Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

मूत्राण्यावातजे कृच्छ्रपीत्ते पीतं सदाहरुक् / रक्तं वा कफजो बस्तिमेढ्रगौरवशोथवान्

Transliteration

mūtrāṇyāvātaje kṛcchrapītte pītaṃ sadāharuk / raktaṃ vā kaphajo bastimeḍhragauravaśothavān

Translation

In dysuria arising from vāta, the urine is obstructed or irregular; in the pitta type, the urine is yellow and causes constant burning; in the kapha type, the urine may be whitish or mixed with blood, with heaviness and swelling of the bladder and the penis.

Word by Word

• मूत्राणि: urines (urinary discharges)
• मूत्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; neuter nominative/accusative plural

• आवातजे: in (a disorder) arising from vāta
• आवातजे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-वातज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: वातज (वातात् जातः) इति; सप्तमी एकवचन (7), पुं/नपुं; locative singular (in vāta-origin condition)

• कृच्छ्रपीत्ते: in painful pitta (dysuria)
• कृच्छ्रपीत्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृच्छ्र-पीत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कृच्छ्रं पीत्तं यस्मिन्; सप्तमी एकवचन (7), पुं/नपुं; locative singular (in painful pitta-condition)

• पीतम्: yellow
• पीतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (पा √पा ‘to drink’ + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg (describing mūtra)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• आहरुक्: causing burning/pain
• आहरुक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आहरुक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular; (आहरु = वेदनाकारक/दाहयुक्त)

• रक्तम्: red/bloody
• रक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (रञ्ज् √रञ्ज् ‘to redden’ + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg (describing mūtra)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• कफजः: arising from kapha
• कफजः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कफात् जातः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular (describing implied रोगः/दोषः)

• बस्तिमेढ्रगौरवशोथवान्: having heaviness and swelling in bladder and penis
• बस्तिमेढ्रगौरवशोथवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बस्ति + मेढ्र + गौरव + शोथ + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: बस्तौ मेढ्रे च गौरवं शोथश्च यस्य; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular (possessing heaviness and swelling of bladder and penis)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tridoṣa-based differential diagnosis of mūtrakṛcchra (dysuria) through urine color/quality and associated symptoms.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as prakṛti-vikāra; discernment (viveka) between Self and bodily conditions.

Application: Use symptom-patterns (vāta/pitta/kapha) to choose appropriate regimen and treatment rather than one-size-fits-all remedies.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158 (Ayurveda section): mūtrakṛcchra/basti-roga and doṣa-lakṣaṇa progression; Garuda Purana 1.157–1.159 (contextual medical taxonomy of doṣas, malas, and urogenital disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣa-wise symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

The verse links urinary symptoms to vāta, pitta, and kapha patterns, showing an early diagnostic approach based on urine color, burning, heaviness, and swelling.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It is a medical-knowledge passage rather than an afterlife narrative; it contributes to dharmic living by emphasizing care of the body as an instrument of duty.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Urine color changes, burning, blood, swelling, or heaviness are clinically significant—use them as prompts for prompt medical consultation.