Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

रूक्षदुर्बलयोर्वातेनोदावर्तं शकृद्यदा / मूत्रस्रोतो ऽनुपर्येति संसृष्टं शकृता तदा

Transliteration

rūkṣadurbalayorvātenodāvartaṃ śakṛdyadā / mūtrasroto 'nuparyeti saṃsṛṣṭaṃ śakṛtā tadā

Translation

Bei einem trockenen und geschwächten Menschen bewirkt die Wind-Doṣa (vāta) eine aufwärts gerichtete Umkehr (udāvarta); folgt der Stuhl dann dem Harnkanal, so vermischt sich der Kot zu jener Zeit mit dem Urin.

Word by Word

• rūkṣa-durbalayoḥ: of the dry and weak (person)
• rūkṣa-durbalayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + durbala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व: ‘of the dry and weak (persons/conditions)’

• vātena: by vāta (wind)
• vātena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental

• udāvartam: udāvarta (upward/retentive disorder)
• udāvartam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ud-ā-√vṛt (धातु) + ghañ (घञ्) → udāvarta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; disease term ‘upward movement/retention’

• śakṛt: feces
• śakṛt: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; here as subject ‘feces’

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kriya-viseshana (Time/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (when)

• mūtra-srotaḥ: the urinary passage/stream
• mūtra-srotaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūtra (प्रातिपदिक) + srotas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘urinary channel/stream’

• anuparyeti: flows along/comes through
• anuparyeti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-pari-√i (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saṃsṛṣṭam: mixed
• saṃsṛṣṭam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√sṛj (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (kta), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘mixed/combined’

• śakṛtā: with feces
• śakṛtā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriya-viseshana (Time/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Udāvarta (upward reversal) from vata in a dry, debilitated person can force fecal matter into the urinary passage, causing mixing.

Vedantic Theme: Hetu-phala (cause-effect): specific conditions (ruksha, durbala) predispose to specific outcomes; cultivate balance and prevention.

Application: Avoid dehydration and debility; treat constipation/vata aggravation early to prevent severe channel-reversal complications.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158: udavarta and vata pathology; srotas-crossing leading to mixed excretions

Characters & Entities

• Vata (doṣa)

FAQs

What is the importance of udāvarta in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats udāvarta as a vāta-driven reversal of normal bodily flow, highlighting a severe pathological sign where fecal matter can enter the urinary passage—used as a diagnostic description of disorder.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, within the Garuda Purana’s broader instruction to Garuḍa, it presents technical bodily knowledge (doṣa and channels) that complements teachings on life, death, and proper conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a warning sign of serious imbalance: severe constipation/obstructed vāta and abnormal mixing of excreta indicates urgent medical attention and the need to correct dryness/weakness and vāta aggravation under qualified care.