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Shloka 74

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

प्रलापो ग्लानिररुचिरस्थिगे त्वस्थिभेदनम् / दोषप्रवृत्तिरुद्बोधः श्वासांगक्षेपकूजनम्

Transliteration

pralāpo glānirarucirasthige tvasthibhedanam / doṣapravṛttirudbodhaḥ śvāsāṃgakṣepakūjanam

Translation

语无伦次的狂言、疲惫、厌食、骨痛，乃至如骨欲裂之感；体内诸多ṣa（身中三病质）翻涌而起，忽然惊醒，呼吸艰难，四肢抽掷痉挛，并发呻吟——此等皆为所现之相。

Word by Word
प्रलापःrambling speech
प्रलापः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रलाप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
ग्लानिःfatigue
ग्लानिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootग्लानि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
अरुचिःanorexia/dislike
अरुचिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअरुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; loss of appetite/dislike
अस्थिगेwhen located in bone
अस्थिगे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्थि (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (गम् धातु, णिनि/अण्-प्रत्ययार्थ; प्रातिपदिक ‘ग’ = going/being in)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘अस्थौ गे’ = located in bone (locative)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (emphatic/contrastive particle)
अस्थिभेदनम्bone-splitting pain
अस्थिभेदनम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्थि (प्रातिपदिक) + भेदन (भिद् धातु, ल्युट्/अन-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘अस्थीनां भेदनम्’ = splitting of bones
दोषof the doṣas
दोष:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद); ‘of the humors/defects’
प्रवृत्तिःactivation
प्रवृत्तिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; onset/activation
उद्बोधःarousal/awakening
उद्बोधः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootउद्बोध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; awakening/arousal
श्वासof breath
श्वास:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootश्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद); ‘of breath’
अङ्गof limbs
अङ्ग:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद); ‘of limbs’
क्षेपof tossing
क्षेप:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद); ‘of tossing’
कूजनम्moaning sound
कूजनम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकूजन (कूज् धातु, ल्युट्/अन-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; cooing/moaning sound
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, per the standard Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Deeper dhātu invasion correlates with intensified suffering and systemic instability (doṣa upsurge, respiratory distress).

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha-darśana leading to mumukṣutva (urge for liberation) by seeing the body as a field of affliction.

Application: Treat as emergency signs (breath difficulty, convulsions, severe pain); prioritize stabilization and skilled care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.75 (marma pain, darkness)

FAQs

This verse lists concrete bodily and mental symptoms that signal the dying process, helping the listener recognize the gravity of the moment and turn attention toward dharma, remembrance, and proper end-of-life rites.

By highlighting the breakdown of bodily stability—breath distress, delirium, convulsions, and doṣa upheaval—it implies the soul’s imminent separation from the physical body, a key transition point emphasized throughout the Garuda Purana’s after-death narrative.

Use it to prioritize calm presence, prayer/recitation, ethical settling of duties, and timely ritual preparation (as per one’s tradition) when such end-stage signs appear, rather than denial or delay.

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