[INDOLOGY] the medical term jagrī?

[Nagaraj Paturi]

Jalodara refers to Ascites. Ascites being one of the consequences of
Cirrhosis of Liver gives a connection between Jalodara and Liver, Yakrut.

Jalodara is not Edema in general. It is an accumulation of fluid in Udara,
Jala + Udara.

On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM David and Nancy Reigle via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> There is one important weakness with the "liver" hypothesis for jagrī.
> The *Vimalaprabhā* commentary almost certainly glosses jagrī as jalodara,
> "edema." This is not as clear in the Sarnath printed edition, which has: jagrī-plīhārṣa-rogān
> api jalodarādīni. The phrase "jagrī-plīhārṣa-rogān api" is quoted from
> the *K**ā**lacakra-tantra*, with the commentary adding jalodarādīni.
> However, the two very old palm-leaf manuscripts of the *Vimalaprabhā* show
> that the reading is actually jalodarādīn rather than jalodarādīni. Thus: jagrī-plīhārṣa-rogān
> api jalodarādīn. These plural accusatives are objects of the verb hanti.
> The neuter jalodarādīni could be understood as adding edema to liver,
> etc. But the masculine jalodarādīn is almost certainly glossing the
> masculine compound instead of adding something more. So it is glossing the
> first word of the compound, jagrī, as meaning jalodara.
>
> Best regards,
>
> David Reigle
> Colorado, U.S.A.
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