Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

बस्तौ च मूत्रसङ्गित्वं मूत्रकृच्छ्रं ज्वरो ऽरुचिः / सामान्यलिङ्गं रुङ्नाभिसीवनीबस्तिमूर्धसु

Transliteration

bastau ca mūtrasaṅgitvaṃ mūtrakṛcchraṃ jvaro 'ruciḥ / sāmānyaliṅgaṃ ruṅnābhisīvanībastimūrdhasu

Translation

Bei Leiden der Blase treten Harnverhaltung und schmerzhaftes/erschwertes Wasserlassen auf, dazu Fieber und Appetitlosigkeit. Dies sind die allgemeinen Zeichen — samt Schmerz in der Nabelgegend, an der sīvanī (Dammnaht/Leiste), im Blasenbereich und im Kopf.

Word by Word

• बस्तौ: in the bladder
• बस्तौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (7); locative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• मूत्रसङ्गित्वम्: retention/obstruction of urine
• मूत्रसङ्गित्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र + सङ्गित्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: मूत्रस्य सङ्गित्वरूपः (सङ्गः/अवरोधः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• मूत्रकृच्छ्रम्: difficulty in urination (dysuria)
• मूत्रकृच्छ्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र + कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: मूत्रे कृच्छ्रं (दुर्बलता/कष्टता); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• ज्वरः: fever
• ज्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (1); nominative singular

• अरुचिः: loss of appetite/anorexia
• अरुचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (1); nominative singular

• सामान्यलिङ्गम्: common sign(s)
• सामान्यलिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामान्य + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सामान्यं लिङ्गम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• रुक्: pain
• रुक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular (pain)

• नाभि: navel
• नाभि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी बहुवचन-समुच्चयार्थे (समासाङ्ग); here as member in locative plural compound context

• सीवनी: perineal region
• सीवनी: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीवनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग; ‘perineal seam/raphe’

• बस्ति: bladder
• बस्ति: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग; bladder

• मूर्धसु: in/at the head (region)
• मूर्धसु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी बहुवचन (7); locative plural (on the head/upper part)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sāmānya-liṅga (common signs) of bladder/urinary disorders: retention, dysuria, fever, anorexia, and characteristic pain distribution.

Vedantic Theme: Observation and classification (pramāṇa through direct signs) as a means to reduce suffering; body’s signals as intelligible indicators.

Application: Use the common-signs checklist to triage severity (systemic fever/anorexia) and seek timely care; track pain locations for diagnosis.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158: sāmānya-liṅga list for basti-roga and related urinary conditions; Earlier verses on doṣa-specific urine qualities and later verses on management (if present in the same chapter)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What symptoms of urinary/bladder disorder are described in this Garuda Purana verse?

It lists urine retention (mūtrasaṅga), difficult/painful urination (mūtrakṛcchra), fever (jvara), loss of appetite (aruci), and pain around the navel, perineal region, bladder area, and head as common indicators.

How does this verse fit into the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Within the Ācāra Kāṇḍa’s practical instruction, it presents diagnostic symptomatology in an Ayurvedic style—showing that dharma literature also preserves applied knowledge for bodily well-being alongside spiritual teaching.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional symptom checklist: urinary retention or painful urination with fever/anorexia is a warning sign—seek timely medical evaluation while maintaining supportive, disciplined daily conduct (ācāra) emphasized by the text.