Shloka 5

Devanagari script

साज्यः क्वाथः श्लेष्मजं तु सशुण्ठिः सदुरालभः / सवालकः सर्वज्ज्वरं सशुण्ठिः सहपर्पटः

Transliteration

sājyaḥ kvāthaḥ śleṣmajaṃ tu saśuṇṭhiḥ sadurālabhaḥ / savālakaḥ sarvajjvaraṃ saśuṇṭhiḥ sahaparpaṭaḥ

Translation

Ein Dekokt, mit Ghee eingenommen—mit trockenem Ingwer und durālabhā—lindert das aus śleṣman (kapha) entstehende Fieber. Mit zugesetztem vālaka wirkt es bei allen Fiebern; und mit trockenem Ingwer und parpaṭa zusammen wirkt es ebenfalls umfassend gegen Fieber.

Word by Word

• साज्यः: with ghee
• साज्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स+आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आज्येन सह)

• क्वाथः: decoction
• क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्लेष्मजम्: (fever) arising from phlegm/kapha
• श्लेष्मजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लेष्मज (प्रातिपदिक; श्लेष्मन्+ज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्लेष्मणः जातम्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• सशुण्ठिः: with dry ginger
• सशुण्ठिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स+शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शुण्ठ्या सह)

• सदुरालभः: with durālabha
• सदुरालभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स+दुरालभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दुरालभेन सह)

• सवालकः: with vālaka
• सवालकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स+वालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वालकेन सह)

• सर्वज्वरम्: all fevers
• सर्वज्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व+ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वः ज्वरः)

• सशुण्ठिः: with dry ginger
• सशुण्ठिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स+शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शुण्ठ्या सह)

• सहपर्पटः: with parpaṭa
• सहपर्पटः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह+पर्पट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पर्पटेन सह)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Skillful means (yukti) in medicine: adjust ingredients to broaden efficacy; care is adaptive, not rigid.

Vedantic Theme: Pragmatic upāya for duḥkha-nivṛtti at the embodied level; balance as a form of order (ṛta-like harmony).

Application: For kapha-fever, take decoction with ghee including śuṇṭhī and durālabhā; add vālaka for wider jvara coverage; combine śuṇṭhī with parpaṭa for broader fever action as indicated.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.175.4 (pitta-jvara ghṛta); Garuda Purana 1.175.7 (additional jvara decoctions)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What does the Garuda Purana recommend for kapha (śleṣma) fever?

It indicates a kvātha (decoction) taken with ghee, combined with śuṇṭhī and durālabhā, as beneficial for śleṣmaja (kapha-origin) fever.

What is meant by ‘sarvajvara’ in this verse?

Sarvajvara literally means “all fevers,” implying a broader applicability of the preparation—especially when vālaka is included as stated.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It reflects the Ayurvedic approach of tailoring herbs to doṣa-patterns and using combinations for mixed or uncertain presentations; apply with professional clinical guidance.