Shloka 11

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

Devanagari script

तत्संक्षोभाद्भवेत्सासृङ्मांसमध्वनि रुग्भवेत् / तत्र बाताभिसृत्यार्तोदन्तान् खादति वेपते

Transliteration

tatsaṃkṣobhādbhavetsāsṛṅmāṃsamadhvani rugbhavet / tatra bātābhisṛtyārtodantān khādati vepate

Translation

ومن ذلك الاضطراب يخرج سائل ممزوج بالدم واللحم، ويقع الألم على امتداد المجرى؛ وإذ يعذّبه هناك تحرّك الريح (ڤاتا)، يصرّ على أسنانه ويرتجف.

Word by Word

• तत्-संक्षोभात्: from that agitation/disturbance
• तत्-संक्षोभात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + संक्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी, एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गे; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('तस्य संक्षोभः' → 'तत्संक्षोभः')

• भवेत्: would occur / may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• स-आसृक्-मांसम्: (urine) with blood and flesh
• स-आसृक्-मांसम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ 'with') + आसृक् (प्रातिपदिक) + मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ('आसृजा सह मांसम्' = with blood and flesh)

• अध्वनि: in the passage/tract
• अध्वनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• रुक्: pain
• रुक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• भवेत्: would arise
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there, in that condition
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• वाता-भिसृत्य: after vāta has spread/moved
• वाता-भिसृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिसृत्य (क्त्वान्त; √सृ 'to move' with अभि)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययम्; पूर्वकालक्रिया; 'वातेन अभिसृत्य' (having spread/moved due to vāta)

• आर्तः: afflicted, distressed
• आर्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √ऋ 'to suffer' क्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (जीवस्य)

• दन्तान्: teeth
• दन्तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• खादति: chews/bites
• खादति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √खाद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• वेपते: trembles
• वेपते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वेप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Causal chain: obstruction/agitation leads to tissue injury (blood/flesh admixture) and severe pain; Vata movement intensifies suffering.

Vedantic Theme: duhkha-darshana (clear seeing of suffering inherent in embodied life).

Application: Treat worsening urinary symptoms as urgent (blood, severe pain, systemic tremor); reduce Vata aggravators (overexertion, fasting, cold/dry exposure) and seek medical care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158.12-14 (progressive symptom description: dropwise urination, burning by pitta, cold/heavy by kapha)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vayu (as vāta principle)

FAQs

What does ‘vāta’ signify in this Garuda Purana context?

Vāta indicates the force of wind/air (a pain-aggravating principle) used here to depict intense torment experienced due to karma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It suggests the soul’s post-death experience includes embodied sensations through a subtle form, where karmic results manifest as intense pain and agitation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the teaching to strengthen dharma—avoid harmful actions, practice confession/atonement where appropriate, and cultivate compassion and restraint.