Shloka 37

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

पिष्ट्वाजाजीं सधन्याकां घृप्रस्थं विपाचयेत् / कफपित्तारुचिहरं मन्दानलवमिं हरेत्

Transliteration

piṣṭvājājīṃ sadhanyākāṃ ghṛprasthaṃ vipācayet / kaphapittāruciharaṃ mandānalavamiṃ haret

Translation

يُسحَق أَجَاجِي (الكمّون) مع دَهنياكا (الكزبرة) ثم يُطبَخ في مقدار «پْرَسْثَ» من السمن (ghee). يزيل اضطرابات الكَفَه والپِتّا، ويُذهب فقدان الشهية (aruci)، ويعالج القيء الناشئ عن ضعف نار الهضم.

Word by Word

• पिष्ट्वा: having ground/pounded
• पिष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पिष् (धातु) → पिष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया—‘having ground’

• अजाजीम्: ajājī (cumin/caraway)
• अजाजीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजाजी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम

• सधन्याकाम्: together with coriander
• सधन्याकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सधन्याका (प्रातिपदिक; स+धन्याका)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स-’ उपसर्गार्थ—‘सहित’ (with)

• घृतप्रस्थम्: a prastha-measure of ghee
• घृतप्रस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृतप्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; घृत+प्रस्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रमाणवाचक—प्रस्थ-परिमाणं घृतम्

• विपाचयेत्: should cook well
• विपाचयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+पच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कफपित्तारुचिहरम्: removing kapha, pitta, and anorexia
• कफपित्तारुचिहरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफपित्तारुचिहर (प्रातिपदिक; कफ+पित्त+अरुचि+हर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘removing’

• मन्दानलवमिम्: weak digestion and vomiting
• मन्दानलवमिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दानलवमि (प्रातिपदिक; मन्दानल+वमि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; रोग/लक्षणद्वयसमाहारः

• हरेत्: should remove/alleviate
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Proper preparation (saṃskāra) transforms common spices into potent medicine; disciplined method yields benefit.

Vedantic Theme: Right action with right means (karma-yukti) in maintaining the body as a vehicle for higher aims.

Application: Pound ajājī with dhanyā; cook in a prastha of ghee; use for kapha-pitta disorders, aruci, and vomiting from mandāgni.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (spice-ghṛta preparations; vomiting/mandāgni management)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of digestive-fire (agni) concepts in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse directly links symptoms like vomiting and loss of appetite to mandāgni and prescribes a ghee-based herbal preparation to restore balance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This is a medical instruction rather than an afterlife passage; it does not address pretas, Yama, or post-death rites in this specific shloka.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores a classical approach: digestive support via warming spices (cumin, coriander) prepared in ghee, traditionally used for appetite and nausea (with clinical discretion).