Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

महती पिडिका नीला विनता नाम सा स्मृता / दहति त्वचमुत्थाने ज्वालिनी कष्टदायिनी

Transliteration

mahatī piḍikā nīlā vinatā nāma sā smṛtā / dahati tvacamutthāne jvālinī kaṣṭadāyinī

Translation

ฝีขนาดใหญ่สีอมฟ้า เรียกว่า ‘วินตา’ เมื่อผุดขึ้นบนผิวหนังย่อมเผาเนื้อให้ร้อนราวเปลวไฟ และก่อทุกข์ทรมานอย่างยิ่ง

Word by Word

• महती: large
• महती: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of पिडिका)

• पिडिका: pustule
• पिडिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिडिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नीला: blue/dark
• नीला: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of पिडिका)

• विनता: Vinatā (name)
• विनता: Pratijna/Naamapada (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name/designation)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle): ‘by name/namely’

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्मृता: is known/said to be
• स्मृता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृदन्त, past passive participle)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘is remembered/called’ (passive sense)

• दहति: burns
• दहति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘burns’

• त्वचम्: skin
• त्वचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्थाने: at the eruption site
• उत्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘at the site of eruption/raising’

• ज्वालिनी: flaming, burning
• ज्वालिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वालिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of पिडिका)

• कष्ट-दायिनी: causing severe pain
• कष्ट-दायिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिनी (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √दा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): कष्टं ददाति इति = giving pain/distress

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda, Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Severity markers—size, color (nīla), and intense burning indicate a grave lesion type requiring prompt attention.

Vedantic Theme: Duhkha-darshana: clear seeing of suffering inherent in bodily conditions (implicit).

Application: Treat rapidly progressing, burning boils as urgent; avoid delay, reduce aggravating factors, and seek skilled care to prevent complications.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.159 (vinatā/jvālinī pidikā descriptions)

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā

FAQs

What is the importance of describing diseases like Vinatā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional diagnostic description (large bluish, burning boil), showing how the text links human suffering with observable symptoms and moral-spiritual instruction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by detailing bodily suffering, it reinforces the Purana’s broader theme that embodied life involves pain and impermanence, encouraging dharma and restraint to reduce suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to respond to illness with discipline and ethical living, and to seek timely care while cultivating patience and non-harm.