Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 8
मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest
दशमूलीशटीरास्नापिप्पलीबिल्वपौष्करैः शृङ्गीतामलकीभार्गीगुडूचीनागवल्लिभिः
daśamūlīśaṭīrāsnāpippalībilvapauṣkaraiḥ śṛṅgītāmalakībhārgīguḍūcīnāgavallibhiḥ
ومع daśamūla (مجموعة الجذور العشرة)، وśaṭī، وrāsnā، وpippalī، وbilva، وpauṣkara؛ ومع śṛṅgī، وtāmalakī، وbhārgī، وguḍūcī، وnāgavallī.
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the typical Agni Purana narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Indicates a larger compound formulation base for respiratory/fever-digestive contexts by listing multiple drug-groups (daśamūla etc.), serving as a recipe scaffold continued in subsequent verse(s).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Compound Base: Daśamūla with Śaṭī–Rāsnā–Pippalī–Bilva–Pauṣkara and Śṛṅgī–Tāmalakī–Bhārgī–Guḍūcī–Nāgavallī","lookup_keywords":["dashamula","pippali","tamalaki","bhargi","nagavalli"],"quick_summary":"Lists a multi-drug compound base (including daśamūla and key respiratory herbs) likely intended for a specific preparation in the continuation; useful as a formulation blueprint for complex conditions."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Sangraha (compendial) method: building complex therapeutics by modular drug-groups (e.g., daśamūla) plus targeted adjuncts.
Application: Use modular groupings (like daśamūla) as a base and add symptom-specific drugs (respiratory, digestive, antipyretic) to tailor formulations.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies and herbal formulations)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A large apothecary table displaying many herbs: a bundle labeled daśamūla (ten roots) alongside śaṭī, rāsnā, pippalī, bilva, pauṣkara, śṛṅgī, tāmalakī, bhārgī, guḍūcī, nāgavallī—suggesting a complex compound preparation.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized herb bundles and roots arranged in rows; vaidya with palm-leaf manuscript indicating the daśamūla group; subdued natural pigments, temple-clinic setting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: symmetrical arrangement of many herb bowls with gold-highlighted rims; central daśamūla bundle emphasized; physician figure blessing/endorsing the compound; ornate border work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: instructional botanical plate—each herb drawn with identifying features; daśamūla shown as ten distinct roots; clean composition for teaching students.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed botanicals spread on a carpet; assistants sorting roots and leaves; physician annotating; fine shading and precise plant morphology."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दशमूलीशटीरास्नापिप्पलीबिल्वपौष्करैः = दशमूली + शटी + रास्ना + पिप्पली + बिल्व + पौष्करैः (instrumental plural list; final -ैः governs). शृङ्गीतामलकीभार्गीगुडूचीनागवल्लिभिः = शृङ्गी + आमलकी + भार्गी + गुडूची + नागवल्लीभिः (instrumental plural list; final -भिः governs).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Ayurveda: daśamūla and respiratory formulations in adjacent verses (continuation expected after 284.8); Agni Purana dravya-gana style lists elsewhere in Ayurveda khanda
FAQs
Ayurvedic dravya-jñāna (materia medica): it enumerates a set of medicinal herbs commonly combined in formulations, especially for vāta-kapha disorders and respiratory conditions like cough (kāsa) and dyspnea/asthma (śvāsa).
It demonstrates the text’s compendious scope by embedding a practical Ayurveda ingredient-list within a Purāṇa, preserving technical pharmacological vocabulary alongside theology, ritual, and other sciences.
By promoting health-preserving and disease-alleviating knowledge, the verse supports dharma through bodily well-being—enabling sustained performance of duties, worship, and disciplined living (ārogya as a support for sādhana).