Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अनन्ताशृङ्गवेरस्य सूक्ष्मचूर्णानि कारयेत् / गुग्गुलं गुडतुल्यं च गुटिकामुपयुज्यच / वायुः स्नायुगतं चैव अग्निमान्द्यं च नाशयेत्

Transliteration

anantāśṛṅgaverasya sūkṣmacūrṇāni kārayet / guggulaṃ guḍatulyaṃ ca guṭikāmupayujyaca / vāyuḥ snāyugataṃ caiva agnimāndyaṃ ca nāśayet

Translation

يُحضَّر مسحوقٌ ناعم من أننتا ومن شرِنغافيرا (الزنجبيل اليابس)، ويُخلَط فيه الغُغّولو بقدرٍ مساوٍ للجاغري، ثم يُؤخَذ على هيئة حبوب. هذا الدواء يُزيل فاتا الراسخة في الأوتار (والأعصاب) ويقضي أيضًا على ضعف نار الهضم (أغني-مانديا).

Word by Word

• अनन्ताशृङ्गवेरस्य: of anantā and śṛṅgavera
• अनन्ताशृङ्गवेरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + शृङ्गवेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (औषध-द्रव्यसमूह), षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासः—अनन्ता च शृङ्गवेरं च (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व), तस्य षष्ठी

• सूक्ष्मचूर्णानि: fine powders
• सूक्ष्मचूर्णानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक) + चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—सूक्ष्मं चूर्णम् इति कर्मधारय

• कारयेत्: should have (them) prepared; should make
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• गुग्गुलम्: guggulu (resin)
• गुग्गुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गुलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गुडतुल्यम्: equal in amount to jaggery
• गुडतुल्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—गुडेन तुल्यम् इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष

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

• गुटिकाम्: a pill; tablet
• गुटिकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• उपयुज्य: having administered/used
• उपयुज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु) + उप- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having used/administered’

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

• वायुः: vāta (wind humor)
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• स्नायुगतम्: located in the tendons
• स्नायुगतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नायु (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—स्नायुषु गतं इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष; ‘gata’ = क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• अग्निमान्द्यम्: weak digestive fire; indigestion
• अग्निमान्द्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + मान्द्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—अग्नेः मान्द्यम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

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

• नाशयेत्: should remove; should cure
• नाशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra, as typical Garuda Purana dialogue framing)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Maintaining agni (digestive fire) and balancing vāta supports clarity, steadiness, and capacity for duty.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony of the guṇas through regulated living; bodily balance as a support for inner discipline.

Application: Make fine powders of anantā and śṛṅgavera; add guggulu equal to guḍa; form pills and take as directed to alleviate snāyu-gata vāyu and agni-māndya, with appropriate dietary support.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183.4-6 (purgation and ūru-stambha remedies in the same run of medical verses)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Vata)

FAQs

What remedy does this Garuda Purana verse prescribe for vata-related pain?

It prescribes a pill (guṭikā) made from fine powder of anantā and dry ginger, combined with guggulu in jaggery-equivalent quantity, to reduce vāta lodged in tendons/sinews.

How does this verse relate to agni (digestive fire) in Garuda Purana?

It explicitly states that the same formulation removes agni-māndya—weak digestive fire—indicating a therapeutic focus on restoring digestion alongside pacifying vāta.

Practical application of this instruction today?

As a traditional Ayurvedic formulation reference: it highlights using warming, vāta-pacifying ingredients (ginger, guggulu) for tendon/nerve vāta and poor digestion—best applied under qualified Ayurvedic guidance.