างของอุจจาระ (มลคฤหะ)

Word by Word

• प्रकल्पते: is described/comes to be arranged
• प्रकल्पते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अतीसारस्य: of diarrhea/dysentery
• अतीसारस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतीसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• लक्षणम्: symptom, sign
• लक्षणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• भाविनः: that is going to occur; impending
• भाविनः: Qualifier (of तस्य/अतीसारस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• भेदः: splitting pain/colic; piercing
• भेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हृत्: heart region
• हृत्: Qualifier (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-बहुवचन-समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• गुद: anus/rectum
• गुद: Qualifier (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-बहुवचन-समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• कोष्ठेषु: in the heart, rectum, and abdomen/bowels
• कोष्ठेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; समास: हृद्+गुद+कोष्ठ (समाहार/स्थानसमुच्चय)

• गात्र: body/limbs
• गात्र: Qualifier (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन-समासपूर्वपद

• स्वेदः: sweating of the body
• स्वेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गात्रस्य स्वेदः

• मल: waste, feces
• मल: Qualifier (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन-समासपूर्वपद

• ग्रहः: retention/obstruction of stool
• ग्रहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मलस्य ग्रहः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pūrvarūpa (prodromal signs) enable early recognition of atīsāra: piercing pains (hṛd-guda-koṣṭha), limb sweating, and mala-graha.

Vedantic Theme: Pramāṇa through observation of the body; viveka in responding early to suffering in embodied existence.

Application: Treat early: address pain and sweating with appropriate diet/rest; do not ignore mala-graha—seek timely intervention to prevent full diarrhoeal onset.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.157.4-8 (sequence of vāta/pitta gut pathology and symptomatology)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of describing disease signs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical diagnostic knowledge—recognizing early signs (pain, sweating, stool retention) so one can respond before the condition worsens.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it supports the text’s broader aim: maintaining the body and clarity of mind for dharma and right action, which in turn shapes one’s karmic trajectory discussed elsewhere in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat severe abdominal/rectal pain with sweating and difficulty passing stool as a warning sign—seek timely care, hydrate appropriately, and avoid neglecting digestive distress.