Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

त्रिफलानिम्बभूनिम्बकरञ्जखदिरादिभिः / कल्कैः क्वाथैर्घृतं पक्वमुपदंशहरं परम्

Transliteration

triphalānimbabhūnimbakarañjakhadirādibhiḥ / kalkaiḥ kvāthairghṛtaṃ pakvamupadaṃśaharaṃ param

Translation

السمن (ghee) المطبوخ مع معاجين ومغليات تريفالا (triphalā) والنِّيم وبهونيمبا (bhūnimba) وكَرَنْجَ (karañja) وخَدِيرا (khadira) وما شابهها من الأعشاب، هو دواءٌ فائقٌ في إزالة «أوبَدَمْشَ».

Word by Word

• त्रिफला: Triphala
• त्रिफला: Samasa-member (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + फल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (समासपूर्वपद)

• निम्ब: neem
• निम्ब: Samasa-member (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (समासपूर्वपद)

• भूनिम्ब: bhūnimba (a neem-like plant)
• भूनिम्ब: Samasa-member (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (समासपूर्वपद); ‘भूमौ निम्बः’ (a plant name)

• करञ्ज: karañja
• करञ्ज: Samasa-member (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (समासपूर्वपद)

• खदिर: khadira
• खदिर: Samasa-member (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खदिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (समासपूर्वपद)

• आदिभिः: and others (with etc. ingredients)
• आदिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = etc., with instrumental plural ‘-भिः’

• कल्कैः: with pastes
• कल्कैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• क्वाथैः: with decoctions
• क्वाथैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पक्वम्: cooked/prepared
• पक्वम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘cooked/prepared’

• उपदंशहरम्: removing upadaṃśa
• उपदंशहरम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपदंश + हर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उपदंशं हरति’

• परम्: excellent/supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उत्कृष्टार्थक

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Synthesis and proper processing (saṃskāra) enhance efficacy; disciplined preparation is itself a virtue.

Vedantic Theme: Right action with right method; saṃskāra transforms substances as sādhanā transforms the practitioner (analogy).

Application: Prepare ghṛta cooked with pastes and decoctions of triphalā, nimba, bhūnimba, karañja, khadira, etc.; use as an excellent remedy for upadaṃśa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171.6-7 (kvātha and lepa for upadaṃśa)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of ghṛta (medicated ghee) in this Garuda Purana remedy?

Ghṛta functions as a classical carrier (anupāna/vehicle) that delivers herbal actives; the verse presents cooked ghee with bitters/astringents as a prime remedy for upadaṃśa.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This verse is not about the soul’s journey; it is a medical formulation describing how to prepare a potent upadaṃśa-removing ghṛta.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It suggests a traditional bitter-astringent herb profile for ulcerative/skin conditions; preparation and intake of medicated ghee should be done only under qualified Ayurvedic supervision.