Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

ईदृशैश्चापरैर्वायुरपानः कुपितो मले / पायोर्वलीषु सद्रवृत्तिभास्वन्निः पूर्णमूर्तिषु

Transliteration

īdṛśaiścāparairvāyurapānaḥ kupito male / pāyorvalīṣu sadravṛttibhāsvanniḥ pūrṇamūrtiṣu

Translation

ഇത്തരവും സമാനവുമായ മറ്റ് കാരണങ്ങളാൽ മലദോഷം മൂലം അപാനവായു കുപിതമാകുന്നു. അപ്പോൾ ഗുദദ്വാരത്തിലെ മടികളിൽ അഗ്നി പൂർണ്ണമായി പ്രത്യക്ഷമായതുപോലെ ദാഹമുള്ള, കലുഷിതമായ പ്രവൃത്തി ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• īdṛśaiḥ: by such
• īdṛśaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचनम्; 'by such (causes)'

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• aparaiḥ: by other
• aparaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनम्; 'by other (causes)'

• vāyuḥ: wind (vāta)
• vāyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचनम्

• apānaḥ: apāna-vāyu
• apānaḥ: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचनम्; वायोः विशेषः

• kupitaḥ: aggravated
• kupitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kupita (कृदन्त; √kup धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; 'aggravated'

• male: in excreta/impurity
• male: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; 'in the waste/impurity'

• pāyoḥ: of the anus
• pāyoḥ: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचनम्

• valīṣu: in the folds
• valīṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: valī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचनम्

• sat: having
• sat: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (stem form); 'with/possessing' (prefixal sense)

• dravṛtti: discharge/flow
• dravṛtti: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (stem form); 'discharge/flowing activity'

• bhāsu: manifesting
• bhāsu: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāsu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (stem form); 'shining/manifesting'

• agniḥ: digestive fire
• agniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचनम्; (पाचनाग्निः)

• pūrṇa: filled
• pūrṇa: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (कृदन्त; √pṝ/√pūr धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासाङ्ग (stem form); 'filled'

• mūrtiṣu: in the masses/lumps
• mūrtiṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Improper actions and impurity disturb vital functions; suffering arises as a direct fruit (phala) in the body.

Vedantic Theme: Karma operates through the guṇas and the body-mind instrument; disorder (vikāra) follows misuse of the instrument.

Application: Maintain cleanliness, avoid causative behaviors (vegadhāraṇa, harsh acts), treat early signs of anorectal burning; adopt diet/regimen that pacifies vāta and supports elimination.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156 (apāna-vāyu, anorectal pathology leading toward arśas)

Characters & Entities

• Apana Vayu
• Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of apāna-vāyu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights apāna-vāyu as a crucial force governing downward functions; when aggravated by mala (impurity), it becomes a direct cause of intense burning and distress in the lower region.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

In the Preta-kāṇḍa context, Garuda Purana links subtle physiological disturbances (vāyu imbalance) with suffering; such descriptions support the broader teaching that karmic and bodily conditions shape the preta’s experience after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain purity and disciplined habits (śauca, moderation, and dharmic living) to reduce causes of agitation and suffering—an ethical takeaway aligned with Garuda Purana’s emphasis on conduct and cleanliness.