Shloka 28

Udara-roga Nidāna: Causes, Doṣa-Types, Spleen/Liver Enlargement, and Udakodara

Devanagari script

गौरवारुचिकाठिन्यैर्विघातभ्रमसंक्रमात् / प्लीहवद्दक्षिणात्पार्श्वात्कुर्याद्यकृदपि च्युतम्

Transliteration

gauravārucikāṭhinyairvighātabhramasaṃkramāt / plīhavaddakṣiṇātpārśvātkuryādyakṛdapi cyutam

Translation

গৌৰৱ, অৰুচি আৰু কঠিনতা—যি বাধা, ভ্ৰম আৰু বিকাৰৰ প্ৰসাৰৰ পৰা জন্মে—তাৰ ফলত যকৃতো সৰি গৈ সোঁ পাৰ্শ্বত প্লীহাৰ দৰে অৱস্থা সৃষ্টি কৰিব পাৰে।

Word by Word

• गौरवारुचिकाठिन्यैः: with heaviness, loss of appetite, and hardness
• गौरवारुचिकाठिन्यैः: Karana (Instrument/association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरव (प्रातिपदिक) + अरुचि (प्रातिपदिक) + काठिन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विघातभ्रमसंक्रमात्: from obstruction, dizziness, and spreading/complication
• विघातभ्रमसंक्रमात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघात (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + संक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/निमित्ते (from/because of)

• प्लीहवत्: like (a case of) spleen disorder
• प्लीहवत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्लीहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; अव्ययवत्-प्रयोग (like)

• दक्षिणात्: from the right
• दक्षिणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; दिशावाचक-विशेषण

• पार्श्वात्: from the side/flank
• पार्श्वात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: would make/produce
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यकृत्: the liver
• यकृत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यकृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• च्युतम्: displaced, fallen from position
• च्युतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of यकृत्/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: च्युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √च्यु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Discriminate similar presentations (spleen-like vs liver displacement) through careful signs; knowledge reduces fear and error.

Vedantic Theme: Yathārtha-jñāna (accurate knowledge) as antidote to bhrama; discernment as a universal discipline.

Application: Right-sided abdominal mass/pain with heaviness and anorexia requires differential diagnosis and prompt care; avoid delay and harmful self-treatment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.161 (yakṛt/pliha symptomatology; obstruction and bhrama as etiological factors)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of yakṛt (liver) pathology in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats the Purana as a practical dharma-text that also preserves Ayurvedic disease-signs, describing how systemic disturbance can manifest as right-sided liver displacement resembling splenic swelling.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it presents bodily pathology, reflecting the Garuda Purana’s broader aim of guiding right living (health and conduct) alongside afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent heaviness, appetite loss, and right-flank abnormal swelling as warning signs requiring timely medical evaluation, while cultivating disciplined diet and lifestyle to prevent obstruction-related disorders.