Shloka 18

Nidāna of Mūtraghāta and Aśmarī: Doṣa-based Types, Signs, and Named Urinary Syndromes

Devanagari script

बस्तिरुक्कृच्छ्रमूत्रत्वं शुक्ला श्वयथुकारिणी / तस्यामुत्पन्नमात्रायां शुष्कमेत्य विलीयते

Transliteration

bastirukkṛcchramūtratvaṃ śuklā śvayathukāriṇī / tasyāmutpannamātrāyāṃ śuṣkametya vilīyate

Translation

Ia menyebabkan sakit pada pundi kencing (basti) dan kesukaran membuang air kecil; warnanya keputihan serta menimbulkan bengkak. Apabila baru timbul, ia mengering dan boleh larut lalu hilang.

Word by Word

• बस्तिरुक्: bladder-pain
• बस्तिरुक्: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + रुक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-समासाङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बस्तेः रुक्)

• कृच्छ्र: difficult/painful
• कृच्छ्र: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-समासाङ्ग; विशेषण (मूत्रत्व)

• मूत्रत्वम्: painful urination (state of urinating)
• मूत्रत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कृच्छ्रं मूत्रत्वम्)

• शुक्ला: white
• शुक्ला: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (अश्मरी)

• श्वयथुकारिणी: causing swelling
• श्वयथुकारिणी: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वयथु (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिणी (कृदन्त; √कृ, णिनि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष ‘श्वयथुं करोति’

• तस्याम्: in that (condition/stone)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उत्पन्नमात्रायाम्: at the very moment of arising
• उत्पन्नमात्रायाम्: Adhikarana (Temporal locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत् + √पद्/√पन् (धातु; उत्पद्यते) + क्त (उत्पन्न) + मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (उत्पन्ना मात्रा यस्यां) ‘as soon as it has arisen’

• शुष्कम्: dry
• शुष्कम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (implicit object)

• एत्य: having become/attaining
• एत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: अव्ययभाव (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; gerund)

• विलीयते: dissolves
• विलीयते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √ली (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Timeliness matters: early-stage conditions are more reversible; neglect allows suffering to consolidate.

Vedantic Theme: Pramāda (negligence) as a cause of bondage/suffering in embodied life; vigilance (apramāda) supports well-being.

Application: Seek early care at first signs (bladder pain, dysuria, swelling); early intervention improves reversibility.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158.16-17 (cause: retention and vāyu drying); Garuda Purana 1.158.19 (relation between aśmarī and śarkarā)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What symptoms of śukrāśmarī are described in the Garuda Purana?

The verse lists bladder pain, difficult urination, a whitish nature, and swelling—indicating an obstructive and inflammatory urogenital condition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss the soul’s post-death route; it teaches that early recognition of suffering and timely correction can prevent worsening—an applied dharmic principle of preventing harm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do not ignore early urinary pain or difficulty; early intervention is implied to be easier and more effective, aligning with modern preventive care and prompt diagnosis.