Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

स्थानच्युतमभुक्तं वा अण्डयोरन्तरे ऽनिलः / शोषयत्युपसंगृह्य शुक्रं तच्छुक्रमश्मरी

Transliteration

sthānacyutamabhuktaṃ vā aṇḍayorantare 'nilaḥ / śoṣayatyupasaṃgṛhya śukraṃ tacchukramaśmarī

Translation

వీర్యం తన స్థానము నుండి చలించిపోయినా లేదా వెలువడకుండానే ఉన్నా, అండకోశాల మధ్యనున్న వాయువు దానిని సమీకరించి ఎండబెడుతుంది; ఆ ఎండిన వీర్యమే శుక్రాశ్మరీ (వీర్యపాషాణం) అవుతుంది.

Word by Word

• स्थानच्युतम्: dislodged from its place
• स्थानच्युतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + च्युत (कृदन्त; √च्यु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘स्थानात् च्युतम्’

• अभुक्तम्: not expelled/not released
• अभुक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक भूतकृदन्त (not discharged/used)

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

• अण्डयोः: of the two testicles
• अण्डयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• अन्तरे: in between
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अनिलः: wind (vāta)
• अनिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शोषयति: dries up
• शोषयति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

• उपसंगृह्य: having collected/held
• उपसंगृह्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप + सम् + √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: अव्ययभाव (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; gerund)

• शुक्रम्: semen
• शुक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Determiner/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; निर्देशक

• शुक्रम्: semen
• शुक्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अश्मरी: becomes a stone (calculus)
• अश्मरी: Pratijna/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्मरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-सम्बन्ध (predicate noun)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-based causality: vāyu gathers and desiccates retained substance, producing concretions.

Vedantic Theme: Cause-effect discernment (kārya-kāraṇa-viveka) applied to the body; understanding prakṛti’s processes reduces confusion and enables right action.

Application: Recognize retention/displacement as a trigger; address vāta-aggravating habits (dryness, irregularity, suppression) and seek early intervention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158.16 (retention leads to large śukrāśmarī); Garuda Purana 1.158.18 (symptoms; early stage may dissolve)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vayu (as anila—bodily wind)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāyu (anila) in this Garuda Purana verse?

Vāyu is presented as the physiological force that can collect and desiccate retained or displaced semen; this drying process is stated as the mechanism by which śukrāśmarī forms.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe afterlife geography or Yama’s realm; it focuses on embodied causation—how misfunction in the subtle physiology (vāyu) manifests as disease—supporting the Purana’s broader ethic of disciplined living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid chronic suppression/retention of natural urges and consult healthcare professionals for urogenital pain or urinary difficulty, as the verse frames retention and obstruction as risk factors for serious complications.