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Shloka 46

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

कफात्स्तैमित्यमरुचिः सदनं शिरसि ज्वरः / पीनसालस्यहृल्लासौ शुक्लकृष्णत्वगादिता

Transliteration

kaphātstaimityamaruciḥ sadanaṃ śirasi jvaraḥ / pīnasālasyahṛllāsau śuklakṛṣṇatvagāditā

Translation

کَف کے بگاڑ سے بھاری پن اور جمود، بے رغبتیِ طعام، بدن کی سستی، سر میں بخار، زکام، کاہلی اور متلی پیدا ہوتی ہے؛ اور جلد کا سفید یا سیاہ پڑ جانا وغیرہ علامات ظاہر ہوتی ہیں۔

Word by Word
कफात्from phlegm (kapha)
कफात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootकफ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन
स्तैमित्यम्stiffness, torpor
स्तैमित्यम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तैमित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
अरुचिःloss of appetite, anorexia
अरुचिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअरुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
सदनम्languor, weakness
सदनम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसदन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
शिरसिin the head
शिरसि:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन
ज्वरःfever
ज्वरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
पीनसcoryza, nasal catarrh
पीनस:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपीनस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशः; लक्षण-गणना)
आलस्यlaziness, lethargy
आलस्य:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootआलस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशः)
हृल्लासौnausea (twofold/paired mention)
हृल्लासौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootहृल्लास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन
शुक्लwhite
शुक्ल:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formविशेषण-प्रयोगः; (समासाङ्गत्वेन) पुं/नपुंस/स्त्री—प्रातिपदिक
कृष्णblack
कृष्ण:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formविशेषण-प्रयोगः; (समासाङ्गत्वेन) प्रातिपदिक
त्वक्skin
त्वक्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootत्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)
आदिताetc., and the like (beginning with skin discoloration)
आदिता:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआदि (प्रातिपदिक) + त (तद्धित/कृत्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle-like usage) ‘आदित’ = ‘आदि-युक्त/आदि-समेत’
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-vikṛti (kapha aggravation) manifests as specific symptom clusters; knowing lakṣaṇas enables timely correction.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as upādhi: bodily imbalance veils clarity; maintaining health supports sattva and spiritual practice.

Application: Observe kapha signs (heaviness, pīnasā, aruci) early; reduce kapha-provoking diet/lifestyle (excess sleep, heavy/cold foods), seek appropriate regimen and physician guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160 (Ayurveda/roga-lakṣaṇa section: doṣa-wise symptomatology)

Characters & Entities
K
Kapha

FAQs

This verse preserves a diagnostic list (nidāna) for kapha aggravation—useful for identifying kapha-dominant pathology through appetite loss, heaviness, head-fever, catarrh, lethargy, and nausea.

In this chapter the focus is not the afterlife route but bodily diagnosis; it frames health as part of dharma—maintaining the body supports spiritual practice and disciplined living.

If kapha-type signs (heaviness, low appetite, catarrh, lethargy) dominate, prioritize lightness and routine—seek appropriate Ayurvedic guidance rather than ignoring chronic congestion and fatigue.

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