Shloka 2

Devanagari script

हरीतकी वचा कुष्ठं व्योषं हिङ्गु मनः शिला / कासे श्वासे च हिक्कायां लिह्यात्क्षौद्रं घृप्लुतम्

Transliteration

harītakī vacā kuṣṭhaṃ vyoṣaṃ hiṅgu manaḥ śilā / kāse śvāse ca hikkāyāṃ lihyātkṣaudraṃ ghṛplutam

Translation

Harītakī, vacā, kuṣṭha, vyoṣa (die drei Scharfen), hiṅgu und manaḥśilā—als Leckmittel mit Honig bereitet und mit Ghee befeuchtet—soll man bei Husten, Atemnot und Schluckauf lecken.

Word by Word

• हरीतकी: harītakī (chebulic myrobalan)
• हरीतकी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरीतकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्यनाम

• वचा: vacā (sweet flag)
• वचा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्यनाम

• कुष्ठम्: kuṣṭha (costus)
• कुष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्यनाम

• व्योषम्: vyoṣa (trikatu: dry ginger, black pepper, long pepper)
• व्योषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्यनाम

• हिङ्गु: hiṅgu (asafoetida)
• हिङ्गु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्यनाम

• मनःशिला: manaḥśilā (realgar)
• मनःशिला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनः (प्रातिपदिक) + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मनसः शिला) द्रव्यनाम

• कासे: in cough
• कासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• श्वासे: in dyspnea/asthma
• श्वासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• हिक्कायाम्: in hiccup
• हिक्कायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिक्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• लिह्यात्: should lick/consume as a lickable preparation
• लिह्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्षौद्रम्: honey
• क्षौद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म

• घृतप्लुतम्: moistened/mixed with ghee
• घृतप्लुतम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + प्लुत (कृदन्त; √प्लु/प्लव्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव: घृतेन प्लुतम् = घृतसिक्तम्; क्षौद्रस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Deha-dharana (sustaining the body) through appropriate remedies; right means for restoring function.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as sadhana-sahakari (instrument for duty and liberation); balance and moderation.

Application: Use specified herbs as a honey-ghee linctus for cough, dyspnea, and hiccup under competent guidance; attend to diet and triggers.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.181 (Ayurvedic/medical section on respiratory disorders and formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the importance of Ayurvedic remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical dharmic living guidance, including traditional therapeutic measures for common ailments like cough and breathlessness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss the afterlife narrative here; instead, it focuses on maintaining bodily health—supporting one’s capacity to perform dharma, rites, and disciplined living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It points to a traditional honey–ghee based herbal linctus approach for cough/breathlessness; in modern use, such mineral-containing formulations (manaḥśilā) should be approached only with qualified Ayurvedic supervision.