Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

केचित्कदम्बपुष्पाभाः केचित्सिद्धार्थकोपमाः / शिरः पार्श्वांसजङ्घोरुवङ्क्षणाद्यधिकव्यथाः

Transliteration

kecitkadambapuṣpābhāḥ kecitsiddhārthakopamāḥ / śiraḥ pārśvāṃsajaṅghoruvaṅkṣaṇādyadhikavyathāḥ

Translation

Einige erscheinen wie Kadamba-Blüten, andere gleichen Senfkörnern (siddhārthaka); und manche leiden an heftigsten Schmerzen in Kopf, Seiten, Schultern, Unterschenkeln, Schenkeln, Leiste und weiteren Körperteilen.

Word by Word

• केचित्: some (of them)
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun: ‘some’)

• कदम्बपुष्पाभाः: having the appearance of kadamba flowers
• कदम्बपुष्पाभाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कदम्ब + पुष्प + आभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (कदम्बपुष्पस्य आभा येषाम्) विशेषण (Masc Nom pl)

• केचित्: some (others)
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• सिद्धार्थकोपमाः: resembling siddhārthaka (mustard) seeds
• सिद्धार्थकोपमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धार्थक + उपमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिद्धार्थकस्य उपमा/सदृशाः) विशेषण (Masc Nom pl)

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्यक्त-सम्बन्धे सूचीकरण (head; listed body-part)

• पार्श्व: side/flank
• पार्श्व: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद-रूपेण सूची)

• अंस: shoulder
• अंस: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (listed)

• जङ्घा: shin/leg
• जङ्घा: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (listed)

• ऊरु: thigh
• ऊरु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (listed)

• वङ्क्षण: groin/hip region
• वङ्क्षण: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वङ्क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगभेद), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (listed)

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: Sambandha (Appender/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-सूचक अव्यय (etc.)

• अधिकव्यथाः: having excessive pain (in those parts)
• अधिकव्यथाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक + व्यथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (अधिका व्यथा येषाम्) विशेषण (Masc Nom pl)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Symptom mapping across body regions (head to groin) as a diagnostic grid; appearance does not predict pain distribution.

Vedantic Theme: sarira-duhkha (bodily suffering) as a prompt for viveka between self and body.

Application: Track pain loci systematically (head, flanks, shoulders, shanks, thighs, groin) to guide targeted care and avoid neglecting migrating/compound pain.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156.30 (forms); Garuda Purana 1.156.32 (systemic symptoms)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Pretas

FAQs

What is the importance of describing such bodily forms and pains in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that post-death experiences vary by karma—beings may manifest different forms and localized pains, underscoring ethical causality and the urgency of dharmic living.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It implies that the departed (as a preta) undergoes tangible, body-like sensations—forms and pains—during the transitional after-death state, reflecting the imprint of actions before moving onward in Yama’s order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live with restraint and compassion, avoid harm that rebounds as suffering, and support appropriate śrāddha/ancestral rites for the departed to aid peace and stability in the post-death transition.