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

پیشاب کی رکاوٹ، درد اور خارش پیدا ہوتی ہے—کبھی سخت بے قراری کے ساتھ۔ مثانے کے علاقے کو ڈھانپ کر اوپر کھینچ لیا جائے جیسے ہو، تو آخرکار جلن والی گرمی اور سوجن و پھیلاؤ کی حالت بن جاتی ہے۔

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.