Shloka 9

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

संक्लेशशीतकस्तम्भजृम्भारोचकगौरवाः / चिरोत्थानो ऽविपाकश्च संकीर्णः सन्निपातजः

Transliteration

saṃkleśaśītakastambhajṛmbhārocakagauravāḥ / cirotthāno 'vipākaśca saṃkīrṇaḥ sannipātajaḥ

Translation

سَنّیپاتج (مخلوط) حالت میں تکلیف، سردی، اکڑن، جمائی، بھوک کی کمی اور بوجھل پن ہوتا ہے؛ یہ دیر سے ابھرتا ہے، ٹھیک طرح نہیں پکتا، اور علامات کا گڈمڈ مجموعہ دکھاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• संक्लेश: distress
• संक्लेश: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्लेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (सूची-बहुवचन); ‘distress’

• शीतक: chill
• शीतक: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘chill/coldness’

• स्तम्भ: stiffness
• स्तम्भ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘stiffness/rigidity’

• जृम्भा: yawning
• जृम्भा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जृम्भा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘yawning’

• अरोचक: loss of appetite
• अरोचक: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरोचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘loss of appetite’

• गौरवाः: heaviness
• गौरवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘heaviness’

• चिर-उत्थानः: slow to arise; late-onset
• चिर-उत्थानः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘चिरेण उत्थानः’ — slow in arising/late onset

• अविपाकः: indigestion
• अविपाकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ (उपसर्ग/नञ्) + विपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विपाकस्य अभावः’ — indigestion/non-digestion

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात — ‘and’

• संकीर्णः: mixed
• संकीर्णः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकीर्ण (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √कॄ/कीर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘mixed/combined’

• सन्निपातजः: born of sannipāta (combined doṣas)
• सन्निपातजः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्निपात (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √जन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सन्निपातात् जातः’ — arising from tridoṣa concurrence

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When causes are mixed, signs become blended and treatment/prognosis is difficult; discernment must be nuanced.

Vedantic Theme: Complexity of prakṛti; necessity of viveka and equanimity (śama) amid uncertainty.

Application: Do not oversimplify diagnosis; track clusters (chills, stiffness, yawning, anorexia, heaviness), note slow onset and poor suppuration; seek comprehensive evaluation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: systemic (sannipāta)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160 (sannipāta description and contrasts with single-doṣa states)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu
• Sannipāta
• Vāta
• Pitta
• Kapha

FAQs

What is sannipāta as described in this verse of the Garuda Purana?

Sannipāta is a combined doṣic disturbance where signs are mixed and complicated, often with slow onset and atypical or incomplete suppuration.

How does this verse explain the nature of complicated illness?

It emphasizes a cluster of systemic symptoms—chills, stiffness, heaviness, anorexia—along with delayed manifestation and unclear progression, indicating a mixed pathology.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When symptoms are mixed, persistent, and unclear, the verse suggests taking the condition seriously and seeking comprehensive evaluation rather than relying on a single-symptom approach.