Shloka 22

Arśa-nidāna: Causes, Prodrome, Doṣa-types, and Complications of Hemorrhoids

Devanagari script

क्षोभयेदनिलानन्यान् सर्वेन्द्रियशरीगान् / तथा मूत्रशकृत्पित्तकफान्वायुश्च शोषयन्

Transliteration

kṣobhayedanilānanyān sarvendriyaśarīgān / tathā mūtraśakṛtpittakaphānvāyuśca śoṣayan

Translation

వాయువు శరీరంలో ఉన్న ఇతర అనిలాలను క్షోభింపజేసి, శరీర‑ఇంద్రియాలలో నివసించే సమస్తాన్ని కలవరపెడుతుంది. అదే వాయువు మూత్రం, మలం, పిత్తం, కఫం అన్నిటినీ శోషింపజేస్తుంది।

Word by Word

• क्षोभयेत्: would agitate / should disturb
• क्षोभयेत्: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षोभय (णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• अनिलान्: winds / vāta(s)
• अनिलान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अनिलानन्यान्: the winds and others
• अनिलानन्यान्: Karma (Objects)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिलान् + अन्यान् (पदसमुच्चय; सन्धि)
• Form: द्वितीया-बहुवचन द्वयम्; समुच्चयार्थे (two coordinated objects)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Viśeṣaṇa (in compound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; सर्वनामसदृश विशेषण

• इन्द्रिय: sense-organ
• इन्द्रिय: Sambandha (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद

• शरीगान्: dwelling in the body
• शरीगान्: Karma (Object) / Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरीग (प्रातिपदिक; ‘शरीरग’ = body-dwelling; पाठभेद/रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वेन्द्रियशरीगान्: all the sense(-functions) dwelling in the body
• सर्वेन्द्रियशरीगान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + इन्द्रिय + शरीगान् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वेषाम् इन्द्रियाणाम् शरीरे गाः/स्थिताः’ (all sense-related, body-dwelling)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise)

• मूत्र: urine
• मूत्र: Sambandha (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद

• शकृत्: feces
• शकृत्: Sambandha (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद

• पित्त: bile
• पित्त: Sambandha (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद

• कफान्: phlegm(s)
• कफान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; समासोत्तरपद

• मूत्रशकृत्पित्तकफान्: urine, feces, bile, and phlegm
• मूत्रशकृत्पित्तकफान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र + शकृत् + पित्त + कफ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: ‘मूत्रं च शकृत् च पित्तं च कफः च’

• वायुः: wind / vāyu
• वायुः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शोषयन्: drying up / causing to dry
• शोषयन्: Karta (Agent) / Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुष् (धातु) → शोषय (णिच् causative) → शोषयत् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The vital principle (vāyu/prāṇa) governs bodily systems; imbalance in the subtle leads to disorder in the gross.

Vedantic Theme: sūkṣma-śarīra influence on sthūla-śarīra; prāṇa as an instrument of embodied life

Application: Maintain prāṇa balance through regulated breathing, routine, and moderation; recognize subtle causes behind gross symptoms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: prāṇa/vāyu discussions in bodily and post-mortem contexts (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of Vayu (prana) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Vayu as the force that governs movement and agitation in the body-sense system, capable of disturbing and drying bodily fluids—showing its central role in life-processes and bodily change.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By describing how Vayu disrupts the senses and bodily constituents, the text points to the weakening of embodied functions—an indicator of the body’s transition-state that precedes separation of consciousness from gross supports.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain balance of Vata/Vayu through disciplined routine, appropriate diet, rest, and calming practices; excessive dryness, agitation, and sensory disturbance are signs to reduce overstimulation and stabilize the body-mind.