Shloka 17

Udara-roga Nidāna: Causes, Doṣa-Types, Spleen/Liver Enlargement, and Udakodara

Devanagari script

भ्रमोतिसारः पीतत्वं त्वगादावुदरं हरित् / पीतताम्रशिरादित्वं सस्वेदं सोष्म दह्यते

Transliteration

bhramotisāraḥ pītatvaṃ tvagādāvudaraṃ harit / pītatāmraśirāditvaṃ sasvedaṃ soṣma dahyate

Translation

Terdapat pening dan cirit-birit; kekuningan mula-mula muncul pada kulit, dan perut menjadi kehijauan. Urat dan saluran menjadi kuning hingga ke warna tembaga; dengan peluh dan panas, orang itu terasa terbakar.

Word by Word

• भ्रम: giddiness; vertigo
• भ्रम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अतिसारः: diarrhea
• अतिसारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पीतत्वम्: yellowness
• पीतत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत-त्व (प्रातिपदिक; पीत + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भाववाचक-त्वान्त

• त्वक्: skin
• त्वक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आदौ: at first; in the beginning
• आदौ: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (locative used adverbially); क्रमवाचक (adverb: at first)

• उदरम्: abdomen; abdominal swelling
• उदरम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हरित्: greenish
• हरित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उदरम् इति विशेषणम्

• पीतताम्रशिरादित्वम्: state of having yellow-coppery veins etc.
• पीतताम्रशिरादित्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत-ताम्र-शिरा-आदि-त्व (प्रातिपदिक; पीत + ताम्र + शिरा + आदि + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पीतताम्राः शिराः आदिः यस्य; तस्य भावः)

• सस्वेदम्: with sweating
• सस्वेदम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-स्वेद (प्रातिपदिक; स + स्वेद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वेदेन सहितम्)

• सोष्म: with heat; feverish
• सोष्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-उष्म (प्रातिपदिक; स + उष्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (उष्मणा सहितम्)

• दह्यते: is burned; feels burning
• दह्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Progression markers of pitta/heat pathology: systemic spread seen in skin/vein color changes and burning with sweat.

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha-darśana (clear seeing of suffering) as a spur toward dispassion and seeking higher refuge.

Application: Treat early when systemic signs appear (yellowing, heat, diarrhea, dizziness); avoid pitta-aggravating diet/behavior and seek cooling, stabilizing care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.161.16 (pitta-udara baseline signs); Garuda Purana 1.161.18-19 (kapha-udara signs for contrast)

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

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

This verse treats observable symptoms—color changes, sweating, heat, and burning—as diagnostic indicators, showing that the text also preserves practical body-knowledge alongside spiritual instruction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing the body’s breakdown and affliction, it supports the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching that the embodied condition is fragile and that one should prepare through dharma and right conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat these as warning signs to seek timely care and to cultivate discipline (diet, conduct, and restraint), aligning bodily responsibility with dharmic living.