Shloka 74

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

शीतां क्रियां प्रयुञ्जीत पित्तरक्तोष्मनाशिनीम् / क्वाथो वंशत्वगेरण्डश्वदंष्ट्रवनिदाकृतः

Transliteration

śītāṃ kriyāṃ prayuñjīta pittaraktoṣmanāśinīm / kvātho vaṃśatvageraṇḍaśvadaṃṣṭravanidākṛtaḥ

Translation

ينبغي استعمال معالجةٍ مُبرِّدة تُذهب الحرارة الناشئة من البيتا (pitta) والدم. ويمكن إعداد مغليٍّ من قشر الخيزران، والإيرندا (الخروع)، والشڤادَمْشْترا (غوكشورا/تريبولوس)، والڤانيدا.

Word by Word

• शीताम्: cooling
• शीताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाम् विशेषयति

• क्रियाम्: treatment/procedure
• क्रियाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रयुञ्जीत: should apply/use
• प्रयुञ्जीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• पित्तरक्तोष्मनाशिनीम्: destroying pitta, blood (disorder), and heat
• पित्तरक्तोष्मनाशिनीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पित्तस्य रक्तस्य ऊष्मणश्च नाशिनी)

• क्वाथः: decoction
• क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वंशत्वक्: bamboo bark
• वंशत्वक्: Samanya-kartr (Appositional/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + त्वक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वंशस्य त्वक्)

• एरण्ड: castor (plant)
• एरण्ड: Samanya-kartr (Appositional/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम; समाहार-निर्देशे)

• श्वदंष्ट्रा: śvadaṃṣṭrā (a medicinal herb)
• श्वदंष्ट्रा: Samanya-kartr (Appositional/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्वस्य दंष्ट्रा)

• वनिदा: vanidā (a medicinal herb)
• वनिदा: Samanya-kartr (Appositional/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनिदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कृतः: prepared/made
• कृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्वाथः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-dhātu understanding guides treatment: pitta/rakta heat is pacified by śīta-kriyā (cooling measures).

Vedantic Theme: Discriminative knowledge (viveka) applied to embodied conditions; harmony through appropriate counter-measures (pratipakṣa).

Application: When pitta-rakta heat is present, employ cooling therapy; prepare a decoction from bamboo bark (vaṃśa-tvag), eraṇḍa, śvadaṃṣṭrā (often identified with gokṣura/tribulus), and vanidā.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (doṣa-specific management: pitta/rakta-śamana via śīta-kriyā)

Characters & Entities

• Vaidya

FAQs

What is the importance of cooling therapy (śītā kriyā) in this verse?

It specifies a therapeutic principle: when pitta and blood-heat are aggravated, cooling measures and a targeted herbal decoction are recommended to reduce burning/inflammation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey; it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s practical instruction material, showing that dharma also includes correct, timely treatment of bodily disorders.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores matching treatment to symptoms (heat/inflammation → cooling measures); for real conditions, consult qualified healthcare professionals before using herbal decoctions.