Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

मूत्रसङ्गं रुजं कण्डूं कदाचिच्च सुवामतः / प्रच्छाद्य बस्तिमुद्धृत्य गर्मान्तं स्थूलविप्लुताम्

Transliteration

mūtrasaṅgaṃ rujaṃ kaṇḍūṃ kadācicca suvāmataḥ / pracchādya bastimuddhṛtya garmāntaṃ sthūlaviplutām

Translation

เกิดการขัดปัสสาวะ ปวด และคัน—บางคราวทุกข์ร้อนอย่างยิ่ง. เมื่อบริเวณกระเพาะปัสสาวะถูกปิดกั้นและเหมือนถูกดึงยกขึ้น ในที่สุดจะลงเอยด้วยความร้อนแสบร้อนและอาการบวมพองตึง.

Word by Word

• मूत्रसङ्गम्: obstruction/retention of urine
• मूत्रसङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘मूत्रस्य सङ्गः’

• रुजम्: pain
• रुजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुज्/रुजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• कण्डूम्: itching
• कण्डूम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्डू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• कदाचित्: sometimes
• कदाचित्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सुवामतः: from the left side / leftward
• सुवामतः: Desha (Direction/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिलन्त (ablatival adverb) = ‘from the left/leftward’

• प्रच्छाद्य: having covered
• प्रच्छाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-छद् (धातु √छद् ‘to cover’) → प्रच्छाद्य (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/क्त्वान्त-ल्यप्); उपसर्ग: प्र-; पूर्वक्रिया ‘having covered’

• बस्तिम्: the bladder
• बस्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• उद्धृत्य: having lifted/raised
• उद्धृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु √हृ ‘to take, lift’) → उद्धृत्य (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/क्त्वान्त); उपसर्ग: उद्-; पूर्वक्रिया ‘having lifted/raised’

• गर्मान्तम्: extreme heat / heat at its limit
• गर्मान्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ: ‘गर्मस्य अन्तः/सीमा’ (end/limit of heat; i.e., intense heat)

• स्थूलविप्लुताम्: greatly swollen/distended
• स्थूलविप्लुताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक) + विप्लुत (कृदन्त; √प्लु ‘to float/overflow’ with वि-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारय: ‘स्थूला च सा विप्लुता च’ (greatly swollen/overflowed)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Symptomatology of urinary obstruction progressing to burning and swelling when the bladder region is blocked and drawn upward (udvṛtta/uddhṛta).

Vedantic Theme: Duhkha as a signal within embodied existence; knowledge of symptoms supports right action (pravṛtti) and restraint (nivṛtti) in habits.

Application: Recognize warning signs (saṅga, ruja, kaṇḍū, dāha, śotha); avoid self-neglect; consult qualified care before severe distension develops.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158.20 (cause: pratiloma and vāyu at bladder-mouth); Garuda Purana 1.158.22 (drop-by-drop urine, burning, throbbing); Garuda Purana 1.158.23 (vāta-basti naming)

Characters & Entities

• Basti

FAQs

What symptoms are highlighted in this Garuda Purana verse?

It lists urinary blockage (mūtra-saṅga), pain (rujā), itching (kaṇḍū), burning heat (garma), and swelling/distension (sthūla-vipluta) around the bladder.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not; the verse is symptom-focused medical instruction rather than an account of preta-yātrā or Yama’s realm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent burning urination, pain, itching, or retention as serious signs; avoid suppressing urges and seek appropriate care early.