Shloka 32

Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs

Devanagari script

कृशो रूक्षो ऽल्पकेशश्च चलचित्तो नरः स्थितः / बहुवाक्यरतः स्वप्नेवातप्रकृतिको नरः

Transliteration

kṛśo rūkṣo 'lpakeśaśca calacitto naraḥ sthitaḥ / bahuvākyarataḥ svapnevātaprakṛtiko naraḥ

Translation

جو شخص دبلا، خشک مزاج، کم بالوں والا، بےقرار ذہن اور بہت بولنے کا شوقین ہو—خواب میں ظاہر ہونے والی علامتوں سے وہ وات (vāta) طبیعت والا سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• कृशः: thin
• कृशः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रूक्षः: dry/rough
• रूक्षः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अल्पकेशः: having little hair
• अल्पकेशः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प + केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अल्पकेश = अल्पाः केशाः यस्य (usage adjectival)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चलचित्तः: restless-minded
• चलचित्तः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चल + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चलचित्त = चलं चित्तं यस्य

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थितः: is found/stands (as)
• स्थितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बहुवाक्यरतः: fond of much talking
• बहुवाक्यरतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + वाक्य + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुवाक्यरत = बहुषु वाक्येषु रतः (fond of much talk)

• स्वप्ने: in dreams
• स्वप्ने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• वातप्रकृतिकः: of vata constitution
• वातप्रकृतिकः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात + प्रकृति + क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वातप्रकृतिक = वातप्रकृतिः यस्य (vata constitution)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Knowing prakṛti through observable lakṣaṇas (body, mind, behavior, dream-signs) enables appropriate regimen.

Vedantic Theme: Mind-body linkage within prakṛti: citta-vṛtti and bodily guṇas co-arise; self-knowledge includes knowing one’s embodied tendencies.

Application: If vāta signs dominate, adopt vāta-pacifying routine: regularity, warmth, unctuous foods, adequate rest, calming practices.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168.33-35 (pitta/kapha and mixed prakṛti); Garuda Purana 1.168.31 (diet as cause of doṣa tendency)

Characters & Entities

• Vata

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta-prakṛti in Garuda Purana?

This verse uses observable traits and dream-indications to classify vāta-prakṛti, showing the Purana’s practical teaching on bodily constitution and self-knowledge.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by identifying mental restlessness and bodily dryness as vāta traits, it frames how mind-body tendencies shape one’s conduct (karma), which in Purāṇic teaching influences one’s spiritual outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use these signs for self-assessment; if vāta-dominant tendencies are present, prioritize steadiness, routine, and calming disciplines to reduce restlessness and excessive speech.