Shloka 12

Strīroga–Prasava Cikitsā, Bāla-Rakṣā, Rasāyana and Vājīkaraṇa Prayogas

Devanagari script

रक्तस्त्रावस्य नाशः स्याच्छीतोदकनिषेवणात् / पीतन्तु काञ्जिक रुद्र क्वथितं शरपुङ्खया

Transliteration

raktastrāvasya nāśaḥ syācchītodakaniṣevaṇāt / pītantu kāñjika rudra kvathitaṃ śarapuṅkhayā

Translation

يُقال إنَّ النزف يهدأ باستعمال الماء البارد. وكذلك يُشرَب الكانجيكا (عصيدة حامضة) بعد غليها مع عشبة śarapuṅkhā كتركيبٍ علاجي.

Word by Word

• रक्तस्त्रावस्य: of bleeding (blood-flow)
• रक्तस्त्रावस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + स्त्राव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रक्तस्य स्त्रावः)

• नाशः: cessation, destruction
• नाशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be/occurs
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शीतोदकनिषेवणात्: from the use of cold water
• शीतोदकनिषेवणात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक) + निषेवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शीतस्य उदकस्य निषेवणम्)

• पीतम्: taken (ingested)
• पीतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Participial predicate/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘when taken’

• तु: however/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• काञ्जिक: O Kāñjika (sour gruel)
• काञ्जिक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्जिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (पाठानुसार सम्बोधन-रूपेण)

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• क्वथितम्: boiled/decocted
• क्वथितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वथ् (धातु) → क्वथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (औषधम्) विशेषणम्

• शरपुङ्खया: with śarapuṅkhā (a medicinal herb)
• शरपुङ्खया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरपुङ्खा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Discipline in regimen (niyama) and correct preparation of remedies is a form of right action that alleviates suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Skillful means (upāya) within empirical reality; maintaining the body as an instrument for dharma.

Application: Use cold water appropriately to reduce bleeding; drink kāñjika boiled with śarapuṅkhā as directed, considering patient condition and contraindications.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202 (bleeding control measures; śarapuṅkhā appears in Ayurvedic materia medica for blood/urinary disorders in broader tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of remedies like cold water and kāñjika in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical, tradition-based therapeutic guidance, presenting simple cooling measures and a herbal decoction-drink as a means to reduce raktastrāva (bleeding).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s journey; it focuses on bodily remedy and restoration, which in the Purāṇic context supports sustaining life and maintaining ritual fitness (śauca) for dharmic duties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a cultural reference, it highlights cooling and astringent-style interventions; for real bleeding, seek medical care first, and treat the verse as historical/ayurvedic tradition rather than emergency instruction.