Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

कुर्यात्तीव्ररुगाध्मानमशक्तिं मलसंग्रहम् / तन्मूत्रं जाठरच्छिद्रवैगुण्येनानिलेन वा

Transliteration

kuryāttīvrarugādhmānamaśaktiṃ malasaṃgraham / tanmūtraṃ jāṭharacchidravaiguṇyenānilena vā

Translation

Es bewirkt heftigen Schmerz und Blähbauch, Schwäche und Stuhlverhaltung; und der Harn gerät aus der Ordnung durch einen Fehler im Darmdurchgang oder durch die Störung des vāyu (Wind/Humor).

Word by Word

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

• तीव्ररुक्: severe pain
• तीव्ररुक्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीव्र + रुक्/रुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (तीव्रा रुक्)

• आध्मानम्: bloating; distension
• आध्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आध्मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अशक्तिम्: weakness; incapacity
• अशक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मलसंग्रहम्: retention/accumulation of feces
• मलसंग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल + संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मलस्य संग्रहः)

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

• मूत्रम्: urine
• मूत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जाठरच्छिद्रवैगुण्येन: by defect of the abdominal/gastric opening
• जाठरच्छिद्रवैगुण्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाठर + छिद्र + वैगुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (जाठरस्य छिद्रस्य वैगुण्येन = by defect of the gastric/abdominal opening)

• अनिलेन: by vāta (wind)
• अनिलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Urinary obstruction can become systemic, affecting stool and strength; multiple causative pathways must be considered (vāta vs structural/functional gut passage defect).

Vedantic Theme: Yukti (reasoned inquiry): avoid single-cause thinking; apply discriminative analysis to suffering within the body-field.

Application: Treat urinary retention as whole-system issue; assess bowel function and abdominal distension; seek integrated management rather than ignoring constipation/weakness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: anatomical/systemic

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158.25-28 (vāta coiling, obstruction, reversal, abdominal filling)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Anila)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāyu (anila) in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse highlights disturbed vāyu (anila) as a direct cause of painful abdominal conditions—bloating, weakness, constipation, and urinary disturbance—showing the Purana’s attention to subtle physiological imbalance as a source of suffering.

How does this verse explain suffering in the Garuda Purana framework?

It describes specific bodily afflictions arising from internal defects (impaired intestinal passage) or vāyu disturbance, reflecting the Garuda Purana’s broader theme that embodied suffering follows definite causes and conditions, not randomness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat digestive and vāyu-aggravating imbalance seriously—maintain disciplined diet and routine, avoid habits that create constipation and bloating, and cultivate self-control (ācāra), since bodily disorder is portrayed as a tangible form of suffering to be prevented.