Shloka 9

Pāṇḍu-Śotha Nidāna: Doṣa-wise Signs, Complications, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

अरुचिः पीतमूत्रत्वं स्वेदाभावो ऽल्पमृत्रता / मेदः समानिलात्तत्र गाढरुक्क्लेदगात्रता

Transliteration

aruciḥ pītamūtratvaṃ svedābhāvo 'lpamṛtratā / medaḥ samānilāttatra gāḍharukkledagātratā

Translation

അരുചി ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു, മൂത്രം മഞ്ഞനിറമാകുന്നു, വിയർപ്പ് ഇല്ലാതാകുന്നു, മൂത്രം കുറയുന്നു. സമാനവായുവിന്റെ വികാരത്താൽ മേദസ് ദൂഷിതമാകുന്നു; തുടർന്ന് ശരീരത്തിൽ ഗാഢവേദനയും ക്ലേദമുള്ള ഒട്ടിപ്പിടിച്ച ഈർപ്പവും ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अरुचिः: anorexia; tastelessness
• अरुचिः: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — loss of appetite/taste

• पीत-मूत्रत्वम्: yellow urine
• पीत-मूत्रत्वम्: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत (कृदन्त; √पा धातु, क्त) + मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘yellowness of urine’ (state/quality)

• स्वेद-अभावः: absence of sweat
• स्वेद-अभावः: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + अभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — absence of sweating

• अल्प-मृत्रता: scant urination
• अल्प-मृत्रता: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + मृत्रता/मूत्रता (प्रातिपदिक; भाव)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — scant urination (reading per IAST mṛtratā; sense = alpa-mūtratā)

• मेदः: fat (tissue)
• मेदः: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — fat

• सम-अनिलात्: from samāna vāyu
• सम-अनिलात्: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन — ‘from samāna-vāyu’ (the samāna wind)

• तत्र: there; in that case
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• गाढ-रुक्-क्लेद-गात्रता: body clamminess with severe pain
• गाढ-रुक्-क्लेद-गात्रता: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाढ (प्रातिपदिक) + रुक्/रुज् (प्रातिपदिक) + क्लेद (प्रातिपदिक) + गात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ता (भावप्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘condition of the body having intense pain and moisture/clamminess’

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue teaching Garuḍa/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Reading bodily outputs (urine, sweat, appetite) as indicators of internal imbalance; understanding combined vāta involvement affecting medas and moisture dynamics.

Vedantic Theme: Body as a field of observable signs; knowledge reduces confusion and enables right action (pravṛtti) without attachment.

Application: If appetite loss with yellow urine, low sweat/urine and heaviness occurs, seek evaluation; correct diet, hydration, and metabolic imbalance early.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162 (aruci, pīta-mūtra, asveda, alpamūtra; medas and vāta-samyoga effects)

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the importance of urine and sweat signs in this Garuda Purana verse?

Changes in urination and sweating are treated as diagnostic early indicators of internal imbalance, helping identify worsening doṣa disturbance before a condition becomes advanced.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It supports the Garuda Purana’s ethical emphasis on bodily awareness and disciplined living; caring for the body is part of sustaining dharma-oriented life that prepares one for death and beyond.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Persistent yellow urine, reduced sweating, low urine output, and heavy body-ache warrant hydration review and medical evaluation; don’t ignore systemic signs of imbalance.