Shloka 13

Prameha-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa-Bheda: Etiology, Signs, Varieties, and Complications of Meha

Devanagari script

मसूरिका सर्षपिका पुत्रिणी सविदारिका / विद्रधिश्चेति पिडिकाः प्रमेहोपेक्षया दश

Transliteration

masūrikā sarṣapikā putriṇī savidārikā / vidradhiśceti piḍikāḥ pramehopekṣayā daśa

Translation

ماسوريكا (Masūrikā) وسَرْشَپِيكَا (Sarṣapikā) وبُتْرِينِي (Putriṇī) ووِدَارِيكَا (Vidārikā) ووِدْرَدْهِي (Vidradhi)—هذه أنواعٌ من البثور القيحية والدمامل. وهكذا، في شأن prameha يُقال إن عشرَ آفاتٍ كهذه تنشأ من الإهمال.

Word by Word

• मसूरिका: a type of pustule (masūrikā)
• मसूरिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मसूरिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्षपिका: a mustard-seed-like pustule (sarṣapikā)
• सर्षपिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्षपिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुत्रिणी: a type of pustule (putriṇī)
• पुत्रिणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सविदारिका: a pustule with fissuring (savidārikā)
• सविदारिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-विदारिका (प्रातिपदिक; स + विदारिका)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विद्रधिः: abscess
• विद्रधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्रधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/marker)

• पिडिकाः: pustules
• पिडिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिडिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रमेह: prameha (urinary disorder)
• प्रमेह: Sambandha (Genitive-in-compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद (in compound)

• उपेक्षया: by (way of) classification/consideration
• उपेक्षया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपेक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् पिडिकाः

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Upekṣā (neglect) becomes a causal factor producing further disease-manifestations; responsibility for care is emphasized.

Vedantic Theme: Kārya-kāraṇa (cause-effect) within embodied life; heedfulness (apramāda) as a virtue supporting higher aims.

Application: Do not ignore prameha; monitor skin changes and seek treatment early to prevent pustular complications.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.159.10-11 (doṣa symptoms); Garuda Purana 1.159.14 (dietary provocatives)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of prameha-related lesions in the Garuda Purana?

This verse catalogs specific piḍikā (pustular eruptions) as clinical signs associated with prameha, emphasizing that neglect (upekṣā) worsens disease and leads to multiple complications.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by stressing bodily consequences of negligence, it supports the Purana’s broader ethic that disciplined living and timely correction of faults (including health-related) reduce suffering that can carry into karmic outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do not ignore persistent symptoms; practice disciplined diet and conduct, and seek timely treatment—neglect is portrayed as a cause of multiplying complications.