Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

श्लेष्मोल्बणा महामूला घना मन्दरुजः सिताः / उत्सन्नोपचितस्निग्धस्तब्धवृत्तगुरुस्थिराः

Transliteration

śleṣmolbaṇā mahāmūlā ghanā mandarujaḥ sitāḥ / utsannopacitasnigdhastabdhavṛttagurusthirāḥ

Translation

ഇവ കഫപ്രധാനമായും ആഴമേറിയ മൂലമുള്ളതും ഘനവുമായും മന്ദവേദനയുള്ളതും ശ്വേതവർണ്ണമുള്ളതുമാണ്; ഉയർന്നുനിൽക്കുന്ന, നിറഞ്ഞ, സ്നിഗ്ധ, സ്തബ്ധ, വൃത്ത, ഭാരമുള്ള, ദൃഢമായിരിക്കും।

Word by Word

• śleṣma-ulbaṇāḥ: abounding in phlegm
• śleṣma-ulbaṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śleṣma (प्रातिपदिक) + ulbaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śleṣmasya ulbaṇāḥ = ‘abounding in phlegm’)

• mahā-mūlāḥ: having large roots/base
• mahā-mūlāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahā mūlāḥ = ‘having great roots/base’)

• ghanāḥ: dense/thick
• ghanāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• manda-rujaḥ: causing mild pain
• manda-rujaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manda (प्रातिपदिक) + ruj (प्रातिपदिक; ‘pain’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (manda rujā yasya/ye = ‘with mild pain’)

• sitāḥ: white/pale
• sitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• utsanna-upacita-snigdha-stabdha-vṛtta-guru-sthirāḥ: bulging, swollen, oily, stiff, rounded, heavy, and firm
• utsanna-upacita-snigdha-stabdha-vṛtta-guru-sthirāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utsanna (प्रातिपदिक) + upacita (कृदन्त; उप-√चि (धातु) क्त) + snigdha (प्रातिपदिक) + stabdha (कृदन्त; √स्तभ् (धातु) क्त) + vṛtta (कृदन्त; √वृत् (धातु) क्त) + guru (प्रातिपदिक) + sthira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समाहार/विशेषण-समुच्चयः (बहुपद-समासः; गुणसमुच्चयः)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Roga-pariksha through lakshana: kapha-pradhana granthi/arbuda-like features (white, snigdha, guru, sthira, stabdha).

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as prakriti-vikara; viveka through accurate naming of embodied conditions.

Application: Use symptom-clusters (color, pain, consistency, mobility, heaviness) to infer doshic predominance and avoid misclassification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156 (Ayurveda/roga-lakshana section): kapha-vikara descriptions continuing in 1.156.39-42

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of bodily signs described in the Garuda Purana?

This verse classifies physical features (phlegm-dominant, white, firm, mildly painful, deep-rooted) as diagnostic signs, used in the text’s broader discussion of bodily conditions and their implications within the Preta Kanda context.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s teachings on death and the afterlife?

Preta Kanda often links embodied conditions with karmic and ritual concerns; such symptom-lists function as practical markers within the narrative framework that prepares one for right conduct and timely rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional diagnostic description: observe the body carefully, seek appropriate medical care, and use the reminder to maintain discipline (dharma) and preparedness for life’s impermanence.