Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

पुत्रिणी च विदारी च दुः सहा बहुमेदसः / सद्यः पित्तोल्बणास्त्वन्याः सम्भवन्त्यल्पमेदसः

Transliteration

putriṇī ca vidārī ca duḥ sahā bahumedasaḥ / sadyaḥ pittolbaṇāstvanyāḥ sambhavantyalpamedasaḥ

Translation

“putriṇī”与“vidārī”难以忍受，多见于脂肪（medas）丰厚之人；其余诸类则骤然发生，以火胆（pitta）偏盛为主，常见于脂肪较少者。

Word by Word

• पुत्रिणी: putriṇī (a named type of lesion)
• पुत्रिणी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• विदारी: vidārī (a named type of lesion)
• विदारी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• दुःसहा: hard to bear
• दुःसहा: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुः (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + सह (धातु) → सह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दुः + सहा = ‘hard to endure’) विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• बहुमेदसः: having much fat (corpulent)
• बहुमेदसः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + मेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (बहु मेदः यस्याः) विशेषण (fem. nom. pl.)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: immediately)

• पित्तोल्बणाः: with aggravated bile
• पित्तोल्बणाः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्बण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पित्तेन उल्बणाः = bile-dominant) विशेषण (fem. nom. pl.)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• अन्याः: others (other types)
• अन्याः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (fem. nom. pl.)

• सम्भवन्ति: arise/occur
• सम्भवन्ति: Kriya (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् (arise/occur)

• अल्पमेदसः: having little fat (lean)
• अल्पमेदसः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + मेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (अल्पं मेदः यस्याः) विशेषण (fem. nom. pl.)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra in exposition)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa–dhātu causality: medas abundance correlates with certain difficult conditions; low medas correlates with pitta predominance and rapid onset.

Vedantic Theme: Causation (kārya-kāraṇa-bhāva) applied to embodied life; knowing causes enables appropriate response.

Application: Assess body constitution (medas/kapha tendency vs pitta tendency) to anticipate which lesion types are likely and how quickly they may manifest.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.159: doṣa aggravation and medas/prameha relation in nearby verses

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of dosha-based constitution in the Garuda Purana?

This verse classifies bodily types by medas (fat) and pitta predominance, showing that the Purana also teaches physiological and constitutional differences as part of its broader account of embodied life.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it frames the soul’s embodied journey by describing how different bodies arise with distinct constitutions, which influence experience, temperament, and susceptibility—factors that later shape karma and suffering.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that people differ by constitution; adopt diet, routine, and self-discipline suited to one’s tendencies (e.g., managing heat/irritability for pitta, heaviness/lethargy for high medas).