Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

शालपर्णो पृश्रिपर्णो बृहतीद्वयगोक्षुरम् / वातपित्तहरं वृष्यं कनीयः पञ्चमूलकम्

Transliteration

śālaparṇo pṛśriparṇo bṛhatīdvayagokṣuram / vātapittaharaṃ vṛṣyaṃ kanīyaḥ pañcamūlakam

Translation

Śālaparṇī, Pṛśniparṇī, die zwei Bṛhatī (Bṛhatī und Kaṇṭakārī) und Gokṣura—dieser Satz heißt das „kleinere Pañcamūlaka“. Er besänftigt Vāta und Pitta, stärkt und wirkt aphrodisierend.

Word by Word

• शालपर्णः: śālaparṇī (a medicinal plant)
• शालपर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—शालस्य पर्णम् (name of plant)

• पृश्रिपर्णः: pṛśniparṇī (a medicinal plant)
• पृश्रिपर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृश्नि/पृश्री + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (name of plant)

• बृहतीद्वयगोक्षुरम्: the pair of bṛhatī plants and gokṣura (as a set)
• बृहतीद्वयगोक्षुरम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहती + द्वय + गोक्षुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective): बृहतीद्वयम् (two bṛhatīs) + गोक्षुरम्

• वातपित्तहरम्: removing vāta and pitta
• वातपित्तहरम्: Karya/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात + पित्त + हर (प्रातिपदिक); हर = √हृ (धातु) से निष्पन्न
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष—वातपित्तयोः हरम् (remover)

• वृष्यम्: aphrodisiac, promoting virility
• वृष्यम्: Karya/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कनीयः: the lesser (minor)
• कनीयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनीयस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण (comparative)

• पञ्चमूलकम्: pañcamūlaka (the minor group of five roots)
• पञ्चमूलकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (minor pañcamūla set)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Strength (bala) and regulated vitality are to be cultivated for stable dharmic life.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-support through bodily steadiness; moderation of rajas/tamas via doṣa balance.

Application: Employ Kaniyāḥ Pañcamūlaka (śālaparṇī, pṛśniparṇī, bṛhatī-dvaya, gokṣura) for vāta-pitta conditions and for strengthening/tonic aims when appropriate.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168.46; Garuda Purana 1.168.48

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Pañcamūla in the Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies the ‘lesser Pañcamūla’ and states its key actions—pacifying vāta and pitta and supporting strength/virility—showing the text’s applied medical guidance alongside dharma teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife travel directly; instead, it contributes practical health knowledge, implying that maintaining bodily balance (doṣa harmony) supports one’s ability to perform duties and rites properly.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a classical reference for the Pañcamūla grouping and its indicated doṣa action; for actual use, follow qualified Ayurvedic guidance rather than self-prescribing.