Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

प्रवृद्धवायुना मूत्रे वस्तिस्थे चैव दाहकृत् / मूत्रं वर्तयते पूर्वं सरक्तं रक्तमेव वा

Transliteration

pravṛddhavāyunā mūtre vastisthe caiva dāhakṛt / mūtraṃ vartayate pūrvaṃ saraktaṃ raktameva vā

Translation

Apabila vāyu yang meningkat bertindak pada air kencing yang tertahan di pundi kencing (basti), ia menimbulkan rasa pedih terbakar. Pada mulanya pesakit membuang air kencing bercampur darah, atau bahkan darah semata-mata.

Word by Word

• प्रवृद्धवायुना: by aggravated wind (vāta)
• प्रवृद्धवायुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवृद्ध (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (प्रवृद्धः वायुः)

• मूत्रे: in the urine
• मूत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वस्तिस्थे: located in the bladder
• वस्तिस्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वस्तौ स्थितम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• दाहकृत्: causing burning
• दाहकृत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्तः (कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त), तत्पुरुषः (दाहं करोति)

• मूत्रम्: urine
• मूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वर्तयते: causes to flow / passes
• वर्तयते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु) [णिच्/प्रयोजक-प्रयोगः: वर्तयति]
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• पूर्वम्: first / initially
• पूर्वम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सरक्तम्: with blood-tinge
• सरक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्ययार्थ) + रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (रक्तेन सह)

• रक्तम्: red / bloody
• रक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: only / indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Accurate discernment of symptoms (lakṣaṇa) and pathogenesis (samprāpti) to respond wisely to suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discriminative knowledge) applied to embodied experience; observing guṇa/doṣa movements without denial.

Application: Treat burning urination and blood in urine as serious; reduce vāta aggravation and seek prompt therapeutic intervention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158: bladder (vasti) disorders; progression from obstruction to burning/bleeding signs

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of vāyu (Vata) in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse highlights aggravated vāyu as a direct cause of burning urination and blood in urine, framing disease as a doṣa-driven disturbance with observable clinical signs.

How does this verse explain suffering in the Garuda Purana narrative?

By describing specific bodily symptoms (burning and bloody urine), the text concretely illustrates embodied suffering—often discussed alongside moral and post-death consequences in the Preta Kanda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat burning or blood in urine as a serious warning sign and seek qualified medical care; ethically, the verse encourages attentive care of the body and disciplined living to prevent doṣa aggravation.