Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

श्लेष्माश्रया च सर्वा स्यादथास्याः पूर्वलक्षणम् / बस्त्याध्मानं तदासन्नदेशोहि परितो ऽतिरुक्

Transliteration

śleṣmāśrayā ca sarvā syādathāsyāḥ pūrvalakṣaṇam / bastyādhmānaṃ tadāsannadeśohi parito 'tiruk

Translation

Semuanya dikatakan berakar pada kapha. Adapun tanda-tanda awalnya: perut kandung kemih terasa mengembung, dan nyeri hebat di sekeliling daerah yang dekat dengannya.

Word by Word

• श्लेष्माश्रया: having kapha as its seat
• श्लेष्माश्रया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लेष्मन् + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: श्लेष्मणि आश्रयः यस्याः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular (agreeing with implied अश्मरी/व्याधिः)

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

• सर्वा: entire/wholly
• सर्वा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular

• स्यात्: would be/is said to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् √अस् ‘to be’ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd sg optative

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक/प्रस्तावक-अव्यय (then/now)

• अस्याः: of it/of this (disease)
• अस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (6); genitive singular (of this/its)

• पूर्वलक्षणम्: prodromal sign
• पूर्वलक्षणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: पूर्वं लक्षणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• बस्त्याध्मानम्: distension of the bladder
• बस्त्याध्मानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बस्ति + आध्मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: बस्तेः आध्मानम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• आसन्नदेशः: the nearby region
• आसन्नदेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन्न + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: आसन्नः देशः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• परितः: around
• परितः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: around)

• अतिरुक्: severe pain
• अतिरुक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति + रुक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: अतिशयेन रुक्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular (severe pain)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pūrvarūpa (preliminary signs) and doṣa-root: the condition is kapha-based, heralded by bladder distension and intense local pain.

Vedantic Theme: Right knowledge as prevention: seeing early signs reduces later suffering; body as field (kṣetra) with knowable patterns.

Application: Recognize early distension and peri-bladder pain as warning signs; intervene early with kapha-reducing and channel-clearing measures under proper guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158: transition from causation to pūrvarūpa of āśmarī/basti disorders; Subsequent common signs list (retention, fever, anorexia, pain sites)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of pūrvalakṣaṇa (preliminary signs) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that early, recognizable symptoms—like bladder distension and intense surrounding pain—help identify a kapha-rooted disorder before it fully manifests.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, within Garuda Purana’s broader instruction to Garuda, it presents practical diagnostic markers of bodily conditions, emphasizing discernment and timely response.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat noticeable early warning signs seriously—especially acute pain and swelling—seek timely care, and use the idea of “root cause” (here, kapha/śleṣma) as a reminder to address underlying imbalance rather than only symptoms.