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Shloka 13

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

तेनोपद्रवभेदश्च स्मृतो ऽधिष्ठानभेदतः / नाभौ हि ध्मातं चेद्बस्तौ मूत्रकृच्छ्रञ्चजायते

Transliteration

tenopadravabhedaśca smṛto 'dhiṣṭhānabhedataḥ / nābhau hi dhmātaṃ cedbastau mūtrakṛcchrañcajāyate

Translation

Daher wird gelehrt, dass die Verschiedenheit der Komplikationen von der Verschiedenheit des Sitzes abhängt. Wenn die Aufblähung am Nabel entsteht, so tritt in der Blase erschwertes Wasserlassen auf.

Word by Word
तेनthereby/for that reason
तेन:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण/हेतु
उपद्रवभेदःclassification of complications
उपद्रवभेदः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootउपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक) + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (उपद्रवस्य भेदः)
चand
च:
Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक निपात
स्मृतःis stated
स्मृतः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) used predicatively, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is stated/remembered’
अधिष्ठानभेदतःaccording to the difference of site
अधिष्ठानभेदतः:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधिष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक) + भेद (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablative adverb) — ‘from/according to difference’; तत्पुरुष-आधार (अधिष्ठानस्य भेदः)
नाभौin the navel region
नाभौ:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण
हिindeed/for
हि:
Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle) — emphasis/causal nuance
ध्मातम्swollen/distended
ध्मातम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootध्मा (धातु)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘swollen/distended’
चेत्if
चेत्:
Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conditional particle) — ‘if’
बस्तौin the bladder
बस्तौ:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootबस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण
मूत्रकृच्छ्रम्difficulty in urination
मूत्रकृच्छ्रम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मूत्रस्य कृच्छ्रम्) — subject of जायते
चand
च:
Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक निपात
जायतेarises/occurs
जायते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Upadrava-bheda by adhiṣṭhāna-bheda: complications vary by the bodily locus affected; navel distension and bladder involvement leading to dysuria (mūtra-kṛcchra).

Vedantic Theme: Causal regularity (niyati) within prakṛti; knowledge reduces suffering through right action.

Application: Track symptoms by location (nābhi, basti, etc.) to guide intervention; seek care for abdominal distension and urinary difficulty early.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.12-15 (upadrava symptom list continues)

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
G
Garuda
D
Doshas

FAQs

It means disorders that arise due to the doṣas—vāta, pitta, and kapha—indicating a classical Indian medical framing within the Purana.

By cataloging intense bodily afflictions, it highlights the vulnerability of embodied existence, reinforcing the Purana’s wider message about karma, suffering, and the need for dharmic living.

Take symptoms like fainting/blackouts, persistent cough, strong palpitations, and abdominal/flank pain seriously and address lifestyle and health factors promptly.

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