Shloka 15

Udara-roga Nidāna: Causes, Doṣa-Types, Spleen/Liver Enlargement, and Udakodara

Devanagari script

सतोदभेदमुदरं नीलकृष्णशिराततम् / आध्मातमुदरे शब्दमद्भुतं वा करोति सः

Transliteration

satodabhedamudaraṃ nīlakṛṣṇaśirātatam / ādhmātamudare śabdamadbhutaṃ vā karoti saḥ

Translation

ท้องรู้สึกราวถูกเข็มทิ่มและปริแตก เส้นเลือดสีน้ำเงินดำแผ่ไปทั่ว เมื่อท้องพองโตย่อมเกิดเสียงประหลาดน่าอัศจรรย์

Word by Word

• सतोदभेदम्: having piercing/splitting pain
• सतोदभेदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-तोद-भेद (प्रातिपदिक; सतोद + भेद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सतोदः इव तोदः/पीडा + भेदः = सतोदभेदः)

• उदरम्: abdomen; dropsy/abdominal disease
• उदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• नीलकृष्णशिराततम्: spread with blue-black veins
• नीलकृष्णशिराततम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील-कृष्ण-शिरा-आतत (प्रातिपदिक; नील + कृष्ण + शिरा + आतत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नीलकृष्णाः शिराः यस्मिन्/यत्र, ताभिः आततम् = शिराततम्)

• आध्मातम्: swollen; distended
• आध्मातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-ध्मा (धातु) → आध्मात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उदरे: in the abdomen
• उदरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• शब्दम्: sound
• शब्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अद्भुतम्: marvelous; strange
• अद्भुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; शब्दम् इति विशेषणम्

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (particle of alternative)

• करोति: produces; makes
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सः: he; that (patient)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Observation of bodily signs (lakshana) to distinguish disease states; impermanence and vulnerability of the body.

Vedantic Theme: Deha-anityatva (the body’s perishable nature) as a support for vairagya and discernment.

Application: Use symptom-pattern recognition to seek timely treatment and cultivate detachment from bodily identity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.161.16-19 (dosha-wise differentiation of udara-roga/abdominal disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vata (dosha)

FAQs

What is the importance of describing abdominal sounds and vein discoloration in the Garuda Purana?

It gives concrete diagnostic markers—distension, unusual sounds, and visible vein changes—used to identify severe abdominal vāta conditions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It reinforces the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching that bodily conditions are unstable and suffering-prone, encouraging dharmic life and preparedness for the after-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Severe bloating with pain and prominent dark veins is a warning sign—seek timely medical/Ayurvedic evaluation and avoid habits that aggravate vāta.