Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

छागं रक्तातिसारघ्नं कासश्वासकफापहम् / चक्षुष्यं जीवनं स्त्रीणां रक्तपित्ते चनावनम्

Transliteration

chāgaṃ raktātisāraghnaṃ kāsaśvāsakaphāpaham / cakṣuṣyaṃ jīvanaṃ strīṇāṃ raktapitte canāvanam

Translation

لبنُ الماعزِ يُسكّنُ الإسهالَ الدمويّ، ويُزيلُ السعالَ وضيقَ النفسِ والكَفَه (kapha). وهو نافعٌ للبصر، مُحيٍ للقوّة عند النساء، ويُوصى به أيضاً نَسْيَا (nasya: علاجٌ أنفيّ) في اضطراباتِ النزفِ المعروفة برَكتا-بِتّا (raktapitta).

Word by Word

• छागम्: goat (product)
• छागम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म (goat/goat’s milk/meat contextually)

• रक्तातिसारघ्नम्: curing bloody diarrhea
• रक्तातिसारघ्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अतिसार (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (रक्तातिसारं हन्ति)

• कासश्वासकफापहम्: relieving cough, dyspnea, and kapha
• कासश्वासकफापहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक) + श्वास (प्रातिपदिक) + कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (कासं श्वासं कफं च अपहन्ति)

• चक्षुष्यम्: good for eyesight
• चक्षुष्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्षुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (beneficial for eyes)

• जीवनम्: life-giving
• जीवनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (life-promoting)

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• रक्तपित्ते: in raktapitta (bleeding disorder)
• रक्तपित्ते: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रक्तस्य पित्तम्; disease ‘raktapitta’); अधिकरणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• नावनम्: nasal therapy/instillation
• नावनम्: Karma (Object/Procedure/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘नस्य/नासिकाप्रयोग’ (nasal instillation)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Use of specific dietary substances as targeted remedies; goat milk as therapeutic for particular disorders and supportive for women’s vitality.

Vedantic Theme: Dayā (compassion) expressed through care of the body; right means (upāya) for sustaining the embodied self.

Application: Consider goat milk in conditions resembling raktātisāra and kapha-related respiratory issues; apply only under competent guidance for nasal therapy in bleeding disorders.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: pastoral/household medical setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169.40 (cow/buffalo milk comparison)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of goat’s milk in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents goat’s milk as a therapeutic food—useful for bloody diarrhoea, respiratory complaints (cough and breathlessness), kapha reduction, and as supportive for eyesight and vitality.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Alongside afterlife and dharma topics, the Garuda Purana also preserves practical teachings on bodily maintenance; here it frames food as medicine through classical dosha-based effects.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a traditional reference for diet-conscious living—choosing foods by their observed effects on kapha and bleeding tendencies—while seeking qualified medical guidance for conditions like raktapitta or dysentery.