Shloka 21

Udara-roga Nidāna: Causes, Doṣa-Types, Spleen/Liver Enlargement, and Udakodara

Devanagari script

सर्वदूषणदुष्टाश्च सरक्ताः सञ्चिता मलाः / कोष्ठं प्राप्य विकुर्वाणाः शोषमूर्छाभ्रमान्वितम्

Transliteration

sarvadūṣaṇaduṣṭāśca saraktāḥ sañcitā malāḥ / koṣṭhaṃ prāpya vikurvāṇāḥ śoṣamūrchābhramānvitam

Translation

सब प्रकार के दूषण से दूषित और रक्त से मिश्रित मल संचित होकर, कोष्ठ में पहुँचकर विकार उत्पन्न करते हैं, जिनके साथ शोष, मूर्छा और भ्रम भी होते हैं।

Word by Word

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (compound-member)

• दूषण: pollution/defilement
• दूषण: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound-member)

• दुष्टाः: vitiated/corrupted
• दुष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √दुष् (धातु) से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वदूषणेन दुष्टाः (corrupted by all impurities)

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

• सरक्ताः: blood-tinged
• सरक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सरक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: रक्तेन सह (with blood/tinged with blood)

• सञ्चिताः: accumulated
• सञ्चिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सञ्चित (प्रातिपदिक; √चि (धातु) + सम्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (accumulated)

• मलाः: impurities/wastes
• मलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• कोष्ठम्: the abdomen/gut
• कोष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) + प्र- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): प्राप्य = having reached

• विकुर्वाणाः: producing/causing
• विकुर्वाणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (present active participle: doing/producing)

• शोष: wasting/drying
• शोष: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound-member)

• मूर्छा: fainting
• मूर्छा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound-member)

• भ्रम: giddiness/vertigo
• भ्रम: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound-member)

• अन्वितम्: accompanied by
• अन्वितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; √इ (धातु) + अनु-उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः: शोष-मूर्छा-भ्रमैः अन्वितम् (endowed with wasting, fainting, and giddiness)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Unchecked impurity (mala) and contamination spread through vital channels, producing systemic decline; cleanliness and right regimen are protective duties.

Vedantic Theme: Suffering arises in the field (kṣetra) when guṇa/doṣa disturbances dominate; cultivate witness-consciousness while responsibly caring for the body.

Application: Attend to early signs of āma/toxic buildup (fatigue, dizziness); support digestion and elimination; avoid blood-aggravating foods and untreated infections.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: bodily-region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.161 (mala, koṣṭha, roga-samudaya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Mala

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘mala’ (impurities) in the Garuda Purana’s health teaching?

This verse shows mala as a key disease-driver: when accumulated, vitiated, and blood-mixed, it disrupts the koṣṭha and leads to severe systemic symptoms.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It primarily addresses embodied pathology; indirectly, it supports the Purana’s dharmic aim—maintaining bodily clarity and discipline to uphold duties and spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Chronic digestive disturbance with weakness, fainting tendencies, or dizziness suggests deeper imbalance—prioritize digestion-supporting routines, timely treatment, and lifestyle purification.