Shloka 8

Kuṣṭha-bheda-lakṣaṇa-nidāna and Śvitra (Kilāsa) Prognosis

Devanagari script

मण्डलाख्यं विचर्चो च ऋष्याख्यं वातपित्तजम् / चर्मैककुष्ठं किटिमं सिध्मालसविपादिकाः

Transliteration

maṇḍalākhyaṃ vicarco ca ṛṣyākhyaṃ vātapittajam / carmaikakuṣṭhaṃ kiṭimaṃ sidhmālasavipādikāḥ

Translation

Ang mga uring tinatawag na maṇḍala at vicarcā, at ang tinatawag na ṛṣya, ay isinilang mula sa pagsasanib ng vāta at pitta. Ang iba pang anyo ay carma-kuṣṭha, eka-kuṣṭha, kiṭima, sidhmā, alasā, at vipādikā.

Word by Word

• मण्डलाख्यम्: called ‘maṇḍala’
• मण्डलाख्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (कृदन्त, √ख्या, नामधातु/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मण्डलम् आख्या यस्य/मण्डल-नामक)

• विचर्चः: vicarcā (a skin disease)
• विचर्चः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचर्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ऋष्याख्यम्: called ‘ṛṣya’
• ऋष्याख्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (कृदन्त, √ख्या)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ऋष्य-नामक)

• वातपित्तजम्: arising from vāta and pitta
• वातपित्तजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वात-पित्ताभ्यां जातम्)

• चर्मैककुष्ठम्: carmaika-kuṣṭha (a type)
• चर्मैककुष्ठम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चर्मणि एकं कुष्ठम्/चर्म-एक-कुष्ठ)

• किटिमम्: kiṭima (a type)
• किटिमम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किटिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सिध्म: sidhmā (a type)
• सिध्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिध्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशे)

• अलस: alasa (a type)
• अलस: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समाहार)

• विपादिकाः: vipādikā (cracked-feet disease)
• विपादिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपादिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Certain kuṣṭha varieties arise from vāta-pitta combination; additional named forms are enumerated.

Vedantic Theme: Multiplicity of effects from combined causes (kārya-kāraṇa-bhāva) within prakṛti; encourages causal reasoning.

Application: When symptoms are mixed, consider dual-doṣa pathology; refine diet/behavior accordingly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.6-7 (doṣa basis and single-doṣa types); Garuda Purana 1.164.9-10 (other dual-doṣa types and mahā-kuṣṭha list)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta
• Kuṣṭha
• Maṇḍala
• Vicarcā
• Vipādikā

FAQs

What is the importance of these named kuṣṭha types in Garuda Purana?

They preserve a traditional nosology: specific skin conditions are identified by name and linked to doṣic causation, especially vāta-pitta combinations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the after-death path; it is a catalog of disease-types, showing the Purana’s inclusion of practical Ayurvedic knowledge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat the verse as a conceptual map: different presentations of skin disease may imply different underlying imbalances, encouraging individualized (doṣa-aware) care.