Shloka 19

Causes and Signs of Hṛdroga

Heart Disease) and Tṛṣṇā (Pathological Thirst

Devanagari script

स्निग्धकट्वम्ललवणभोजनेन कफोद्भवा / तृष्णारसक्षयोक्तेन लक्षणेन क्षयात्मिका

Transliteration

snigdhakaṭvamlalavaṇabhojanena kaphodbhavā / tṛṣṇārasakṣayoktena lakṣaṇena kṣayātmikā

Translation

Chứng này phát sinh từ Kapha (thủy), do dùng thức ăn béo ngậy cùng các vị cay, chua và mặn. Nó mang tính hao mòn, được nhận biết bởi các dấu hiệu đã nói: khát nước và suy giảm dịch chất/tinh túy trong thân.

Word by Word

• स्निग्धकट्वम्ललवणभोजनेन: by eating oily, pungent, sour, and salty foods
• स्निग्धकट्वम्ललवणभोजनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्निग्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + कटु (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + लवण (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; ‘स्निग्ध-कटु-अम्ल-लवण-भोजन’); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Instrumental singular ‘by eating …’

• कफोद्भवा: kapha-origin
• कफोद्भवा: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘arising from kapha’

• तृष्णारसक्षयोक्तेन: by the (previously) stated (sign) of thirst and loss of taste/fluids
• तृष्णारसक्षयोक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Instrumental singular ‘by that which is stated as (involving) thirst and loss of taste/juice’

• लक्षणेन: by the symptom
• लक्षणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Instrumental singular ‘by the symptom/sign’

• क्षयात्मिका: of wasting nature / consumptive
• क्षयात्मिका: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रातिपदिक-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘having the nature of wasting/consumption’

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Improper diet disturbs doṣas and depletes rasa/essence; preservation of bodily fluids supports clarity and duty.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva is supported by balanced living; depletion (kṣaya) obstructs contemplation and right action.

Application: Reduce overly unctuous plus pungent/sour/salty combinations; address thirst and fluid depletion early with appropriate hydration and cooling, non-irritant foods.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.154 (classification of tṛṣṇā and nidānas)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Kapha

FAQs

What is the importance of diet (āhāra) in this Garuda Purana verse?

It links specific tastes and food qualities (unctuous, pungent, sour, salty) to kapha-aggravation and to a wasting condition marked by thirst and depletion, emphasizing diet as a primary cause in diagnosis.

How does this verse explain the condition’s nature and symptoms?

It states the disorder is kapha-born (kaphodbhavā) and identifies its lakṣaṇa (sign) as tṛṣṇā with rasa-kṣaya—thirst accompanied by depletion of bodily fluids/essence—indicating a kṣaya (wasting) tendency.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Moderate overly oily and strongly pungent/sour/salty foods when thirst and dryness/depletion are prominent, and prioritize balancing habits that protect hydration and bodily nourishment (rasa).