Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

वातकुण्डलिकेत्येव मूत्रं तु विधृते ऽचिरम् / न निरेति निरुद्धं वा मूत्रातीतं तदल्परुक्

Transliteration

vātakuṇḍaliketyeva mūtraṃ tu vidhṛte 'ciram / na nireti niruddhaṃ vā mūtrātītaṃ tadalparuk

Translation

إذا احتُبِس البولُ ولو زمناً يسيراً سُمّي ذلك «Vātakuṇḍalikā». في هذه الحال لا يخرج البول لكونه مسدوداً؛ ويُدعى «mūtrātīta»، ويصحبه ألمٌ خفيف فقط.

Word by Word

• वातकुण्डलिका: vāta-kuṇḍalikā (a vāta disorder)
• वातकुण्डलिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + कुण्डलिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वातसम्बन्धिनी कुण्डलिका)

• इति: thus; called
• इति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; नामनिर्देशार्थक

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• मूत्रम्: urine
• मूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र कर्म/विषयत्वे (context: urine as entity)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/and)

• विधृते: when (it is) held back/retained
• विधृते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धृ (धातु) → धृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: लिट्/लुट् न; अत्र कर्मणि-प्रयोगे सति ‘विधृते’ = कृदन्त-आधारिते लोकेटिव्?; वस्तुतः ‘विधृते’ (सप्तमी एकवचन) कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘विधृत’ (held back) — सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अचिरम्: soon; not long
• अचिरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोगः; कालवाचक (for a short time/soon)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• निरेति: goes out; is expelled
• निरेति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निरुद्धम्: blocked; obstructed
• निरुद्धम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + रुध् (धातु) → निरुद्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—क्त (blocked)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• मूत्रातीतम्: having passed beyond/related to urinary passage (uncertain nuance)
• मूत्रातीतम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूत्र + अतीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—क्त (अतीत), समासः—तत्पुरुष (मूत्रम् अतीतम् = beyond urine/urinary passage)

• तत्: that (condition)
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अल्परुक्: with slight pain
• अल्परुक्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प + रुज्/रुक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (अल्पा रुक् यस्य)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Short retention can precipitate a named vāta disorder; naming (saṃjñā) and differentiation (bheda) are part of healing knowledge.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discernment): distinguish degrees of suffering and causes; do not exaggerate or ignore symptoms.

Application: Do not retain urine even briefly when prone to vāta issues; early recognition of ‘vātakuṇḍalikā/mūtrātīta’ can prevent escalation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: anatomical locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158.25-26 (preceding vāta-related bladder disorders); Garuda Purana 1.158.28-29 (progression to upward reversal and abdominal filling)

Characters & Entities

• Vata (doṣa)

FAQs

What is the importance of vātakuṇḍalikā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses technical diagnostic language to define a vāta-related condition marked by brief retention of urine and obstructed flow, indicating how the text catalogues bodily signs with precise terminology.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by detailing bodily dysfunctions, the Garuda Purana frames the body as perishable and symptom-bound, reinforcing the larger teaching that one should prepare spiritually (dharma, rites, remembrance) beyond physical decline.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent urinary retention as a serious warning sign; seek timely care, and use the reminder of bodily fragility to strengthen daily discipline—ethical living, prayer, and responsible preparation for end-of-life rites.