Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

इन्द्रियार्थेषु लौल्यं च क्रोधो दुः खोपचारतः / आशङ्का ग्रहणी शोथः पाण्डुगुल्मोदरेषु च

Transliteration

indriyārtheṣu laulyaṃ ca krodho duḥ khopacārataḥ / āśaṅkā grahaṇī śothaḥ pāṇḍugulmodareṣu ca

Translation

ഇന്ദ്രിയവിഷയങ്ങളിൽ അസ്ഥിരമായ ലാലസയും, വേദനാജനക ചികിത്സയിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ക്രോധവും ഉണ്ടാകും. കൂടെ ആശങ്ക, ഗ്രഹണീദോഷം, ശോഥം, പാണ്ഡുരോഗം, ഗുല്മം, ഉദരരോഗങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയും സംഭവിക്കും।

Word by Word

• इन्द्रिय: sense-organ
• इन्द्रिय: Sambandha (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• अर्थेषु: in objects
• अर्थेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• इन्द्रियार्थेषु: in sense-objects
• इन्द्रियार्थेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय + अर्थेषु (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘इन्द्रियाणाम् अर्थेषु’

• लौल्यं: restlessness / fickleness
• लौल्यं: Viṣaya (Symptom/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लौल्यम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्रोधः: anger
• क्रोधः: Viṣaya (Symptom/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दुःख: pain / suffering
• दुःख: Sambandha (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• उपचारतः: due to treatment/handling
• उपचारतः: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः—‘उपचारतः’ = ‘उपचारकारणात्/उपचारवशात्’ (due to treatment/handling)

• दुःखोपचारतः: due to painful treatment/handling
• दुःखोपचारतः: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दुःख + उपचारतः (समास/सन्धि)
• Form: पञ्चमी-प्रयोगः; तत्पुरुष: ‘दुःखस्य उपचारतः’ / ‘दुःखोपचारकारणात्’ (causative phrase)

• आशङ्का: anxiety / apprehension
• आशङ्का: Viṣaya (Symptom/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ग्रहणी: sprue/intestinal disorder (grahaṇī)
• ग्रहणी: Viṣaya (Symptom/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शोथः: swelling / edema
• शोथः: Viṣaya (Symptom/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पाण्डु: pale / anemic
• पाण्डु: Viśeṣaṇa (in compound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; वर्णविशेषण

• गुल्म: abdominal lump/tumor
• गुल्म: Sambandha (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद

• उदरेषु: in the abdomen(s)
• उदरेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• पाण्डुगुल्मोदरेषु: in pale-abdominal-lump conditions / in anemic abdominal tumors
• पाण्डुगुल्मोदरेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु + गुल्म + उदरेषु (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘पाण्डुगुल्मे उदरे’ (in abdomen with pale/lump condition)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Indriya-lolya (sense-craving) and krodha destabilize the mind-body system, leading to suffering; self-control is protective.

Vedantic Theme: indriya-nigraha and antahkarana-shuddhi as prerequisites for higher knowledge

Application: Practice moderation, anger-management, and mindful eating; cultivate sattva through japa, pranayama, and compassionate conduct to reduce psychosomatic escalation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: moral-psychological causes linked with bodily afflictions (contextual parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Indriyas (sense faculties)

FAQs

What is the importance of sense-control (indriya-nigraha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links craving for sense-objects and anger with concrete sufferings such as anxiety and bodily diseases, highlighting sense-control as a practical safeguard against karmic and mental-physical afflictions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana narrative?

By showing how mental vices like lustful craving and anger manifest as suffering, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching that karma shapes one’s embodied experience and prepares the soul’s condition for later post-death consequences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Reduce impulsive sense-indulgence, manage anger, and cultivate steadiness (discipline, moderation, and calm speech); the verse frames these as ethical habits that lessen anxiety and prevent suffering-producing patterns.