Shloka 47

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

पाण्डुत्वोदरकुष्ठार्शः शोथगुल्मप्रमेहनुत् / वातश्लेष्महरं बल्यं तैलं कश्यं तिलोद्भवम्

Transliteration

pāṇḍutvodarakuṣṭhārśaḥ śothagulmapramehanut / vātaśleṣmaharaṃ balyaṃ tailaṃ kaśyaṃ tilodbhavam

Translation

Sesamöl, von zusammenziehender Natur und aus Sesam hervorgebracht, stärkt und besänftigt vāta und kapha; man sagt, es vertreibe Blässe, Bauchwachstum/Bauchwassersucht, Hautleiden (kuṣṭha), Hämorrhoiden, Schwellungen, Bauchgeschwülste (gulma) und Harnleiden (prameha).

Word by Word

• पाण्डुत्व-उदर-कुष्ठ-अर्शः: (that which relates to) jaundice, abdominal disease, leprosy, and piles
• पाण्डुत्व-उदर-कुष्ठ-अर्शः: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डुत्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उदर (प्रातिपदिक) + कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्शस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासान्त-रूपं (द्वन्द्वसमासः) — masculine nominative singular; used adjectivally

• शोथ-गुल्म-प्रमेह-नुत्: destroyer of swelling, abdominal tumor, and diabetes
• शोथ-गुल्म-प्रमेह-नुत्: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोथ (प्रातिपदिक) + गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमेह (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (प्रातिपदिक; √नुद् धातु-सम्भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (उपपदसमासः) — masculine nominative singular; ‘नुत्’ = नाशक/अपहर्ता

• वात-श्लेष्म-हरम्: removing vāta and phlegm
• वात-श्लेष्म-हरम्: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + श्लेष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ धातु-सम्भव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः — neuter nominative/accusative singular; ‘हर’ = हर्तृ/नाशक

• बल्यम्: strength-giving
• बल्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — neuter nominative/accusative singular

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — neuter nominative/accusative singular

• कश्यं: astringent (kashāya-tasting)
• कश्यं: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — neuter nominative/accusative singular

• तिल-उद्भवम्: arising from sesame (sesame-derived)
• तिल-उद्भवम्: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तिलस्य उद्भवः) — neuter nominative/accusative singular

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body as a support for dharma; right use of substances to restore doṣic balance.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as sādhana-upakaraṇa (instrument for practice), to be maintained without attachment.

Application: Use tila-tailam as strengthening, vāta-kapha pacifying unctuous therapy; apply/ingest per suitability and condition (e.g., dryness, swelling, skin disorders).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (dravya-guṇa/āhāra-tailādi section)

FAQs

What is the importance of sesame oil in Garuda Purana?

This verse presents sesame oil as a strengthening, vāta-kapha pacifying substance and lists specific disorders it is traditionally used to alleviate.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

While the Garuda Purana is famous for afterlife teachings, it also preserves practical dharma-oriented health knowledge; here it catalogs therapeutic qualities of commonly used substances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It supports the traditional use of sesame oil as a tonic and for vāta-kapha balance, with the caution that clinical conditions should be evaluated by qualified practitioners.