Shloka 18

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

गुदास्तनाभिजे विद्याद्दोषक्लेदोच्चविद्रधौ / कुरुते स्वाधिष्ठानस्य विवर्तं सन्निपातजः

Transliteration

gudāstanābhije vidyāddoṣakledoccavidradhau / kurute svādhiṣṭhānasya vivartaṃ sannipātajaḥ

Translation

गुदस्तननाभिजे विद्रधौ दोषाणां क्लेदोच्चं स्रावबहुलं विद्यात्। सन्निपातजः स तु स्वाधिष्ठानप्रदेशस्य विवर्तं विकृतिं करोति।

Word by Word

• गुद-स्तन-नाभिजे: in one arising in the anus, breast, or navel region
• गुद-स्तन-नाभिजे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुद (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तन (प्रातिपदिक) + नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गुदे/स्तने/नाभौ जातः)

• विद्यात्: should know/recognize
• विद्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दोष-क्लेद-उच्च-विद्रधौ: in an elevated abscess with doshic moisture/ooze
• दोष-क्लेद-उच्च-विद्रधौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + क्लेद (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्च (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्रधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (दोषक्लेदेन उच्चः विद्रधिः)

• कुरुते: produces; causes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• स्व-अधिष्ठानस्य: of its own seat/location
• स्व-अधिष्ठानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य अधिष्ठानम्)

• विवर्तम्: turning/rolling; distortion
• विवर्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-√वृत् (धातु) → विवर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सन्निपातजः: arising from tridoṣa concurrence (sannipāta)
• सन्निपातजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्निपात (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सन्निपातात् जातः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Complex disorders (sannipāta) distort foundational bodily centers; holistic understanding is required.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of gross and subtle instruments (sthūla–sūkṣma śarīra) in lived experience.

Application: In abscesses of anus/breast/navel, assess excessive doṣa-kleda (oozing) and consider sannipāta when distortion/spread is evident; treat comprehensively rather than symptom-by-symptom.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: body-region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.17 (staging āma/pakva/vidagdha); Garuda Purana 1.160.19 (rupture inward/outward; complications)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Tridoṣa (Vata-Pitta-Kapha)
• Svādhiṣṭhāna

FAQs

What is sannipāta in the Garuda Purana context?

Sannipāta indicates a combined aggravation of all three doṣas (vāta, pitta, kapha), typically implying a complex and severe condition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By linking intense disease to disturbance in a key bodily locus (svādhiṣṭhāna), it implies that physical imbalance can agitate the mind—hence the need for steadiness, mantra, and dharmic preparation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat multi-factor, systemic illness seriously; prioritize comprehensive care and mental steadiness, avoiding neglect when symptoms suggest complicated inflammation or infection.