Shloka 43

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

काञ्जिकस्याढकं दत्त्वा पिष्टान्येतानि दापयेत् / पुनर्नवा गोक्षुरकं सैन्धवं त्र्यूषणं वचा

Transliteration

kāñjikasyāḍhakaṃ dattvā piṣṭānyetāni dāpayet / punarnavā gokṣurakaṃ saindhavaṃ tryūṣaṇaṃ vacā

Translation

Nachdem man eine āḍhaka‑Maß kāñjika (sauer vergorenen Brei) gegeben hat, verabreiche man diese zerstoßenen Zutaten: punarnavā, gokṣura, saindhava (Steinsalz), tryūṣaṇa (die drei Scharfen) und vacā.

Word by Word

• काञ्जिकस्य: of fermented gruel (kāñjika)
• काञ्जिकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्जिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• आढकम्: an āḍhaka (measure)
• आढकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आढक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• दत्त्वा: having given/adding
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• पिष्टानि: ground/pounded (ingredients)
• पिष्टानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √पिष् क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• दापयेत्: should have (them) added/mixed in
• दापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: ‘cause to be given/added’)

• पुनर्नवा: punarnavā (Boerhavia diffusa)
• पुनर्नवा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर्नवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; औषधिनाम

• गोक्षुरकम्: gokṣuraka (Tribulus)
• गोक्षुरकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्षुरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; औषधिनाम

• सैन्धवम्: rock salt
• सैन्धवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्रव्य/लवणविशेष

• त्र्यूषणम्: tryūṣaṇa (the three pungents)
• त्र्यूषणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (त्रयाणाम् ऊषणानाम् समूहः)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yukti (rational compounding) and proper administration (prayoga) as responsible care.

Vedantic Theme: Instrumental value of the body (śarīra) as a means for dharma and spiritual striving.

Application: Administer ground herbs with a measured vehicle (kāñjika) and appropriate adjuncts (salt/pungents) rather than taking powders dry.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.42; Garuda Purana 1.192.44; Garuda Purana 1.192.45; Garuda Purana 1.192.46

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of medicinal formulations in Garuda Purana Adhyaya 192?

This verse shows the Purana’s practical dimension: alongside dharma and rites, it preserves traditional therapeutic instructions—here, a preparation administered with kāñjika as a vehicle to deliver specific herbs and salts.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals or afterlife themes?

While many chapters address preta-rites and Yama’s realm, this verse belongs to the Ācāra/utility material: maintaining bodily balance and purification is treated as supportive to dharmic living and proper observance of rites.

What is a practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a principle still used in Ayurveda: specific herbs are administered with an appropriate anupāna (carrier, here kāñjika). Any real-world use should be guided by a qualified practitioner due to dosage and contraindications.