Shloka 12

Strīroga–Prasava Cikitsā, Bāla-Rakṣā, Rasāyana and Vājīkaraṇa Prayogas

Devanagari script

रक्तस्त्रावस्य नाशः स्याच्छीतोदकनिषेवणात् / पीतन्तु काञ्जिक रुद्र क्वथितं शरपुङ्खया

Transliteration

raktastrāvasya nāśaḥ syācchītodakaniṣevaṇāt / pītantu kāñjika rudra kvathitaṃ śarapuṅkhayā

Translation

Es heißt, Blutungen klingen durch den Gebrauch von kaltem Wasser ab. Ferner soll man kāñjika (sauren Brei) trinken, der mit dem Kraut śarapuṅkhā abgekocht wurde, als Heilzubereitung.

Word by Word

• रक्तस्त्रावस्य: of bleeding (blood-flow)
• रक्तस्त्रावस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + स्त्राव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रक्तस्य स्त्रावः)

• नाशः: cessation, destruction
• नाशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be/occurs
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शीतोदकनिषेवणात्: from the use of cold water
• शीतोदकनिषेवणात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक) + निषेवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शीतस्य उदकस्य निषेवणम्)

• पीतम्: taken (ingested)
• पीतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Participial predicate/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘when taken’

• तु: however/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• काञ्जिक: O Kāñjika (sour gruel)
• काञ्जिक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्जिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (पाठानुसार सम्बोधन-रूपेण)

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• क्वथितम्: boiled/decocted
• क्वथितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वथ् (धातु) → क्वथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (औषधम्) विशेषणम्

• शरपुङ्खया: with śarapuṅkhā (a medicinal herb)
• शरपुङ्खया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरपुङ्खा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Discipline in regimen (niyama) and correct preparation of remedies is a form of right action that alleviates suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Skillful means (upāya) within empirical reality; maintaining the body as an instrument for dharma.

Application: Use cold water appropriately to reduce bleeding; drink kāñjika boiled with śarapuṅkhā as directed, considering patient condition and contraindications.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202 (bleeding control measures; śarapuṅkhā appears in Ayurvedic materia medica for blood/urinary disorders in broader tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of remedies like cold water and kāñjika in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical, tradition-based therapeutic guidance, presenting simple cooling measures and a herbal decoction-drink as a means to reduce raktastrāva (bleeding).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s journey; it focuses on bodily remedy and restoration, which in the Purāṇic context supports sustaining life and maintaining ritual fitness (śauca) for dharmic duties.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a cultural reference, it highlights cooling and astringent-style interventions; for real bleeding, seek medical care first, and treat the verse as historical/ayurvedic tradition rather than emergency instruction.