Shloka 22

Prameha-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa-Bheda: Etiology, Signs, Varieties, and Complications of Meha

Devanagari script

सान्द्री भवेत्पर्युषितं सान्द्रमेहेन मेहति / सुरामेही सुरातुल्यमुपर्यच्छमधोघनम्

Transliteration

sāndrī bhavetparyuṣitaṃ sāndramehena mehati / surāmehī surātulyamuparyacchamadhoghanam

Translation

ساندر-مہہ میں پیشاب گاڑھا اور باسی سا نکلتا ہے۔ سُرا-مہی کا پیشاب شراب کے مانند ہوتا ہے—اوپر سے صاف، نیچے سے بھاری اور کدر آلود۔

Word by Word

• sāndrī: thick; dense
• sāndrī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāndrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (to implied mūtra-dhārā/dravatā)

• bhavet: would be; becomes
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• paryuṣitam: stale; standing (for long)
• paryuṣitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paryuṣita (कृदन्त; √vas/√uṣ? as lexical adj. 'stale')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to implied mūtram) — "kept/standing, stale"

• sāndra-mehena: with thick-meha
• sāndra-mehena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāndra (प्रातिपदिक) + meha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/हेतु-अर्थे

• mehati: urinates
• mehati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mih (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• surā-mehī: a surā-meha patient
• surā-mehī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surā (प्रातिपदिक) + mehin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि — "one having surā-meha"

• surā-tulyam: like liquor
• surā-tulyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: surā (प्रातिपदिक) + tulya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to implied mūtram) — "similar to liquor"

• upari: above; on top
• upari: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upari (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/स्थान-वाचक (adverb of place)

• accham: clear
• accham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: accha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• adhaḥ: below
• adhaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/स्थान-वाचक (adverb of place)

• ghanam: thick; dense
• ghanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण — "thick/compact"

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bodily humors become dense/stale leading to sान्द्रमेह; alcohol use correlates with sura-meha signs.

Vedantic Theme: Indriya-nigraha (sense restraint) supports sattva and health; misuse of pleasures binds through suffering.

Application: Identify sान्द्रमेह by dense/turbid urine; identify sura-meha by urine resembling liquor with stratification; reduce/avoid alcohol and adopt corrective regimen.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.159 (meha subtypes including sान्द्रमेह and सुरामेह)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of alcohol-related sin (surā-pāna) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links intoxicant consumption with degrading bodily consequences, presenting physical affliction as a karmic mirror meant to deter surā-pāna and related misconduct.

How does this verse explain karma through bodily symptoms?

It depicts a correspondence between past actions and present suffering: the act of drinking liquor is reflected in an impure, liquor-like bodily discharge, illustrating karma manifesting tangibly in the body.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid intoxicants and habits that dull discernment; cultivate sobriety and self-control (dama), since actions that harm clarity of mind are portrayed as leading to suffering and loss of dignity.