Shloka 37

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

पिष्ट्वाजाजीं सधन्याकां घृप्रस्थं विपाचयेत् / कफपित्तारुचिहरं मन्दानलवमिं हरेत्

Transliteration

piṣṭvājājīṃ sadhanyākāṃ ghṛprasthaṃ vipācayet / kaphapittāruciharaṃ mandānalavamiṃ haret

Translation

Zerstoße Ajājī (Kreuzkümmel) zusammen mit Dhanyā (Koriander) und koche es in einer Prastha-Menge Ghee. Dies vertreibt Kapha- und Pitta-Störungen, lindert Appetitlosigkeit (Aruci) und heilt Erbrechen durch schwaches Verdauungsfeuer.

Word by Word

• पिष्ट्वा: having ground/pounded
• पिष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पिष् (धातु) → पिष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया—‘having ground’

• अजाजीम्: ajājī (cumin/caraway)
• अजाजीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजाजी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम

• सधन्याकाम्: together with coriander
• सधन्याकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सधन्याका (प्रातिपदिक; स+धन्याका)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स-’ उपसर्गार्थ—‘सहित’ (with)

• घृतप्रस्थम्: a prastha-measure of ghee
• घृतप्रस्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृतप्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; घृत+प्रस्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रमाणवाचक—प्रस्थ-परिमाणं घृतम्

• विपाचयेत्: should cook well
• विपाचयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+पच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कफपित्तारुचिहरम्: removing kapha, pitta, and anorexia
• कफपित्तारुचिहरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफपित्तारुचिहर (प्रातिपदिक; कफ+पित्त+अरुचि+हर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘removing’

• मन्दानलवमिम्: weak digestion and vomiting
• मन्दानलवमिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दानलवमि (प्रातिपदिक; मन्दानल+वमि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; रोग/लक्षणद्वयसमाहारः

• हरेत्: should remove/alleviate
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Proper preparation (saṃskāra) transforms common spices into potent medicine; disciplined method yields benefit.

Vedantic Theme: Right action with right means (karma-yukti) in maintaining the body as a vehicle for higher aims.

Application: Pound ajājī with dhanyā; cook in a prastha of ghee; use for kapha-pitta disorders, aruci, and vomiting from mandāgni.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (spice-ghṛta preparations; vomiting/mandāgni management)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of digestive-fire (agni) concepts in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse directly links symptoms like vomiting and loss of appetite to mandāgni and prescribes a ghee-based herbal preparation to restore balance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This is a medical instruction rather than an afterlife passage; it does not address pretas, Yama, or post-death rites in this specific shloka.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores a classical approach: digestive support via warming spices (cumin, coriander) prepared in ghee, traditionally used for appetite and nausea (with clinical discretion).