Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

मूत्रं सपित्तं सकफं सशुक्रं वा तदा क्रमात् / संजायते ऽश्मरी घोरा पित्तं गोरिव रोचना

Transliteration

mūtraṃ sapittaṃ sakaphaṃ saśukraṃ vā tadā kramāt / saṃjāyate 'śmarī ghorā pittaṃ goriva rocanā

Translation

मूत्रं यदा क्रमात् सपित्तं सकफं सशुक्रं वा भवति, तदा घोरा अश्मरी संजायते; पित्तं च गोरिव रोचनावत् पीतवर्णं भवति।

Word by Word

• मूत्रम्: urine
• मूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (1/2); neuter nom/acc sg

• सपित्तम्: with pitta
• सपित्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पित्तयुक्तम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• सकफम्: with kapha
• सकफम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कफयुक्तम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• सशुक्रम्: with semen
• सशुक्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शुक्रयुक्तम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• क्रमात्: gradually/in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन (5) रूपेण अव्ययीभाव (ablatival adverb): क्रमात् = क्रमशः; ‘in due order/gradually’

• संजायते: arises/comes into being
• संजायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् √जन् ‘to be born’ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; present indicative, 3rd sg; आत्मनेपद

• अश्मरी: urinary calculus/stone
• अश्मरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्मरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (1); nominative singular

• घोरा: terrible/severe
• घोरा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular (agreeing with अश्मरी)

• पित्तम्: bile/pitta
• पित्तम्: Upamana/Upameya (Comparand/उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• गोर्: of a cow
• गोर्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (6) छन्दसि/सन्धौ ‘गोर्’ (गोः); genitive singular

• इव: like
• इव: Upamana-marker (Simile/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• रोचना: (cow’s) bile/yellow pigment
• रोचना: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular; (गोरोचना = cow’s bile/yellow pigment)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Etiological progression: admixture of doṣic elements (pitta/kapha) and śukra in urine leads over time to āśmarī (urinary calculus).

Vedantic Theme: Time-bound maturation of causes into effects (kārya-kāraṇa-bhāva) within the body; impermanence of bodily ease.

Application: Treat early doṣa admixture and urinary abnormalities promptly to prevent stone formation; monitor color/consistency changes as warning signs.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158: āśmarī nidāna and pūrvarūpa (preliminary signs) sequence; Adjacent verses describing kapha-rootedness and bladder distension as prodromes

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of aśmarī (urinary stone) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames aśmarī as a serious disorder arising from impurity/mixture in urine linked to doṣic factors (pitta, kapha) and śukra, showing the text’s practical, health-oriented teaching alongside dharma topics.

How does this verse explain the mechanism behind disease formation?

It describes a gradual (kramāt) progression: urine becomes mixed with pitta/kapha/śukra, and over time that compounded imbalance concretizes into a painful calculus (aśmarī), with pitta’s hallmark yellow coloration compared to gorocanā.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat worsening urinary symptoms as progressive and address underlying heat (pitta) and mucus/heaviness (kapha) factors early through diet, hydration, and timely medical care, rather than waiting for the condition to harden into a stone.