Shloka 10

Arśa-nidāna: Causes, Prodrome, Doṣa-types, and Complications of Hemorrhoids

Devanagari script

शुष्काणि वातश्लेष्मभ्यामार्द्राणि त्वस्य पित्ततः / दोषप्रकोपहेतुस्तु प्रागुक्तेवस्त्रसादिनि

Transliteration

śuṣkāṇi vātaśleṣmabhyāmārdrāṇi tvasya pittataḥ / doṣaprakopahetustu prāguktevastrasādini

Translation

Trockenheit entsteht aus Vāta und Śleṣman (Kapha), Feuchtigkeit im Körper hingegen aus Pitta. Die Ursache der Erregung der Doṣas ist, wie zuvor gesagt—etwa durch Beschmutzung oder Beeinträchtigung der Gewänder und dergleichen.

Word by Word

• शुष्काणि: dry
• शुष्काणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वातश्लेष्मभ्याम्: by vāta and śleṣman (kapha)
• वातश्लेष्मभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + श्लेष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व (वातश्च श्लेष्मा च)

• आर्द्राणि: moist
• आर्द्राणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• अस्य: of this/of it
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of this/of it’)

• पित्ततः: from pitta
• पित्ततः: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान/हेतुवाचक (from/due to pitta)

• दोषप्रकोपहेतुः: the cause of doṣa-aggravation
• दोषप्रकोपहेतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष + प्रकोप + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दोषाणां प्रकोपस्य हेतुः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• प्रागुक्ते: in the previously stated (context)
• प्रागुक्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त; वच्/उच् धातु + क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; नपुंसक/पुं (contextual); ‘in what was previously stated’ (locative absolute-like usage)

• इव: as/like
• इव: Upamana-marker (Comparative/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (particle of comparison)

• अस्त्रसादिनि: in (the case of) the weapon-weakener (disease/entity)
• अस्त्रसादिनि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्रसादिन् (प्रातिपदिक; अस्त्र + सादिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास (अस्त्रं सादयति इति) ‘one who weakens weapons’; अधिकरण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bodily qualities arise from doṣas; aggravation has identifiable causes—therefore one should avoid provocations and live with restraint.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-kārya-bhāva (effects follow causes) applied to the body; disciplined conduct as a support for sattva and clarity.

Application: Use dryness/moistness as diagnostic cues; reduce doṣa-provoking habits and environmental triggers; maintain cleanliness and appropriate clothing/comfort to prevent aggravation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156.9 (doṣa intermixture); Garuda Purana 1.156.11 (specific provocations: drink, diet, etc.)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vata
• Pitta
• Shleshma

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣa aggravation in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links observable bodily qualities—dryness and moistness—to vāta/kapha and pitta, showing that imbalance (doṣa-prakopa) can be inferred from signs and from known causes described earlier.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing bodily doṣa disturbance and its causes, it frames how embodied life is affected by physiological imbalance—background knowledge often used in Purāṇic discussions of health, suffering, and the conditions shaping one’s experience.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a simple diagnostic cue: persistent dryness suggests vāta/kapha involvement, persistent excess moisture/oozing suggests pitta involvement—prompting lifestyle, diet, and cleanliness practices that reduce doṣa aggravation.