Shloka 6

Pāṇḍu-Śotha Nidāna: Doṣa-wise Signs, Complications, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

शीर्यमाणैरिवाङ्गैस्तु द्रवता हृदयेन च / शूलोक्षिकूटवदने स्तैमित्यं तत्र लालया

Transliteration

śīryamāṇairivāṅgaistu dravatā hṛdayena ca / śūlokṣikūṭavadane staimityaṃ tatra lālayā

Translation

四肢仿佛渐渐枯耗，心亦如将融化。眼、太阳穴与面部疼痛；继而生起昏钝僵滞之态（惛沉），并伴随唾液过多。

Word by Word

• शीर्यमाणैः: by (limbs) being wasted
• शीर्यमाणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √शॄ (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय; शानच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — वर्तमानकृदन्त (passive sense): ‘being decayed/being wasted’

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (Comparator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• अङ्गैः: with limbs
• अङ्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — with limbs

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• द्रवता: fluidity
• द्रवता: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रवता (प्रातिपदिक; भाव)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — fluidity/liquefaction

• हृदयेन: in the heart
• हृदयेन: Adhikarana/Karana (Locative/Instrument sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — with/in the heart

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शूल-उक्षि-कूट-वदने: in the mouth/face (with pricking pain)
• शूल-उक्षि-कूट-वदने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + कूट (प्रातिपदिक) + वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — (loc.) ‘in the face/mouth (vadanam) [as if] pierced/struck by spike/needle-like point’ (multi-member determinative)

• स्तैमित्यम्: stiffness; torpor
• स्तैमित्यम्: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तैमित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — stiffness/torpor

• तत्र: there; in that condition
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• लालया: with saliva; by salivation
• लालया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — by saliva; with salivation

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Attentiveness to embodied suffering as a prompt for corrective action and restraint; pain as a diagnostic messenger.

Vedantic Theme: Duhkha as a spur to viveka (discernment) regarding bodily fragility; non-identification with sensations while responsibly treating the body.

Application: Treat severe systemic symptoms promptly; reduce āma, support agni, and address dehydration/torpor; do not normalize chronic pain and salivation/torpor patterns.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162 (symptomatology: staimitya, śūla, lalā, hridaya-vikāra)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of staimitya (torpor/stiffness) in this verse?

Staimitya signals systemic heaviness and impaired functioning—an indicator that the disorder is affecting the whole body, not just surface coloration.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It underscores how quickly vitality and sensory comfort can collapse in embodiment, aligning with the Garuda Purana’s broader instruction to cultivate spiritual readiness beyond physical health.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If symptoms resemble progressive wasting, chest/heart distress, facial pain, and persistent lethargy, treat it as urgent—seek medical evaluation and stabilize diet, rest, and routine.