Shloka 21

Strīroga–Prasūti–Bāla Cikitsā, Viṣa-haraṇa, Rasāyana, Ṛtucaryā, Pañcakarma-saṅgraha

Devanagari script

दध्याज्यं तण्डुलीयं च गृहधृमो निशा तथा / पिष्टं पानं तथा क्षौद्रं सिन्धृत्थस्य विपान्तकम्

Transliteration

dadhyājyaṃ taṇḍulīyaṃ ca gṛhadhṛmo niśā tathā / piṣṭaṃ pānaṃ tathā kṣaudraṃ sindhṛtthasya vipāntakam

Translation

اللبن الرائب (dadhyā) والسمن (ghee)، ونبات تَنْدُليّا (taṇḍulīya) المأكول، وسُخام البيت، وكذلك نِشَا (الكركم)—تُسحق معًا فتُشرب كمعجون أو كمشروب، ويُضاف إليها العسل—فتكون تِرياقًا لسمّ السِّندْهْرِتْثا (sindhṛttha).

Word by Word

• दधि: curd
• दधि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सूची-निर्देश

• आज्यम्: ghee
• आज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सूची-निर्देश

• तण्डुलीयम्: taṇḍulīya (a plant)
• तण्डुलीयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुलीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्रव्य-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• गृहधूमः: house-smoke
• गृहधूमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + धूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्रव्य-नाम (house-smoke)

• निशा: turmeric
• निशा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्रव्य-नाम (haridrā)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (likewise/also)

• पिष्टम्: paste (ground substance)
• पिष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिष् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'ground/paste' अर्थे द्रव्य-नाम

• पानम्: drink; drinking
• पानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सेवन-क्रिया/द्रव्य

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय

• क्षौद्रम्: honey
• क्षौद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्रव्य-नाम (honey)

• सिन्धृत्थस्य: of sindhṛttha (a plant)
• सिन्धृत्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धृत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of sindhṛttha)

• विपान्तकम्: ending/curing (affliction)
• विपान्तकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + पान्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ending/warding off)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Resourceful care: even household materials, when properly combined, serve life-protecting ends.

Vedantic Theme: Yukta-vairāgya: employing worldly means wisely for sustaining the body as a support for higher aims.

Application: Historically: prepare paste/drink with specified ingredients; modernly: recognize as traditional toxicology—avoid unsafe ingestion (e.g., soot) and seek professional treatment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: household kitchen/clinic corner

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172 (viṣa-cikitsā sequence; household antidotes)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Vainateya)

FAQs

What is the importance of these ingredient-based antidotes in the Garuda Purana?

They reflect a practical strand of the Purana: preserving life through accessible substances (curd, ghee, turmeric, honey) framed as viṣa-nāśana (poison-neutralizing) measures.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not narrate after-death states here; it focuses on safeguarding embodied life, which the tradition treats as essential for completing dharma and spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as textual/heritage knowledge; in real poisoning emergencies, prioritize professional medical treatment, and consult qualified practitioners for any traditional formulations.