Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

विशुष्कं चैव मुक्ताग्रं पक्वामं चान्तरान्तरम् / पाण्डुपित्तं हरिद्राक्तं पिच्छिलं चोपवेश्यते

Transliteration

viśuṣkaṃ caiva muktāgraṃ pakvāmaṃ cāntarāntaram / pāṇḍupittaṃ haridrāktaṃ picchilaṃ copaveśyate

Translation

บางคราวสิ่งนั้นแห้งเหือด บางคราวปลายหลวม และบางแห่งสุกงอมเป็นหย่อม ๆ; น้ำดีปรากฏเหลืองซีด ย้อมสีดุจขมิ้น และมีลักษณะเหนียวลื่นเป็นเมือก

Word by Word

• विशुष्कम्: very dry
• विशुष्कम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुष्क (प्रातिपदिक; वि+शुष्क)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc sg; adjective)

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मुक्ताग्रम्: pearl-tipped / having a pearl-like tip
• मुक्ताग्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ता + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुक्तायाः अग्रं इव/मुक्ताग्रं) विशेषण (Neuter Nom/Acc sg; genitive tatpurusha adjective)

• पक्वामम्: ripened/fully matured
• पक्वामम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पक्वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter Nom/Acc sg; adjective)

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

• अन्तरान्तरम्: at intervals; intermittently
• अन्तरान्तरम्: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तर + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial: ‘from time to time/at intervals’)

• पाण्डुपित्तम्: with pale/yellowish bile
• पाण्डुपित्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डु + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (पाण्डुं पित्तं यस्य/पाण्डुपित्तम्) विशेषण (Neuter Nom/Acc sg)

• हरिद्राक्तम्: smeared/tinged with turmeric-color
• हरिद्राक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरिद्रा + अक्त (अञ्ज्/अङ्ग्? धातु-जन्य ‘अक्त’ कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘अक्त’ = लिप्त/रञ्जित (PPP); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हरिद्रया अक्तम्) (Neuter Nom/Acc sg; past passive participle used adjectivally)

• पिच्छिलम्: slimy; mucous-like
• पिच्छिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिच्छिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter Nom/Acc sg)

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

• उपवेश्यते: is seated/settles (down)
• उपवेश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (present, 3rd sg, middle; passive/impersonal sense: ‘is seated/settles’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Careful observation of bodily signs to understand disease-process and its manifestations.

Vedantic Theme: deha-anityatva (impermanence of the body) as a support for dispassion through seeing bodily decay and dysfunction.

Application: Use symptom-pattern recognition (color/consistency/patchiness) to seek timely treatment and cultivate detachment from bodily identification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156.29-32 (continuation of symptomatology)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of describing pitta (bile) characteristics in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats bodily signs—such as dryness, patchy ripening/undigested states, and altered bile—as observable indicators of imbalance, encouraging disciplined living and timely corrective conduct in line with dharma.

How does this verse connect bodily symptoms with Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

In the Garuda Purana, practical knowledge supports righteous life: recognizing abnormal bodily conditions is presented as a way to maintain purity, health, and steadiness for religious duties rather than ignoring warning signs.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reminder to notice persistent bodily changes (dryness, slimy secretions, unusual yellowing) and respond with disciplined diet, routine, and medical consultation—so daily dharma and spiritual practice remain stable.