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Shloka 10

Nidāna of Mūtraghāta and Aśmarī: Doṣa-based Types, Signs, and Named Urinary Syndromes

Devanagari script

विस्तीर्णवा सं मूत्रं स्यात्तथा मार्गनिरोधने / बद्धं बद्ध्वा सुखं मेहेदच्छं गोमेदकोपमम्

Transliteration

vistīrṇavā saṃ mūtraṃ syāttathā mārganirodhane / baddhaṃ baddhvā sukhaṃ mehedacchaṃ gomedakopamam

Translation

إذا انسدّ مجرى البول انتشر البول أو احتبس؛ فإذا شدّ العضو وربطه بإحكام لم يبل إلا بمشقة، ويخرج البول صافياً كجوهرة «غوميدا» (الهِسّونيت).

Word by Word
विस्तीर्णवत्spread out, distended
विस्तीर्णवत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविस्तीर्ण (कृदन्त, √स्तॄ/स्तृ "to spread") + वत् (प्रातिपदिक-प्रत्यय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (adjectival, -वत् suffix = 'having/like')
सत्being, existing
सत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत् (प्रातिपदिक; √अस् 'to be' से निष्पन्न)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्
मूत्रम्urine
मूत्रम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्
स्यात्would be / may become
स्यात्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb of manner)
मार्ग-निरोधनेin obstruction of the passage
मार्ग-निरोधने:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमार्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + निरोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसप्तमी, एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('मार्गस्य निरोधनम्')
बद्धम्bound, obstructed
बद्धम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबद्ध (कृदन्त; √बन्ध् 'to bind' क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; विशेषणम्
बद्ध्वाhaving bound/blocked
बद्ध्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√बन्ध् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund)
सुखम्comfortably, with ease
सुखम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोगः (accusative used adverbially)
मेहेत्would urinate
मेहेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√मिह्/मेह् (धातु; 'to urinate')
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्
अच्छम्clear, transparent
अच्छम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootअच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (मूत्रस्य)
गोमेदक-उपमम्resembling gomedaka (hessonite)
गोमेदक-उपमम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमेदक (प्रातिपदिक) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('गोमेदकस्य उपमम्' = like gomedaka)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Observation-based description of disease signs (lakshana) to distinguish urinary obstruction and urine-character changes.

Vedantic Theme: deha-anityatva (impermanence and vulnerability of the body) as a spur toward discernment.

Application: Use symptom-patterns (retention, difficulty, clarity/appearance) to recognize urinary obstruction and seek timely treatment; cultivate detachment from bodily identity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158 (urinary disorders/ashmari-meha symptomatology sequence)

Characters & Entities
G
Garuda

FAQs

Such descriptions concretely portray karmic retribution (naraka-anubhava), making the consequences of adharma vivid and ethically instructive.

It implies that the jiva, through a subtle body, undergoes pain mirroring physical afflictions as a result of karma while experiencing naraka conditions.

Cultivate self-restraint and dharmic conduct; use the teaching as a reminder that harmful actions lead to suffering, encouraging repentance and corrective living.

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