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

جب طرح طرح کے مَلوں کے باعث پیشاب ہر طرح کی آلائش سے بھر کر لیس دار اور بند ہو جائے، تب وायु مثانے کے دہانے کو پلٹا کر اسے خشک کرتی ہوئی پیشاب کی بندش اور دشواریِ پیشاب پیدا کرتی ہے۔

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.