Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

सपिच्छं सनिरुद्धं च सर्वैः सर्वात्मकं मलैः / यदा वायुर्मुखं बस्तेर्व्यावर्त्य पारिशोषयन्

Transliteration

sapicchaṃ saniruddhaṃ ca sarvaiḥ sarvātmakaṃ malaiḥ / yadā vāyurmukhaṃ bastervyāvartya pāriśoṣayan

Translation

เมื่อเพราะมลทินต่าง ๆ (มละ) ปัสสาวะกลายเป็นเมือกข้น ติดขัด และปนเปื้อนหลายอย่าง แล้ววายุหันกลับปากทางของกระเพาะปัสสาวะและทำให้แห้ง จึงเกิดการกักปัสสาวะและปัสสาวะลำบาก

Word by Word

• सपिच्छम्: with slimy/viscid matter
• सपिच्छम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पिच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-समास/सह-भाव: पिच्छयुक्तम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg (describing mūtra/मल)

• सनिरुद्धम्: obstructed/retained
• सनिरुद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + निरुद्ध (रुध् √रुध् ‘to obstruct’ + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: स-उपपद + क्तान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg (obstructed/retained)

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

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया बहुवचन (3); instrumental plural

• सर्वात्मकम्: of all kinds / comprising all
• सर्वात्मकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सर्वेषां आत्मा/स्वभावो यस्य; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• मलैः: by impurities/wastes
• मलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया बहुवचन (3); instrumental plural

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal conjunction: when)

• वायुः: vāyu (wind/doṣa)
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (1); nominative singular

• मुखम्: opening/mouth
• मुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (2); accusative singular

• बस्तेः: of the bladder
• बस्तेः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (6); genitive singular

• व्यावर्त्य: having deflected/turned back
• व्यावर्त्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-आ-वृत् √वृत् ‘to turn’ + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययीभाव (absolutive/gerund): having turned back/deflected

• पारिशोषयन्: drying up (causing desiccation)
• पारिशोषयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-शुष् √शुष् ‘to dry’ + णिच् + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘drying up’ (agent = vāyuḥ)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pathogenesis (samprāpti): malas thicken/obstruct urine; vāyu deranges flow by reversing/drying the bladder outlet.

Vedantic Theme: Causality in prakṛti: guṇa/doṣa imbalance yields predictable effects; knowledge reduces fear through intelligibility.

Application: Address both obstruction (malas/kapha) and vāta derangement (drying/reversal) in management—hydration, unctuous measures, and clearing channels as appropriate.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158: explanation of basti-mukha dysfunction and mala-saṅga as causes of mūtra-nirodha; Ayurvedic samprāpti pattern shared with classical nidāna descriptions of mūtrakṛcchra/āśmarī

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

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

It describes vāyu as the force that can constrict/deflect the bladder outlet, leading to drying and obstruction—an Āyurvedic explanation for urinary retention.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the after-death journey; it is a technical passage on bodily processes, framed as instruction from Vishnu to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Symptoms like obstructed flow and mucous-like urine suggest blockage or inflammation—treat as medically urgent rather than waiting for self-resolution.