Shloka 3

Arśa-nidāna: Causes, Prodrome, Doṣa-types, and Complications of Hemorrhoids

Devanagari script

मांसांकुरानपानादौ कुर्वन्त्यर्शांसि ताञ्जगुः / सहजन्मान्तरोत्थेन भेदो द्वेधा समासतः

Transliteration

māṃsāṃkurānapānādau kurvantyarśāṃsi tāñjaguḥ / sahajanmāntarotthena bhedo dvedhā samāsataḥ

Translation

Ils enseignent que les arśas (hémorroïdes) naissent de l’abandon aux viandes, aux aliments germés, aux boissons enivrantes et autres excès. En bref, elles sont de deux sortes : congénitales et celles issues de causes portées d’une autre naissance.

Word by Word

• मांस-अङ्कुर-अनपान-आदौ: in (the condition of) fleshy sprouts and non-drinking etc.
• मांस-अङ्कुर-अनपान-आदौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अनपान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (समाहार/निर्देशार्थ), अर्थः ‘मांसाङ्कुर-अनपान-आदि-स्थाने/अवस्थायाम्’

• कुर्वन्ति: they produce / they cause
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अर्शांसि: piles (hemorrhoids)
• अर्शांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्शस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• जगुः: they have said / declared
• जगुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सह-जन्म-अन्तर-उत्थेन: by (that) arising from congenital and from another birth (past-life)
• सह-जन्म-अन्तर-उत्थेन: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √स्था/उत्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष; विशेषणम् (हेतु/निमित्त-निर्देश)

• भेदः: the classification / division
• भेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• द्वेधा: in two ways
• द्वेधा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्वेधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• समासतः: briefly / in summary
• समासतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समासतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसंहारार्थ क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘in brief/summarily’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Disease arises from improper indulgence and may also be carried as a karmic residue across births (janmāntara).

Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala operating through the body-mind complex (śarīra as upādhi) across saṃsāra.

Application: Adopt dietary restraint (avoid excess meat, sprouts if aggravating, alcohol), and reflect on long-term karmic habits; seek corrective regimen early.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khanda/medical sections): discussions of roga-hetu and doṣa-vikāra; Garuda Purana: karma and janmāntara causality motifs across didactic chapters

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of diet-related discipline in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links specific indulgences—meat, sprouted foods, and alcohol—to illness, presenting diet as a practical dharmic discipline with tangible bodily results.

How does this verse explain the role of karma in disease?

It states that disease can be twofold: congenital and also arising from causes rooted in another birth, reflecting the Garuda Purana view that some suffering has karmic continuity.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt moderation and mindful food-and-drink habits, and treat health not only medically but also ethically—by reducing harmful indulgences and cultivating disciplined living.