Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

त्रिफलारससंयुक्तं सर्पिस्त्रिवृतयासह / प्रयोक्तव्यं विरेकार्थं वीसर्पज्वरशान्तये

Transliteration

triphalārasasaṃyuktaṃ sarpistrivṛtayāsaha / prayoktavyaṃ virekārthaṃ vīsarpajvaraśāntaye

Translation

يُعطى السمن الممزوج بعصير تريفالا، مع تريفريت (trivṛt)، بقصد الإسهال التطهيري؛ لتسكين الحُمّى المصاحبة لِـفيساربا (داء جلديّ ممتدّ الانتشار).

Word by Word

• त्रिफलारससंयुक्तम्: mixed with the juice of triphalā
• त्रिफलारससंयुक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिफला (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘संयुक्त’

• सर्पिः: ghee
• सर्पिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्रिवृतया: with trivṛt (Operculina turpethum)
• त्रिवृतया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिवृता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-प्रयोगः (सह = ‘with’)

• प्रयोक्तव्यम्: should be administered
• प्रयोक्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Injunctive/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√युज् (धातु) + तव्य (कृत्य)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (तव्यत्) भावे/कर्मणि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘should be administered/used’

• विरेक-अर्थम्: for purgation
• विरेक-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरेक (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose)

• वीसर्पज्वरशान्तये: for the alleviation of erysipelas and fever
• वीसर्पज्वरशान्तये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीसर्प (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; शान्ति-शब्दः (dative of purpose)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instructing Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Deha-raksha (care of the body) as a support for dharma; measured purgation (virecana) to restore balance.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as sadhana-upakarana (instrument for practice); health supports sattva and right living.

Application: Use purgative therapy judiciously under guidance; prioritize restoring balance rather than suppressing symptoms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (Ayurveda/Chikitsa section: skin/fever remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Triphalā
• Sarpiḥ (ghee)
• Trivṛt
• Vīsarpa
• Jvara

FAQs

What remedy does the Garuda Purana prescribe for vīsarpa-related fever?

It prescribes ghee combined with Triphalā juice and trivṛt, administered as a purgative (virecana) to calm the fever linked with vīsarpa.

Why is purgation (virecana) mentioned in this verse?

The verse frames virecana as the therapeutic method—using a purgative mixture—to reduce the disease-aggravating factors and thereby pacify the associated fever.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the classical principle of targeted cleansing therapy for systemic skin-fever conditions; in modern use, such formulations should be approached only with qualified Ayurvedic guidance.