Shloka 25

Prameha-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa-Bheda: Etiology, Signs, Varieties, and Complications of Meha

Devanagari script

शनैः शनैः शनैर्मेही मन्दं मन्दंप्रमेहति / लालातन्तुयुतं मूत्रं लालामेहेन पिच्छिलम्

Transliteration

śanaiḥ śanaiḥ śanairmehī mandaṃ mandaṃpramehati / lālātantuyutaṃ mūtraṃ lālāmehena picchilam

Translation

プラメーハ（prameha）の病に苦しむ者は、尿をきわめてゆっくり、少しずつ排する。「ラーラー・メーハ（lālā-meha）」と呼ばれる状態では、尿は粘って滑らかになり、唾液のような粘液が糸状に混じる。

Word by Word

• शनैः: slowly
• शनैः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): शनैः = slowly, gradually

• शनैः: slowly (again)
• शनैः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• शनैः: slowly (repeatedly)
• शनैः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• मेही: a meha-patient
• मेही: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मेह-रोगी (one suffering from meha)

• मन्दम्: gently
• मन्दम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative): मन्दम् = gently/slowly

• मन्दम्: gently (again)
• मन्दम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative): पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• प्रमेहति: urinates (with prameha)
• प्रमेहति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√मिह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘प्रमेहति’ = passes urine excessively/has prameha

• लाला-तन्तु-युतम्: mixed with saliva-threads
• लाला-तन्तु-युतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of मূत्रम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लाला (प्रातिपदिक) + तन्तु (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त, √युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): लाला-तन्तुभिः युतम् = endowed with threads of saliva

• मूत्रम्: urine
• मूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लाला-मेहेन: by/with saliva-meha
• लाला-मेहेन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाला (प्रातिपदिक) + मेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): लाला-मेह = ‘saliva-meha’ (a type of meha)

• पिच्छिलम्: slimy, viscous
• पिच्छिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of मূत्रम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिच्छिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of मূत्रम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rogalakshana—precise description of prameha variants through observable signs (gati and drava-guna of mutra).

Vedantic Theme: Deha-anityatva and deha-duhkha as a spur toward vairagya (implicit).

Application: Use symptom-pattern recognition to classify the condition (lālā-meha) and seek appropriate regimen/therapy; cultivate bodily discipline and timely care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.159 (prameha-lakshana context)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of prameha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a technical, symptom-based description of prameha, showing the text’s diagnostic interest in bodily conditions and their observable signs.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey here; instead, it focuses on corporeal symptoms—part of Garuda Purana’s broader instruction that includes both bodily conditions and post-death teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a symptom note: slow, scanty urination with sticky, mucus-like strands is a warning sign—seek qualified medical care and avoid neglecting persistent urinary problems.