Shloka 11

Prameha-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa-Bheda: Etiology, Signs, Varieties, and Complications of Meha

Devanagari script

दाहस्तृष्णाम्लिका मूर्छा विड्भेदः पित्तजन्मनाम् / वातजानामुदावर्तः कम्पहृद्गहलोलताः

Transliteration

dāhastṛṣṇāmlikā mūrchā viḍbhedaḥ pittajanmanām / vātajānāmudāvartaḥ kampahṛdgahalolatāḥ

Translation

由火（Pitta）所生的（prameha）则有灼热、口渴、酸嗳、昏厥与便溏。由风（Vāta）所生者则有乌达瓦尔塔（气逆上冲与壅阻）、颤抖，以及心与喉间不安的悸动。

Word by Word

• दाहः: burning sensation
• दाहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तृष्णा: thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अम्लिका: sour eructation/acidity
• अम्लिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्लिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मूर्छा: fainting, syncope
• मूर्छा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विड्भेदः: diarrhea (stool-splitting)
• विड्भेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विड्-भेद (प्रातिपदिक; विड् + भेद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पित्तजन्मनाम्: of pitta-origin
• पित्तजन्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त-जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; पित्त + जन्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (जन्मन्-शब्द), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (उपद्रवाणाम्/रोगाणाम्)

• वातजानाम्: of vata-origin
• वातजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात-ज (प्रातिपदिक; वात + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (उपद्रवाणाम्/रोगाणाम्)

• उदावर्तः: upward movement/retention disorder (udāvarta)
• उदावर्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदावर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कम्पहृद्गहलोलताः: tremor, heart-affliction, throat-affliction, restlessness
• कम्पहृद्गहलोलताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्प-हृद्-गह-लोलता (प्रातिपदिक; कम्प + हृद् + गह + लोलता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-specific manifestations require discernment; imbalance produces predictable suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s guṇas/doṣas condition embodied experience; viveka (discernment) begins with accurate recognition of states.

Application: Differentiate pitta-prameha (burning, thirst, sour belching, syncope, diarrhea) from vata-prameha (udāvarta, tremor, cardiac/throat flutter); tailor diet and treatment accordingly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.159.10 (kapha complications); Garuda Purana 1.159.14 (dietary provocatives)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Pitta
• Vata

FAQs

What symptoms of Pitta-type prameha are listed in Garuda Purana?

This verse lists burning sensation, thirst, sour eructations, fainting, and diarrhoea/loose stools as Pitta-born manifestations.

How does the Garuda Purana describe Vata-type prameha?

It notes udāvarta (upward/obstructed movement), tremors, and fluttering/restlessness affecting the heart and throat as Vāta-born signs.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the symptom-patterns (Pitta vs Vāta) as a traditional rubric for recognizing imbalance and seeking timely, appropriate dietary and lifestyle correction with qualified guidance.