Shloka 46

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

बला पुनर्नवैरण्डबृहतीद्वयगोक्षुरैः / सहिङ्गुलवर्ण पीतं वातशूलविमर्दनम्

Transliteration

balā punarnavairaṇḍabṛhatīdvayagokṣuraiḥ / sahiṅgulavarṇa pītaṃ vātaśūlavimardanam

Translation

يُحضَّر من بالا (balā) وبونَرْنَفا (punarnavā) والخروع (eraṇḍa) والبِرِهَتِيَّين (bṛhatī-dvaya) والغوكشورا (gokṣura). فإذا شُرِبَ في هيئةٍ تميل لوناً إلى لون الهِنغولا (hingula؛ الزنجفر)، سحقَ وبدّد مغصَ الفاتا (vāta) وأراحه.

Word by Word

• बला: balā (Sida cordifolia)
• बला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुनर्नवैरण्डबृहतीद्वयगोक्षुरैः: with punarnavā, castor, the two bṛhatīs, and gokṣura
• पुनर्नवैरण्डबृहतीद्वयगोक्षुरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर्नवा (प्रातिपदिक) + एरण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहती (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक) + गोक्षुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्रव्यसमूह-समाहार-द्वन्द्व, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘-ैः’

• सहिङ्गुलवर्णम्: having the color of cinnabar (hiṅgula)
• सहिङ्गुलवर्णम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘सह’) + हिङ्गुल (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः; ‘सह’ = ‘with/like’ (उपपद)

• पीतम्: when taken/drunk
• पीतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘drunk/taken’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वातशूलविमर्दनम्: a reliever of vāta-colic
• वातशूलविमर्दनम्: Karta (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + विमर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Timely, well-composed remedies reduce suffering and restore functional harmony.

Vedantic Theme: Restoration of balance (sāmya) as a lived analogue to inner equanimity (śama).

Application: Administer the described preparation for vāta-śūla using balā, punarnavā, eraṇḍa, bṛhatī-dvaya, and gokṣura; ensure safety regarding any mineral coloration implication and follow qualified Ayurvedic direction.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (vāta-śūla formulations; bṛhatī-dvaya and balā class remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta-śūla (vāta colic) remedies in the Garuda Purana?

The verse preserves a targeted therapeutic approach for vāta-induced pain, reflecting the text’s role as a compendium of dharma plus practical life-supporting knowledge.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address preta or afterlife doctrine; it is a medical instruction meant to reduce suffering and restore functional balance in embodied life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It suggests vāta-colic is managed with vāta-pacifying herbs; any mineral-associated preparation (hiṅgula/cinnabar) requires strict classical processing and expert supervision.