Shloka 42

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

वेधः सूच्येव विड्भ्रंशः कृच्छ्रे मूत्रं प्रवर्तते / गात्रे मुखे पदे शोथः ह्यग्निमान्द्यं तथैव च

Transliteration

vedhaḥ sūcyeva viḍbhraṃśaḥ kṛcchre mūtraṃ pravartate / gātre mukhe pade śothaḥ hyagnimāndyaṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

സൂചി കുത്തുന്നതുപോലെ കുത്തിവേദന ഉണ്ടാകും; മലത്തിൽ വ്യതിയാനം വരും; മൂത്രം അത്യന്തം പ്രയാസത്തോടെ മാത്രം പോകും. ഗാത്രങ്ങളിൽ, മുഖത്തിൽ, പാദങ്ങളിൽ വീക്കം വരുകയും ജഠരാഗ്നി മന്ദമാകുകയും ചെയ്യും.

Word by Word

• वेधः: piercing pain; pricking
• वेधः: Sambandha (Item in list/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सूच्या: with a needle
• सूच्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• इव: as if; like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• विड्भ्रंशः: diarrhea; stool-discharge
• विड्भ्रंशः: Sambandha (Item in list/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विड् (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्रंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (falling/discharge of stool)

• कृच्छ्रे: with difficulty; in distress
• कृच्छ्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘कृच्छ्रे (काले/अवस्थायाम्)’ इति

• मूत्रम्: urine
• मूत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• प्रवर्तते: flows; is discharged
• प्रवर्तते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; प्र-उपसर्ग

• गात्रे: in the body/limb
• गात्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• मुखे: in the mouth/face
• मुखे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• पदे: in the foot
• पदे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• शोथः: swelling
• शोथः: Sambandha (Item in list/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• अग्निमान्द्यम्: weak digestion; low digestive fire
• अग्निमान्द्यम्: Sambandha (Item in list/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + मान्द्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (weakness of digestive fire)

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in that manner)

• एव: just; indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (restrictive particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lakṣaṇa-vistāra: complications—needle-like vedha, bowel derangement, dysuria, edema, and weakened agni—mark severity and doṣic obstruction.

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha as a prompt for pramāda-tyāga (ending negligence) and cultivating discipline toward the body as instrument (sādhana-śarīra).

Application: Treat as urgent: dysuria + edema + agnimāndya suggests obstruction/deranged metabolism; seek medical evaluation; adopt light, warm, vāta-kapha balancing diet under guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160: continuation of gulma symptomatology and doṣa-based differentiation; agni concept recurring across roga-nidāna passages

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of describing bodily symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse lists concrete signs of severe affliction—pain, bowel disturbance, urinary difficulty, swelling, and weak digestion—to show how suffering can manifest tangibly and prompt a person toward dharmic correction and remedial action.

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

By linking intense physical distress to moral and karmic causality in the larger discourse, the text teaches that embodied experiences can reflect prior actions, shaping one’s spiritual urgency and preparedness for the afterlife journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat such conditions seriously with proper care, and also use suffering as a reminder to live ethically—practice self-restraint, charity, truthfulness, and regular prayer/ritual discipline to reduce harmful actions and cultivate clarity.