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Shloka 8

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

रक्तताम्रासितः पित्तात्तृण्मोहज्वरदाहवान् / क्षिप्तोत्थानप्रपाकश्च पाण्डुः कण्डूयुतः कफात्

Transliteration

raktatāmrāsitaḥ pittāttṛṇmohajvaradāhavān / kṣiptotthānaprapākaśca pāṇḍuḥ kaṇḍūyutaḥ kaphāt

Translation

由痞多（pitta）所致，则呈血红、铜赤或微黑，伴随口渴、昏沉迷乱、发热与灼烧；骤然发起，且剧烈化脓。由迦婆（kapha）所致，则色泽苍白，并伴瘙痒。

Word by Word
रक्त-ताम्र-असितःreddish, coppery, blackish
रक्त-ताम्र-असितः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + असित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्ण-विशेषण — ‘red/coppery/blackish’
पित्तात्from bile; due to pitta
पित्तात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootपित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान-पञ्चमी — ‘from/owing to bile’
तृष्णाthirst
तृष्णा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘thirst’
मोहdelusion/faintness
मोह:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमोह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘delusion/faintness’
ज्वरfever
ज्वर:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘fever’
दाहवान्with burning sensation
दाहवान्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदाहवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘दाहः अस्ति यस्य’ — having burning sensation
क्षिप्त-उत्थान-प्रपाकःa rapidly rising eruption/boil
क्षिप्त-उत्थान-प्रपाकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिप्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √क्षिप्) + उत्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘क्षिप्तं (शीघ्रं) उत्थानं यस्य सः प्रपाकः’ — rapidly rising/sudden eruption/boil
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction) — ‘and’
पाण्डुःpale
पाण्डुः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपाण्डु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्ण-विशेषण — pale/yellowish
कण्डू-युतःwith itching
कण्डू-युतः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकण्डू (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √युज्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘कण्ड्वा युतः’ — accompanied by itching
कफात्from phlegm; due to kapha
कफात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootकफ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान-पञ्चमी — ‘from/owing to phlegm’
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Differentiation of conditions by doṣa signatures (pitta vs kapha) through color and associated symptoms.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-doṣa interplay in prakṛti; the witness-self remains distinct from changing bodily states.

Application: Use symptom clusters (color, thirst, burning, fever vs pallor, itching) to guide cooling vs drying/clearing approaches under expert care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: systemic (doṣa-based)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.6–10 (progressive diagnostic taxonomy)

Characters & Entities
G
Garuda
V
Vishnu
P
Pitta
K
Kapha

FAQs

It highlights classic pitta markers—red/copper/black discoloration, thirst, fever, and burning—along with rapid onset and strong suppuration.

Kapha is signaled by pallor and itching, contrasting with pitta’s heat, burning, and intense inflammatory coloration.

It encourages observing patterns (color, heat, thirst, itch, speed of onset) to communicate symptoms clearly for diagnosis and treatment.

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