Shloka 14

Prameha-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa-Bheda: Etiology, Signs, Varieties, and Complications of Meha

Devanagari script

अन्नस्य कफसंश्लेषात्प्रायस्तत्र प्रवर्तनम् / स्वाद्वम्ललवणस्निग्धगुरुपिच्छिलशीतम्

Transliteration

annasya kaphasaṃśleṣātprāyastatra pravartanam / svādvamlalavaṇasnigdhagurupicchilaśītam

Translation

เพราะอาหารมักประสานกับเสมหะ (กผะ) ภาวะนั้นจึงมักถูกกระตุ้นให้กำเริบ; โดยเฉพาะอาหารหวาน เปรี้ยว เค็ม มัน หนัก เหนียวลื่น และเย็น

Word by Word

• अन्नस्य: of food
• अन्नस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कफसंश्लेषात्: from kapha-adhesion/accumulation
• कफसंश्लेषात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ-संश्लेष (प्रातिपदिक; कफ + संश्लेष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• प्रायः: generally, mostly
• प्रायः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रायस् (अव्ययभावे)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• तत्र: there/in that condition
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• प्रवर्तनम्: occurrence, manifestation
• प्रवर्तनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वादु: sweet
• स्वादु: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वादु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आहार/अन्न)

• अम्ल: sour
• अम्ल: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अम्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आहार/अन्न)

• लवण: salty
• लवण: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आहार/अन्न)

• स्निग्ध: unctuous, oily
• स्निग्ध: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्निग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आहार/अन्न)

• गुरु: heavy
• गुरु: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आहार/अन्न)

• पिच्छिल: slimy, mucilaginous
• पिच्छिल: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिच्छिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आहार/अन्न)

• शीतम्: cold
• शीतम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आहार/अन्न)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Certain food qualities aggravate kapha and set disease in motion; right diet is preventive wisdom.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa/dravya-saṅga: qualities of intake condition the embodied field; sattvic regulation supports clarity and spiritual practice.

Application: Reduce kapha-aggravating foods—sweet, sour, salty, oily, heavy, slimy, cold—especially when prone to prameha; favor lighter, warming, drying choices as appropriate.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.159.10-13 (symptoms and complications of prameha)

Characters & Entities

• Kapha

FAQs

What is the importance of kapha-related diet in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links specific food qualities (sweet, sour, salty, oily, heavy, slimy, cold) with the aggravation of kapha, showing that diet is a primary lever for preventing or reducing kapha-driven conditions.

How does this verse explain the cause of kapha aggravation?

It states that food commonly ‘binds’ with kapha and activates it, implying that certain tastes and qualities promote kapha’s increase and the resulting physiological effects.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If prone to congestion or heaviness, reduce cold, oily, heavy, sweet/sour/salty foods and favor lighter, warmer, less slimy meals to avoid kapha build-up.