Shloka 17

Devanagari script

पित्तज्वरघ्नः समधुः क्वाथः पर्पटनिम्बयोः / विधाने क्रियमाणे ऽपि य्सय संज्ञा न जायते

Transliteration

pittajvaraghnaḥ samadhuḥ kvāthaḥ parpaṭanimbayoḥ / vidhāne kriyamāṇe 'pi ysaya saṃjñā na jāyate

Translation

مغليُّ parpaṭa وnimba (النِّيم) إذا أُخِذَ مع العسل قضى على حُمّى پِتّا (pitta). وحتى أثناء إجراء العلاج، في حقّ من لا تعود إليه الإفاقة (يبقى مُغْمًى عليه)، فهذه هي الوسيلة المقرَّرة.

Word by Word

• पित्तज्वरघ्नः: destroying pitta-fever
• पित्तज्वरघ्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (हन् धातु, कृत्-प्रत्यय ‘घ्न’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पित्तज्वरं हन्ति इति)

• समधुः: with honey
• समधुः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (मधु-सहितः)

• क्वाथः: decoction
• क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• पर्पटनिम्बयोः: of parpaṭa and neem
• पर्पटनिम्बयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्पट (प्रातिपदिक) + निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (पर्पटश्च निम्बश्च)

• विधाने: in the procedure/preparation
• विधाने: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• क्रियमाणे: being done/performed
• क्रियमाणे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यमान (शानच्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विधाने इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• यस्य: of which/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• संज्ञा: name/technical designation
• संज्ञा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• जायते: arises/comes into being
• जायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prompt, appropriate intervention for the vulnerable; duty of care even when the patient is insensible.

Vedantic Theme: Karunā as practical dharma; sustaining life as a prerequisite for higher pursuits.

Application: For pitta-jvara, administer parpaṭa-nimba kvātha with honey; in cases of persistent insensibility, this is stated as the prescribed measure (to be applied with clinical caution).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.175 (pitta-jvara remedies; management when consciousness does not return)

Characters & Entities

• Pitta
• Parpata
• Nimba
• Madhu (honey)

FAQs

What is recommended for pitta-type fever in this verse?

A decoction (kvātha) of parpaṭa and nimba (neem), administered with honey, is stated to destroy pitta-fever.

What does the line about “saṃjñā not arising” indicate?

It points to a severe state where consciousness/awareness does not return; the verse frames the remedy as applicable even when treatment is ongoing for such an insensible patient.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores pitta-pacifying bitter herbs (like neem) and supportive adjuvants (honey) in fever care; severe fever with reduced consciousness is an emergency requiring immediate medical attention.