Shloka 16

Devanagari script

मुसल्या दशमूलेन खदिरेण वटादिभिः / वटिका मोदको वापि चूर्ण स्यात्सर्वरोगनुत्

Transliteration

musalyā daśamūlena khadireṇa vaṭādibhiḥ / vaṭikā modako vāpi cūrṇa syātsarvaroganut

Translation

Mit musalā, daśamūla, khadira sowie vata und ähnlichen Pflanzen kann man Pillen, modaka (Bolus/Elektuarium) oder ein Pulver bereiten—eine solche Zubereitung soll alle Krankheiten vertreiben.

Word by Word

• मुसल्या: with musalī
• मुसल्या: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुसली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• दश-मूलेन: with daśamūla (ten roots)
• दश-मूलेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (दशानां मूलानां समूहः)

• खदिरेण: with khadira
• खदिरेण: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खदिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• वट-आदिभिः: with banyan etc.
• वट-आदिभिः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वटादयः)

• वटिका: pill/tablet
• वटिका: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मोदकः: bolus/sweet ball (medicinal lump)
• मोदकः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also)

• चूर्णम्: powder
• चूर्णम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्व-रोग-नुत्: remover of all diseases
• सर्व-रोग-नुत्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (नुद्-धातु से कृत; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वान् रोगान् नुदति/नुत्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Practical compassion: making remedies in forms suited to patient needs; health maintenance as righteous duty.

Vedantic Theme: Embodied welfare as support for sādhana; disciplined action in the world without neglect of the body.

Application: Using musalā, daśamūla, khadira, and banyan (vaṭa) and related plants, prepare tablets (vaṭikā), electuary/bolus (modaka), or powder (cūrṇa) for broad disease-alleviation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.174.12-15 (context: vāta and herb sets; Nārāyaṇa-tailam)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of daśamūla in Garuda Purana remedies?

Daśamūla is presented as a core strengthening and balancing root-group used in compound preparations, indicating a classical Ayurvedic approach embedded in the Purana’s practical sections.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

The verse is not about Yama’s realm or preta-journey; it is a health-oriented instruction, implying that sustaining health supports one’s ability to follow dharma and perform duties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Recognize the traditional dosage forms—pill (vaṭikā) and powder (cūrṇa)—but rely on trained Ayurvedic guidance for correct plant identity and safe preparation.