Shloka 31

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

कृष्णा धात्री शिता शुण्ठी हक्काघ्नी मधुसंयुता / हिक्काश्वासी पिवेद्भार्ङ्गो सविश्वामुष्णवारिणा

Transliteration

kṛṣṇā dhātrī śitā śuṇṭhī hakkāghnī madhusaṃyutā / hikkāśvāsī pivedbhārṅgo saviśvāmuṣṇavāriṇā

Translation

Schwarzer Pfeffer (kṛṣṇā), dhātrī (Āmalakī), Zucker und trockener Ingwer, mit hikkā‑ghnī und Honig vereint, bilden ein Mittel, das den Schluckauf vertreibt. Wer an Schluckauf und Atemnot leidet, soll es mit bhṛṅga und viśvā einnehmen und mit warmem Wasser trinken.

Word by Word

• kṛṣṇā: kṛṣṇā (pippalī)
• kṛṣṇā: Karta (Subject/ingredient listing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम; पिप्पली/कृष्णा)

• dhātrī: dhātrī (āmalakī)
• dhātrī: Karta (Subject/ingredient listing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम; आमलकी)

• śitā: sugar
• śitā: Karta (Subject/ingredient listing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम; शर्करा)

• śuṇṭhī: dry ginger
• śuṇṭhī: Karta (Subject/ingredient listing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuṇṭhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hakkā-ghnī: destroying hiccup
• hakkā-ghnī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hakkā (प्रातिपदिक) + ghnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘हक्कां हन्ति’

• madhu-saṃyutā: mixed with honey
• madhu-saṃyutā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyutā (कृदन्त; √yuj (धातु) क्त, सम्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मधुना संयुता’

• hikkā-śvāsī: a person with hiccup and dyspnea
• hikkā-śvāsī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hikkā (प्रातिपदिक) + śvāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (हिक्का च श्वासः च यस्य/येन पीडितः) रोगीवाचकः

• pivet: should drink
• pivet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhārṅgaḥ: bhārṅga (a medicinal preparation/herb)
• bhārṅgaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम; भृङ्ग/भाङ्ग/भृङ्गराज-प्रायः)

• sa-viśvā: together with viśvā
• sa-viśvā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + viśvā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘विश्वया सह’ (viśvā = viśvā-bheṣaja/śuṇṭhī-विशेषनाम) सहार्थक-तत्पुरुषः

• uṣṇa-vāriṇā: with hot water
• uṣṇa-vāriṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (vāri), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘उष्णं वारि’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Regulating prāṇa and digestion through appropriate remedies supports steadiness of mind and duty.

Vedantic Theme: Prāṇa as functional support for sādhana; care without over-identification with the body.

Application: Combine kṛṣṇā (black pepper), dhātrī (āmalakī), śitā (sugar), śuṇṭhī with honey; administer for hiccup; for hiccup with dyspnea, take with bhṛṅga and viśvā using warm water as anupāna.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (respiratory/kapha-vata remedies; warm-water anupāna pattern)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of hiccup (hikkā) remedies in the Garuda Purana?

The verse treats hiccup and breath distress as meaningful ailments needing prompt correction, preserving an herbal-honey formulation aimed at stabilizing respiration and digestion.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey directly; instead, it supports embodied life by offering care for breath and vitality, which are prerequisites for dharmic living taught elsewhere in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It suggests a warming, honey-based mixture for hiccup/breath discomfort; modern readers should consult an Ayurvedic clinician, especially for asthma, GERD, or chronic respiratory disease.