Shloka 2

Preparations of Medicated Ghee and Oils (Ghṛta–Taila Yoga); Brāhmī-ghṛta and Nārāyaṇa Taila

Devanagari script

अभया च गुडूची च अटरूपकवागुजी / एतैरक्षसमैर्भागैर्घृतप्रस्थं विपाचयेत्

Transliteration

abhayā ca guḍūcī ca aṭarūpakavāgujī / etairakṣasamairbhāgairghṛtaprasthaṃ vipācayet

Translation

يُؤخذ الأبهيا (abhayā) والغودوتشي (guḍūcī) والأطاروبكا (aṭarūpaka) والفاغوجي (vāgujī) بأجزاء متساوية (بمقدار أكṣa)، ثم يُطبخ مقدار برستها واحد من السمن المقدّس (ghṛta) ليصير سمنًا دوائيًا.

Word by Word

• अभया: harītakī (Terminalia chebula), ‘abhayā’
• अभया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्यनाम

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

• गुडूची: guḍūcī (Tinospora cordifolia)
• गुडूची: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्यनाम

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

• अटरूपकवागुजी: aṭarūpaka and vāgujī (two herbs)
• अटरूपकवागुजी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अटरूपक + वागुजी (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (समाहार/एकवचन) औषधिद्रव्यनाम

• एतैः: with these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अक्षसमैः: equal to a die (in measure)
• अक्षसमैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्ष + सम (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (उपमान-निर्देशः: ‘अक्ष-सम’ = dice-equal) विशेषणम्

• भागैः: by portions/parts
• भागैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• घृतप्रस्थम्: a prastha-measure of ghee
• घृतप्रस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत + प्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: घृतस्य प्रस्थः)

• विपाचयेत्: should cook/boil thoroughly
• विपाचयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + पच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Dhanvantari

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right action through correct measure and method (yukti, mātrā) yields beneficial results.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-śuddhi as a support for jñāna/bhakti; the body as an instrument (śarīra-sādhana) for puruṣārthas.

Application: Follow exact proportions and proper cooking of medicated ghee; prioritize disciplined routine in remedies.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household/vaidya-kitchen

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.174 (Ayurveda/auṣadha-ghṛta context)

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari
• Abhaya (Haritaki)
• Guduchi

FAQs

What is the importance of equal-part measurements (akṣa-sama) in Garuda Purana formulations?

This verse shows that precise proportional dosing is essential: each herb is taken in the same measured quantity before cooking into ghee.

How does this verse teach preparation method (vipācayet) in Ayurveda?

It indicates the standard Ayurvedic process of cooking herbs with a defined quantity of ghee to produce a stable, ingestible medicated ghṛta.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If preparing or consuming medicated ghee, follow authenticated recipes and measurements; consult an Ayurvedic physician, especially when ingredient identities vary by tradition.