Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

मूत्रक्षयं सरुग्दाहं जनयेतां तदाह्वयम् / पित्तं कफो द्वादपि वा संहन्येतेनिलेनचेत्

Transliteration

mūtrakṣayaṃ sarugdāhaṃ janayetāṃ tadāhvayam / pittaṃ kapho dvādapi vā saṃhanyetenilenacet

Translation

Man sagt, dieser Zustand bewirke Harnmangel (mūtrakṣaya) samt Schmerz und Brennen. Wenn Vāta (der Körperwind) Pitta, Kapha oder auch beide zugleich überwältigt, entsteht ein solches Leiden.

Word by Word

• मूत्रक्षयम्: diminution of urine
• मूत्रक्षयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मूत्रस्य क्षयः)

• सरुग्दाहम्: pain and burning (together)
• सरुग्दाहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्ययार्थ) + रुग् (प्रातिपदिक) + दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (रुक् च दाहः च) ‘स-’ = सहित (with)

• जनयेताम्: may produce (both)
• जनयेताम्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) [णिच्: जनयति]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तदाह्वयम्: so-called / named thus
• तदाह्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आह्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तत् आह्वयः यस्य)

• पित्तम्: pitta
• पित्तम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कफः: kapha
• कफः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्वौ: two
• द्वौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; संख्यावाचक

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय

• संहन्येते: are obstructed/struck together
• संहन्येते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

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

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Complex causation: one force (vāta) can dominate and derange others (pitta/kapha), producing distinct outcomes.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence within prakṛti; imbalance (vaikṛta) arises from dominance and suppression among constituents.

Application: Consider mixed-doṣa presentations; treatment should address vāta dominance while pacifying pitta/kapha as indicated by symptoms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158: mixed doṣa urinary disorders; vāta as driver of pain and obstruction

Characters & Entities

• Vāta (Anila)
• Pitta
• Kapha

FAQs

What is the importance of tridoṣa (vāta-pitta-kapha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses the tridoṣa framework to explain how vāta can overpower pitta/kapha and manifest as specific symptoms like scanty urination with pain and burning, showing the Purana’s practical, Ayurvedic diagnostic approach.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Directly it does not describe the soul’s journey; instead, it teaches bodily causation of disease, supporting the broader Garuda Purana theme that disciplined living and right conduct sustain the body needed for dharma and spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat painful, burning, reduced urination as a sign of doṣic imbalance (especially vāta aggravation affecting pitta/kapha) and seek qualified Ayurvedic/medical guidance while adopting doṣa-balancing diet and routine rather than ignoring early symptoms.