Shloka 31

Bhāiṣajya-yoga

Remedial Formulas), Rakṣā-prayoga (Protections), and Adbhuta-kriyā (Wonder-Working Procedures

Devanagari script

सतक्रं कुशमलं वा मर्कटी मूलमेव वा / काञ्जिकेन च वाकुच्या मूलं वै दन्तरोगनुत्

Transliteration

satakraṃ kuśamalaṃ vā markaṭī mūlameva vā / kāñjikena ca vākucyā mūlaṃ vai dantaroganut

Translation

Ob mit Buttermilch, oder mit kuśamala, oder sogar mit der Wurzel von markaṭī; und die Wurzel von vākucī, mit kāñjika (sauer vergorener Grütze) eingenommen, lindert wahrlich Zahnleiden.

Word by Word

• सतक्रम्: with buttermilk
• सतक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + तक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘तक्रसहितम्’

• कुशमलम्: kuśamala (a plant/drug)
• कुशमलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• मर्कटी: markaṭī (a plant)
• मर्कटी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्कटी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात

• काञ्जिकेन: with sour gruel (kāñjika)
• काञ्जिकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्जिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• वाकुच्या: with vākucī (Mucuna)
• वाकुच्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाकुची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘वाकुच्या’ = ‘वाकुच्याः/वाकुच्यया’ (instrumental)

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/assertive particle)

• दन्तरोगनुत्: dispelling tooth diseases
• दन्तरोगनुत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दन्तरोग (प्रातिपदिक) + नुद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्विप्/उत्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘नुत्’), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘दन्तरोगं नुदति’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Preventive and curative care as a duty; attention to small ailments prevents larger disruption to dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva is supported by bodily order; pain management enables steadiness of mind.

Application: For dental diseases, administer vākucī root with kāñjika; mentions supportive items (takra/kuśamala/markaṭī root) as alternatives or adjuncts depending on condition and availability.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (danta-roga and related remedies; continuity with mouth/head treatments)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for dental disease is given in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse states that the root of vākucī, taken with kāñjika (sour fermented gruel), alleviates tooth-related diseases; it also mentions satakra (buttermilk), kuśamala, and markaṭī root as medicinal items in this context.

Does this verse relate to death rituals or the afterlife teachings of the Garuda Purana?

No—this specific verse is a practical medicinal instruction (a remedy for dantaroga), reflecting the text’s inclusion of health-related guidance alongside its broader theological and ritual discussions.

What is a practical application of this verse today?

It can be read as a traditional reference to herbal approaches for dental discomfort; in modern practice, one should treat it as historical Ayurvedic guidance and consult a qualified clinician before using herbs like vākucī.