Shloka 5

Rasa-Dravya Varga: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent; Snehana and Svedana Guidelines

Devanagari script

श्वासकासाम्यमाधुर्यस्वरघातार्वुदानि च / गलगण्डश्लीपदानि गुडलेपादि कारयेत्

Transliteration

śvāsakāsāmyamādhuryasvaraghātārvudāni ca / galagaṇḍaślīpadāni guḍalepādi kārayet

Translation

لضيق النفس والسعال واضطراب المذاق وبُحّة الصوت أو ذهابه، وللأورام (arbuda)، وكذلك لتضخّم الغدّة الدرقية ولـślīpada (داء الفيل)، ينبغي إعداد لطوخٍ (lepa) كضمادٍ قائمٍ على سكر القصب غير المكرّر (guda) وما شابهه من المعالجات.

Word by Word

• श्वास: breathlessness
• श्वास: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• कास: cough
• कास: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• आम्य: disease/illness
• आम्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• माधुर्य: sweetness (disorder)
• माधुर्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधुर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• स्वरघात: loss/obstruction of voice
• स्वरघात: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + घात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वरस्य घातः)

• अर्वुदानि: tumors/swellings
• अर्वुदानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

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

• गल: throat/neck
• गल: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• गण्ड: swelling/goiter
• गण्ड: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• श्लीपदानि: elephantiasis-type swellings
• श्लीपदानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लीपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• गुड: jaggery
• गुड: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• लेप: paste/plaster
• लेप: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘आदि’ = etc./and the like (post-member)

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done / should apply
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (continuing practical instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Roga-śamana through appropriate upacāra (external applications) as a duty of self-care and care for dependents.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as sādhana-upakaraṇa (instrument for dharma and bhakti); pragmatic acceptance of embodied life.

Application: Use indicated lepa (e.g., guḍa-based plaster) and allied external therapies for listed conditions; seek competent medical guidance rather than neglecting symptoms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173 (Ayurveda/rasāhāra context: tastes, foods, effects)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What treatments are suggested in this Garuda Purana verse?

It recommends preparing and applying lepa (external plaster/poultice) preparations, specifically mentioning jaggery-based applications, for respiratory and swelling-related conditions.

Does the Garuda Purana discuss practical medicine as well as death rituals?

Yes. Alongside themes like dharma and post-death rites, it contains sections that catalog substances and describe therapeutic preparations such as lepa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat these as historical traditional pointers; for serious conditions like goitre, tumours, or elephantiasis, seek clinical care and use any traditional topical remedies only with qualified guidance.