Shloka 50

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

हरीतकीयवक्षारपिप्पलीत्रिवृतस्तथा / घृतैश्चूर्णमिदं पेयमुदावर्ताविनाशनम्

Transliteration

harītakīyavakṣārapippalītrivṛtastathā / ghṛtaiścūrṇamidaṃ peyamudāvartāvināśanam

Translation

هاريتاكي، ويَفَكْشَارَا (قلويّ مستخرج من الشعير)، وبيپّلي، وتريفْرِت—يُؤخذ هذا المسحوق مع السمن (ghee). فهو يُبيد أودافارتا (udāvarta)، وهو اضطراب تتحرك فيه فاتا إلى أعلى بسبب الانسداد، وغالبًا ما يقترن بالإمساك وضيق البطن.

Word by Word

• हरीतकी: harītakī
• हरीतकी: Karta (Listed ingredient/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरीतकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम; सूची-शैली)

• यवक्षार: yava-kṣāra (alkali of barley)
• यवक्षार: Karta (Listed ingredient/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवक्षार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• पिप्पली: pippalī (long pepper)
• पिप्पली: Karta (Listed ingredient/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• त्रिवृत्: trivṛt
• त्रिवृत्: Karta (Listed ingredient/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिवृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also/likewise)

• घृतैः: with ghee
• घृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• चूर्णम्: powder
• चूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय/उपचारद्रव्य

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पेयम्: to be drunk
• पेयम्: Vidhi (Prescription/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थे कृदन्त (gerundive: 'to be drunk'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उदावर्त-अविनाशनम्: destroying udāvarta (upward movement/colic)
• उदावर्त-अविनाशनम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदावर्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अविनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (उदावर्तस्य अविनाशनम् = विनाशनम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Restore proper directionality (anulomana) and remove obstruction; right medium (ghrita) supports assimilation and pacification.

Vedantic Theme: Order (rita-like regularity) in bodily functions mirrors inner order; correcting ‘reverse flow’ symbolizes returning to natural law.

Application: Administer the specified powder with ghee for udavarta-like symptoms, alongside regimen that reduces vata aggravation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (udavarta, anaha, vibandha remedies; ghrita as anupana)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is udāvarta according to the Garuda Purana verse?

Here udāvarta is an obstructive disorder where vāta moves in the wrong (upward) direction, producing distress; the verse prescribes a powder to counteract it.

Why is ghee (ghṛta) used with the powder?

The verse specifies ingestion with ghee, consistent with ghee’s traditional role as a carrier (anupāna) that supports vāta-pacification and delivery of the formulation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores that relieving obstruction and calming vāta are key principles; alkaline salts and purgatives should be used carefully and preferably under Ayurvedic supervision.