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Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

विस्तीर्णवा सं मूत्रं स्यात्तथा मार्गनिरोधने / बद्धं बद्ध्वा सुखं मेहेदच्छं गोमेदकोपमम्

Transliteration

vistīrṇavā saṃ mūtraṃ syāttathā mārganirodhane / baddhaṃ baddhvā sukhaṃ mehedacchaṃ gomedakopamam

Translation

मार्गनिरोधने सति मूत्रं विस्तीर्णवत् संनिरुद्धं भवति। मेहने बद्धे सति स कष्टेनैव मेहति, मूत्रं चाच्छं गोमेदकसदृशं निष्क्रामति॥

Word by Word
विस्तीर्णवत्spread out, distended
विस्तीर्णवत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविस्तीर्ण (कृदन्त, √स्तॄ/स्तृ "to spread") + वत् (प्रातिपदिक-प्रत्यय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (adjectival, -वत् suffix = 'having/like')
सत्being, existing
सत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत् (प्रातिपदिक; √अस् 'to be' से निष्पन्न)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्
मूत्रम्urine
मूत्रम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्
स्यात्would be / may become
स्यात्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb of manner)
मार्ग-निरोधनेin obstruction of the passage
मार्ग-निरोधने:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमार्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + निरोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसप्तमी, एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('मार्गस्य निरोधनम्')
बद्धम्bound, obstructed
बद्धम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबद्ध (कृदन्त; √बन्ध् 'to bind' क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; विशेषणम्
बद्ध्वाhaving bound/blocked
बद्ध्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√बन्ध् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund)
सुखम्comfortably, with ease
सुखम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोगः (accusative used adverbially)
मेहेत्would urinate
मेहेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√मिह्/मेह् (धातु; 'to urinate')
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्
अच्छम्clear, transparent
अच्छम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootअच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (मूत्रस्य)
गोमेदक-उपमम्resembling gomedaka (hessonite)
गोमेदक-उपमम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमेदक (प्रातिपदिक) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('गोमेदकस्य उपमम्' = like gomedaka)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Observation-based description of disease signs (lakshana) to distinguish urinary obstruction and urine-character changes.

Vedantic Theme: deha-anityatva (impermanence and vulnerability of the body) as a spur toward discernment.

Application: Use symptom-patterns (retention, difficulty, clarity/appearance) to recognize urinary obstruction and seek timely treatment; cultivate detachment from bodily identity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158 (urinary disorders/ashmari-meha symptomatology sequence)

Characters & Entities
G
Garuda

FAQs

Such descriptions concretely portray karmic retribution (naraka-anubhava), making the consequences of adharma vivid and ethically instructive.

It implies that the jiva, through a subtle body, undergoes pain mirroring physical afflictions as a result of karma while experiencing naraka conditions.

Cultivate self-restraint and dharmic conduct; use the teaching as a reminder that harmful actions lead to suffering, encouraging repentance and corrective living.

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