Shloka 19

Devanagari script

विडङ्गं क्रिमशत्रुः स्याद्रामठं हिङ्गुरुच्यते / अजाजी जीरकं ज्ञेया कारवी चोपकुञ्चिका

Transliteration

viḍaṅgaṃ krimaśatruḥ syādrāmaṭhaṃ hiṅgurucyate / ajājī jīrakaṃ jñeyā kāravī copakuñcikā

Translation

«Viḍaṅga» heißt auch „Feind der Würmer“; «rāmaṭha» wird «hiṅgu» (Asafoetida) genannt. «Ajājī» ist als «jīraka» (Kreuzkümmel) zu verstehen, und ebenso «kāravī» wie «upakuñcikā» (Samen vom Typ Kümmel/Schwarzkümmel).

Word by Word

• viḍaṅgam: Viḍaṅga (embelia)
• viḍaṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viḍaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नामनिर्देश

• krima-śatruḥ: Krimaśatru (enemy of worms; a name for viḍaṅga)
• krima-śatruḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krimi (प्रातिपदिक) + śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (krimeḥ śatruḥ)

• syāt: is said to be
• syāt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• rāmaṭham: Rāmaṭha (a plant name)
• rāmaṭham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāmaṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• hiṅguḥ: asafoetida (hiṅgu)
• hiṅguḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiṅgu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उच्यते इत्यस्य कर्म/विषय

• ucyate: is called
• ucyate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ajājī: Ajājī (a spice/plant name)
• ajājī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajājī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jīrakam: cumin
• jīrakam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• jñeyā: is to be known as
• jñeyā: Karma (Predicate/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु) → jñeya (कृदन्त, यत्)
• Form: कर्तव्यता-बोधक कृदन्त (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

• kāravī: Kāravī (caraway/black cumin; plant name)
• kāravī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāravī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• upakuñcikā: Upakuñcikā (a plant name)
• upakuñcikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upakuñcikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care for the body as an instrument of dharma through correct remedies and accurate naming.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as sādhana; disciplined maintenance without attachment.

Application: Use viḍaṅga for krimi (worms) per traditional usage; recognize rāmaṭha as hiṅgu; distinguish cumin/caraway synonyms to avoid substitution.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.204 (drug synonym section)

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of herb-synonym lists in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves traditional synonymy used in Ayurveda and ritual contexts, helping readers correctly identify substances (like viḍaṅga and hiṅgu) mentioned elsewhere for remedies and observances.

Does this verse relate to death rituals or the soul’s journey in the Garuda Purana?

Not directly; it belongs to a practical lexicon/medicinal-identification segment. Its relevance is supportive—accurate identification of substances can matter when the text prescribes materials for health or ritual purity.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a cross-reference for traditional names: viḍaṅga is described as an anthelmintic (“worm-enemy”), and rāmaṭha is identified with hiṅgu—useful when reading Ayurvedic or Purāṇic prescriptions that employ variant Sanskrit names.