Shloka 43

Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs

Devanagari script

आममम्लं च विष्टब्धं कफपित्तानिलैः क्रमात् / आलिप्य जठरं प्राज्ञो हिङ्गुत्र्यूषणसैन्धवैः

Transliteration

āmamamlaṃ ca viṣṭabdhaṃ kaphapittānilaiḥ kramāt / ālipya jaṭharaṃ prājño hiṅgutryūṣaṇasaindhavaiḥ

Translation

Wenn durch Kapha, Pitta und Vāta nach und nach āma (Unverdautes), Säure und Verstopfung entstehen, soll der Weise den Bauch mit einer Paste aus Hiṅgu (Asafoetida), Tryūṣaṇa (den drei Scharfen) und Saindhava (Steinsalz) bestreichen.

Word by Word

• आमम्: undigested/raw
• आमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अम्लम्: sour
• अम्लम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अम्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• विष्टब्धम्: obstructed/constipated
• विष्टब्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + स्तभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) → विष्टब्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• कफपित्तानिलैः: by kapha, pitta, and vāta
• कफपित्तानिलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ + पित्त + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (कफ-पित्त-अनिलाः)

• क्रमात्: successively, in order
• क्रमात्: Krama (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/तद्धितान्त-निपातवत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययार्थः (adverb: successively/in order)

• आलिप्य: having smeared/applied
• आलिप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + लिप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्) → आलिप्य (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• जठरम्: the abdomen/belly
• जठरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जठर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्राज्ञः: the wise person/physician
• प्राज्ञः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• हिङ्गुत्र्यूषणसैन्धवैः: with asafoetida, trikatu, and rock-salt
• हिङ्गुत्र्यूषणसैन्धवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिङ्गु + त्र्यूषण + सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग (द्रव्यसमूह), तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (हिङ्गु-त्र्यूषण-सैन्धवानि)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Discriminative understanding of progressive doṣa involvement (kapha→pitta→vāta) and targeted counter-measures.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discernment) applied to embodied life; knowledge used for alleviating duḥkha.

Application: Recognize signs of āma/sourness/obstruction and apply an abdominal paste of hiṅgu, tryūṣaṇa, and saindhava to kindle digestion and relieve blockage (with proper guidance).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168.42 (gulma/shūla and swedana); Garuda Purana 1.168.44-45 (day sleep for indigestion; warm water; incompatibilities)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of āma (undigested residue) in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats āma as a root factor behind acidity and blockage, showing that correcting digestion is central to restoring balance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

The teaching is practical and embodied: by reducing doṣic disturbance and digestive toxins, one maintains clarity and capacity for dharmic living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

For indigestion with gas/obstruction, traditional Ayurveda uses warming carminatives like hiṅgu and the ‘three pungents’; consult a qualified practitioner, especially with chronic or severe pain.