Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

आशयोपचयाल्पत्वाद्गहणाहरणे सुखी / सुक्राश्मरी तु महती जायते शुक्रधारणात्

Transliteration

āśayopacayālpatvādgahaṇāharaṇe sukhī / sukrāśmarī tu mahatī jāyate śukradhāraṇāt

Translation

ఆశయంలో కూడిక తక్కువగా ఉండుట వలన దానిని తొలగించడం సులభమై ఉపశమనం కలుగుతుంది; కానీ వీర్యాన్ని ఆపి నిలుపుట వలన శుక్రాశ్మరీ (వీర్యపాషాణం) పెద్దదిగా అవుతుంది.

Word by Word

• आशय: reservoir/organ (receptacle)
• आशय: Sambandha (Genitive in compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-पूर्वपद (समासाङ्ग); अर्थः ‘आशयस्य’

• उपचय: accumulation/increase
• उपचय: Sambandha (Genitive in compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-पूर्वपद (समासाङ्ग); अर्थः ‘उपचयस्य’

• अल्पत्वात्: due to smallness
• अल्पत्वात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अल्पत्व (प्रातिपदिक; -त्व तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause)

• गहण: in taking/holding (grasping)
• गहण: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (गहणाहरणे)

• अहरणे: in removal/evacuation
• अहरणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (गहणाहरणे)

• सुखी: comfortable/easy
• सुखी: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (implicit subject)

• शुक्र: semen-stone (calculus from semen)
• शुक्र: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्मरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शुक्रस्य अश्मरी)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• महती: large
• महती: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (शुक्राश्मरी)

• जायते: is produced/arises
• जायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शुक्रधारणात्: from retention of semen
• शुक्रधारणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + धारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शुक्रस्य धारणम्) हेत्वर्थ

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right regulation of bodily functions; retention/withholding leads to aggravated pathology.

Vedantic Theme: Moderation (yukta) in embodied conduct; care of the body as an instrument for dharma.

Application: Avoid habitual suppression/retention (especially of semen/urges); seek timely treatment when symptoms are mild for easier relief.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158.17 (mechanism of vāyu drying retained semen); Garuda Purana 1.158.18 (symptoms and early-stage resolution)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

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

This verse treats aśmarī as a diagnosable bodily disorder and explains that the severity depends on the type and the degree of internal accumulation, showing the Purana’s practical medical guidance alongside dharma teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey here; instead, it shifts to bodily pathology, emphasizing that caring for the body and understanding disease are also part of righteous living (dharma) in the text’s broader instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat urinary symptoms early and avoid habits described as causing worsening (here, retention/obstruction related to śukra), seeking qualified medical care rather than ignoring progressive accumulation.