Shloka 19

Pāṇḍu-Śotha Nidāna: Doṣa-wise Signs, Complications, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

हरितश्यामपित्तत्वे पाण्डुरोगो यदा भवेत् / वातपित्ते भ्रमस्तृष्णा स्त्रीषु हर्षो मृदुज्वरः

Transliteration

haritaśyāmapittatve pāṇḍurogo yadā bhavet / vātapitte bhramastṛṣṇā strīṣu harṣo mṛdujvaraḥ

Translation

เมื่อปิตตะเป็นสีเขียวคล้ำดำ ย่อมเกิดปาณฑุโรค ในความผิดปกติของวาตะร่วมกับปิตตะ จะมีเวียนศีรษะ กระหายน้ำ ความกำเริบยินดีต่อสตรี (กำหนัด) และไข้เล็กน้อย

Word by Word

• हरित: green
• हरित: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• श्याम: dark/blackish
• श्याम: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• पित्त: bile
• पित्त: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• त्वे: in the condition of green/black bile
• त्वे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—हरित + श्याम + पित्त + त्व (तत्पुरुषः: ‘-ness/condition of…’)

• पाण्डुरोगः: jaundice (pāṇḍu-roga)
• पाण्डुरोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुरोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—पाण्डु + रोग

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: when)

• भवेत्: becomes/should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वात: vāta (wind-humor)
• वात: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• पित्ते: in vāta-and-pitta condition
• पित्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—वात + पित्त (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः; locative: ‘in vāta and pitta’)

• भ्रमः: giddiness/delusion
• भ्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तृष्णा: thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्त्रीषु: towards/in women
• स्त्रीषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• हर्षः: excitement/sexual arousal
• हर्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मृदु: mild
• मृदु: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• ज्वरः: mild fever
• ज्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—मृदु + ज्वर (कर्मधारयः: ‘mild fever’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Accurate classification of mixed doṣa presentations (vāta-pitta) guides appropriate response; inner imbalance manifests as mind-body agitation.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa/doṣa dynamics shaping embodied experience; cultivation of sattva through regulated living.

Application: When signs suggest vāta-pitta involvement (bhrama, tṛṣṇā, mild fever, agitation), adopt cooling and stabilizing regimen under guidance; avoid stimulants and excess heat.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162.15-18 (pāṇḍu and pitta complications; symptom progression)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣa-based diagnosis in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the text also preserves practical Ayurvedic observation—linking specific symptom clusters (greenish-dark pitta, vāta-pitta) to recognizable disease states for early identification.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the afterlife directly; instead, it emphasizes bodily causation and symptom-reading, which in the Purāṇic frame supports dharmic living by maintaining health for spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional symptom checklist: persistent thirst, dizziness, mild fever, and agitation can indicate systemic imbalance—prompting timely lifestyle correction and qualified medical care.