Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

स्वेदे चैव तु संरुद्धे मूर्छिताश्चान्तरस्थिताः / तदेवोदरमापूर्य कुर्यादुदरामयम्

Transliteration

svede caiva tu saṃruddhe mūrchitāścāntarasthitāḥ / tadevodaramāpūrya kuryādudarāmayam

Translation

جب پسینہ (سویَد) بند ہو جائے تو اندر موجود مُورچھِت دَوشوں کو خروج نہیں ملتا؛ وہی حالت پیٹ کو بھر کر اُدر روگ پیدا کرتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• स्वेदे: in sweating/perspiration
• स्वेदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तु: but/and then
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (contrastive particle)

• संरुद्धे: when obstructed/blocked
• संरुद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्√रुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्वेदे)

• मूर्छिताः: fainted/stupefied
• मूर्छिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मूर्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (अन्तरस्थिताः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्तरस्थिताः: remaining inside/located within
• अन्तरस्थिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle) from अन्तर√स्था/समासगत; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; निर्देशक (उदरम्)

• एव: itself
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• उदरम्: the abdomen/belly
• उदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आपूर्य: having filled
• आपूर्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√पॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातुः आ√पॄ (पूरणे)

• कुर्यात्: would cause/make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उदरामयम्: abdominal disease
• उदरामयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक) + आमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (उदरस्य आमयः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Causal clarity (nidana): sveda-rodha → internal stagnation → udara-roga.

Vedantic Theme: Cause-effect discipline (karma-like causality) applied to the body; right conduct maintains functional order.

Application: Avoid blocking perspiration (overclothing, damp cold exposure after exertion, suppression); support sweating appropriately and treat early abdominal fullness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.161.40-44 (cluster on sweat obstruction and udara)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of sweat-obstruction (sveda-saṁrodha) in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats blocked perspiration as a key physiological obstruction that traps inner factors and leads to abdominal illness, showing the text’s concern with subtle channels and bodily regulation.

How does this verse explain the path from obstruction to disease?

It describes a sequence: obstruction of sweating → inner factors become faint and remain confined → the abdomen becomes filled/swollen → abdominal disease arises.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain healthy elimination and circulation (including sweating) through balanced diet, activity, and avoiding extremes—so internal congestion does not build into chronic abdominal disorders.