Shloka 1

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

ऽध्यायः हरिरुवाच / चित्रकस्याष्टभागाश्च शूरणस्य च षोडश / शुण्ठ्या भागाश्च चत्वारो मरिचानां द्वयं तथा

Transliteration

'dhyāyaḥ hariruvāca / citrakasyāṣṭabhāgāśca śūraṇasya ca ṣoḍaśa / śuṇṭhyā bhāgāśca catvāro maricānāṃ dvayaṃ tathā

Translation

قال هَري: «خُذْ ثمانيةَ أجزاءٍ من سِترَكَة (citraka)، وستةَ عشرَ جزءًا من شورَنة (śūraṇa)، وأربعةَ أجزاءٍ من الشونثي (الزنجبيل الجاف)، وكذلك جزأين من المريچا (الفلفل الأسود).»

Word by Word

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• चित्रकस्य: of citraka (plumbago)
• चित्रकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अष्ट: eight
• अष्ट: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद; भागाः इति विशेषण (अष्टभागाः)

• भागाः: parts/portions
• भागाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• शूरणस्य: of śūraṇa (elephant-foot yam)
• शूरणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• षोडश: sixteen
• षोडश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत् (indeclinable numeral used predicatively)

• शुण्ठ्याः: of dry ginger
• शुण्ठ्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भागाः: parts
• भागाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भागाः इति विशेषण

• मरिचानाम्: of pepper corns
• मरिचानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरिच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• द्वयम्: a pair/two parts
• द्वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (quantity noun)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right measure (mātrā) and disciplined procedure are essential for effective action; knowledge becomes dharma when applied correctly.

Vedantic Theme: Order (ṛta-like) expressed as proportion and method; sattva through precision and restraint.

Application: Prepare a compound using specified parts: citraka 8, śūraṇa 16, śuṇṭhī 4, marica 2 (as base for a larger recipe continuing in subsequent verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192 (formulation sequence beginning here); Garuda Purana 1.191 (preceding medical/toxicology material)

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the importance of listing ingredient “parts” (bhāga) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a precise traditional proportion system (bhāga) so a ritual or remedial preparation can be reproduced consistently as instructed by Hari.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

This specific verse is not about the soul’s journey; it records Vishnu’s practical instruction on measured ingredients, which in the broader text supports ritual purity and prescribed observances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a historical reference for proportional measurement in traditional preparations; for actual consumption, follow qualified Ayurvedic guidance and safe practice.