Shloka 24

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

मूत्रन्तयोरप्यनिलाद्बाह्ये वाभ्यन्तरे तथा / वातपूर्णः खरस्पर्शो रूक्षो वाताच्च दाहकृत्

Transliteration

mūtrantayorapyanilādbāhye vābhyantare tathā / vātapūrṇaḥ kharasparśo rūkṣo vātācca dāhakṛt

Translation

แม้ในทางปัสสาวะและอุจจาระ ทั้งภายนอกหรือภายใน ด้วยอำนาจอนิล (วาตะ) ย่อมเกิดภาวะที่เต็มไปด้วยลม—สัมผัสหยาบกระด้าง แห้งแล้งโดยสภาพ และเพราะวาตะจึงก่อให้เกิดอาการแสบร้อน

Word by Word

• मूत्र: urine
• मूत्र: Sambandha (In compound/समाससम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• अन्तयोः: in the ends/terminals (of the urinary passages)
• अन्तयोः: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी, द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मूत्र-अन्त = मूत्रस्य अन्तः/मार्गान्तः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

• अनिलात्: from vāta (wind)
• अनिलात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• बाह्ये: externally
• बाह्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणविशेषण

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

• अभ्यन्तरे: internally
• अभ्यन्तरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणविशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• वात: vāta (wind)
• वात: Sambandha (In compound/समाससम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• पूर्णः: filled with wind
• पूर्णः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वात-पूर्णः = वातेन पूर्णः)

• खर: rough/harsh
• खर: Sambandha (In compound/समाससम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• स्पर्शः: having rough touch
• स्पर्शः: Visheshana/Predicative
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (खर-स्पर्शः)

• रूक्षः: dry
• रूक्षः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (गदः/विकारः)

• वातात्: from vāta
• वातात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

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

• दाह: burning
• दाह: Sambandha (In compound/समाससम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• कृत्: causing burning
• कृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कृत् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (दाह-कृत् = दाहं करोति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāta’s capacity to disturb multiple srotas (mūtra and purīṣa pathways) producing characteristic guṇas: rūkṣa (dry), khara (rough), and associated burning sensation.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-doṣa framework as empirical mapping of suffering (duḥkha) in the body; discernment (viveka) between knower and known supports wise response.

Application: When urinary/bowel channels show dryness, roughness, and burning, suspect vāta involvement (possibly with secondary heat); prioritize hydration, unctuous measures, and vāta-pacifying regimen while evaluating for mixed doṣa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160: urinary/genital channel disorders and doṣa guṇas in adjacent verses; Ayurveda parallels: Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya on vāta guṇas (rūkṣa, khara) and their clinical signs; Caraka on srotas and vāta-vyādhi

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Anila)
• Vata

FAQs

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

This verse attributes specific forms of discomfort—dryness, roughness, and burning—to the dominance of vāta, showing how the wind principle can intensify suffering in the post-death condition.

How does this verse explain the path or condition of the soul after death?

It highlights the preta’s embodied experience (a subtle, suffering-prone condition) where elemental forces like vāyu/vāta affect bodily channels, implying that the journey after death includes tangible sensations and afflictions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages compassion and disciplined living: reduce harshness and neglect in life, and in ritual contexts it supports the logic of cooling, soothing offerings (water, pinda-dana) intended to ease dryness and burning associated with distress.