Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

अन्तर्मुखानि पाण्डूनि दारुणोपद्रवाणि च / योज्यानि च पृथोग्दोषसंसर्गनिचयात्स्वतः

Transliteration

antarmukhāni pāṇḍūni dāruṇopadravāṇi ca / yojyāni ca pṛthogdoṣasaṃsarganicayātsvataḥ

Translation

ภาวะที่หันกลับสู่ภายใน ความซีดเหลือง (ปาณฑุ) และอุปัทวะอันรุนแรงทั้งหลาย พึงเข้าใจว่าเกิดขึ้นเองจากการสั่งสมและปะปนของโทษะต่าง ๆ ภายในกาย.

Word by Word

• अन्तर्मुखानि: inward-facing/internal
• अन्तर्मुखानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्मुख (प्रातिपदिक; अन्तर् + मुख)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (अन्तः मुखं यस्य/यत्) ‘inward-facing’

• पाण्डूनि: pale
• पाण्डूनि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• दारुणोपद्रवाणि: having severe complications
• दारुणोपद्रवाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण + उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (दारुणानि उपद्रवाणि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• योज्यानि: are to be ascribed/connected
• योज्यानि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अनीयर्-कृदन्त (gerundive: ‘to be connected/attributed’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘separately’)

• दोषसंसर्गनिचयात्: from the accumulation of doṣa-combinations
• दोषसंसर्गनिचयात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष + संसर्ग + निचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; बहु-तत्पुरुष (दोषाणां संसर्गस्य निचयः) ‘accumulation due to association of doṣas’; अपादानार्थक (from/because of)

• स्वतः: by itself/naturally
• स्वतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/स्वभावार्थ (adverb: ‘of itself/by itself’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Symptoms are to be understood through discerning the intermixture and accumulation of distinct doṣas; correct knowledge precedes correct treatment.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discriminative understanding) applied to embodied experience; naming and knowing conditions reduces confusion and fear.

Application: Track symptom patterns (pallor, inward-turning conditions, severity) and evaluate combined doṣa involvement rather than single-cause assumptions; seek systematic diagnosis.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156.10-11 (doṣa-specific qualities and aggravating causes)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Doṣas

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣa accumulation in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that serious symptoms—like pallor and intense afflictions—arise naturally when distinct doṣas accumulate and mix, highlighting doṣa-balance as a key diagnostic and corrective principle.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it frames suffering in embodied life as arising from natural causes (doṣa disturbance). In Garuda Purana’s broader ethic, caring for the body through dharmic living supports clarity of mind and preparedness for spiritual duties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent pallor, inward withdrawal, and severe distress as signs of systemic imbalance; pursue disciplined diet, conduct, and timely medical/Āyurvedic consultation to restore equilibrium rather than ignoring early warnings.