Shloka 25

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

कपित्थं ग्राहि दोषघ्नं पक्वं गुरु विषापहम् / कफपित्तकरं बालमापूर्णं पित्तवर्धनम्

Transliteration

kapitthaṃ grāhi doṣaghnaṃ pakvaṃ guru viṣāpaham / kaphapittakaraṃ bālamāpūrṇaṃ pittavardhanam

Translation

الكَپِتْثا (Kapittha/تفاح الخشب) قابضٌ مُمسِكٌ، ويُبيد الدوشات؛ فإذا نضج كان ثقيلاً ويُقاوم السُّموم. وإذا كان غير ناضج زاد الكَفَه والپِتّا (pitta)، وأمّا آپورْنَ (Āpūrṇa) فيزيد الپِتّا أيضًا.

Word by Word

• कपित्थम्: kapittha (wood-apple)
• कपित्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपित्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम

• ग्राहि: absorbent; astringent
• ग्राहि: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) + इन् (कृत्/प्रातिपदिक: ग्राहिन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘ग्राहिन्’ (absorbing/astringent) रूपस्य नपुंसक-प्रथमा

• दोषघ्नम्: destroying doṣas
• दोषघ्नम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘दोषान् हन्ति’

• पक्वम्: ripe; cooked
• पक्वम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• गुरु: heavy (to digest)
• गुरु: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• विषापहम्: removing poison; antidotal
• विषापहम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘विषं अपहरति’

• कफपित्तकरम्: increasing kapha and pitta
• कफपित्तकरम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘कफं पित्तं च करोति/जनयति’

• बालम्: unripe; young
• बालम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘अपरिपक्व/young’

• आपूर्णम्: fully filled; well-developed
• आपूर्णम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + पूर् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पित्तवर्धनम्: pitta-increasing
• पित्तवर्धनम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘पित्तं वर्धयति’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Contextual knowledge: guṇa and karma depend on state (pākva/apākva); right timing and condition determine benefit or harm.

Vedantic Theme: Yathā-avasthā-viveka—truth of effects varies with conditions; cultivate discriminative understanding.

Application: Use kapittha ripe for heaviness and viṣāpaha effect when appropriate; avoid unripe if prone to kapha/pitta aggravation; watch pitta with āpūrṇa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (ripeness-based pharmacology; viṣāpaha notes)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of distinguishing ripe and unripe effects in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows classical Ayurvedic nuance: the same fruit (kapittha) changes guṇa/karma with ripeness—ripe is heavy and antitoxic, while unripe can aggravate kapha-pitta.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not narrate afterlife geography; it contributes to the Garuda Purana’s broader dharmic aim by teaching bodily regulation (doṣa management), which supports disciplined life and ritual readiness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Note the caution: unripe kapittha is described as kapha-pitta increasing; ripe is described as heavier but antitoxic—use dietary discernment and consult an Ayurvedic practitioner for therapeutic use.