Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

गृह्णाति मेहनं नाभिं पीडयत्यतिलक्षणम् / सानिलं मुञ्चति शकृन्मुहुर्मेहति बिन्दुशः

Transliteration

gṛhṇāti mehanaṃ nābhiṃ pīḍayatyatilakṣaṇam / sānilaṃ muñcati śakṛnmuhurmehati binduśaḥ

Translation

તે મેહનને પકડી રાખે છે અને નાભિને અતિશય દબાવે છે. તે વાયુ સાથે મલ છોડે છે અને વારંવાર બિંદુબિંદુ કરીને મૂત્ર કરે છે॥

Word by Word

• गृह्णाति: grasps/holds
• गृह्णाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• मेहनम्: urinary organ (penis)
• मेहनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• नाभिम्: navel
• नाभिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• पीडयति: presses, causes pain
• पीडयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• अति-लक्षणम्: excessive/marked (symptom)
• अति-लक्षणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (पीडनस्य/लक्षणस्य)

• स-अनिलम्: with wind (vāta), with flatus
• स-अनिलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय 'with') + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ('अनिलेन सह')

• मुञ्चति: releases, discharges
• मुञ्चति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• शकृत्: feces
• शकृत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• मुहुः: again and again, repeatedly
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्ययम् (adverb of frequency)

• मेहति: urinates
• मेहति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मिह्/मेह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• बिन्दुशः: drop by drop
• बिन्दुशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + शस् (तद्धित; अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक (distributive adverb: 'in drops')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Symptom cluster for severe urinary dysfunction: suprapubic/umbilical pressure, dysuria with dribbling, disturbed apana leading to flatus with stool.

Vedantic Theme: indriya-nigraha limitation: the body’s functions are not fully controllable, prompting viveka.

Application: Recognize dribbling (binduśaḥ) and apana disturbance as serious; avoid straining; seek evaluation for obstruction/stone/infection; support apana balance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158.10-11 (obstruction, pain, discharge); Garuda Purana 1.158.13-14 (pitta/kaphaja features: burning vs cold/heavy)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

Why does the Garuda Purana describe such repeated, detailed suffering?

To emphasize inevitability of karma-phala and to motivate dharmic living, repentance, and corrective action before death.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It reflects the doctrine that the jiva’s post-death journey includes experiential consequences through a subtle embodiment, not merely abstract judgment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Adopt disciplined conduct, avoid adharma, and support dharmic practices (charity, truthfulness, non-harm) as preventative guidance taught by the text.