Shloka 85

Oṣadhi-nāma-nirdeśa: Paryāya (Synonyms) of Herbs, Minerals, and Classical Measures

Devanagari script

वशा दन्त्यमृता चेति गुडूचीनामसंग्रहः / किराततिक्तकश्चैव भूनिम्बः काण्डतिक्तकः

Transliteration

vaśā dantyamṛtā ceti guḍūcīnāmasaṃgrahaḥ / kirātatiktakaścaiva bhūnimbaḥ kāṇḍatiktakaḥ

Translation

«فاشا» (Vaśā) و«دَنْتْيا» (Dantyā) و«أَمْرِتا» (Amṛtā)—هذه مجموعة أسماء الغُدوتشي (Guḍūcī). وكذلك تُسمّى أيضًا «كيراتا-تيكتكا» (Kirāta-tiktaka) و«بهو-نيمبا» (Bhūnimba) و«كاندا-تيكتكا» (Kāṇḍa-tiktaka).

Word by Word

• vaśā: Vaśā (a name)
• vaśā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dantyamṛtā: Dantī and Amṛtā (names)
• dantyamṛtā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dantī-amṛtā (प्रातिपदिक; दन्ती + अमृता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (दन्ती च अमृता च)

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

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Marker/इति-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• guḍūcīnāma-saṃgrahaḥ: collection of names of Guḍūcī
• guḍūcīnāma-saṃgrahaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guḍūcī-nāma-saṃgraha (प्रातिपदिक; गुडूची + नाम + संग्रह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गुडूच्याः नाम्नां संग्रहः)

• kirātatiktakaḥ: Kirātatiktaka (a name)
• kirātatiktakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kirāta-tiktaka (प्रातिपदिक; किरात + तिक्तक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (किरात-सम्बन्धी तिक्तक)

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

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• bhūnimbaḥ: Bhūnimba (ground-neem; a name)
• bhūnimbaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū-nimba (प्रातिपदिक; भू + निम्ब)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भूमौ निम्बः/भूमि-निम्बः)

• kāṇḍatiktakaḥ: Kāṇḍatiktaka (a name)
• kāṇḍatiktakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṇḍa-tiktaka (प्रातिपदिक; काण्ड + तिक्तक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (काण्ड-सम्बन्धी तिक्तक)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within a didactic listing context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Seeing unity behind multiplicity of names; disciplined knowledge serves healing and communal welfare.

Vedantic Theme: Eka-tattva-bodha as an analogy: many nāmas, one dravya; nāma-rūpa distinction.

Application: Treat 'vaśā/dantyāmṛtā/kirāta-tiktaka/bhūnimba/kāṇḍa-tiktaka' as guḍūcī-related nomenclature in sourcing and teaching.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.204: guḍūcī paryāya cluster

Characters & Entities

• Guḍūcī

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Guḍūcī’s names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves multiple regional and technical synonyms so practitioners can correctly identify Guḍūcī across traditions and apply the intended remedy without confusion.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings beyond afterlife topics?

Alongside discussions of dharma and post-death rites, the text also transmits practical knowledge—here, a precise synonym-list used for Ayurvedic identification and therapeutic reference.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When consulting classical prescriptions, cross-check these synonyms (Amṛtā, Bhūnimba, Kirāta-tiktaka, etc.) to ensure the herb sourced is truly Guḍūcī and not a different ‘bitter’ plant.