Shloka 62

Oṣadhi-nāma-nirdeśa: Paryāya (Synonyms) of Herbs, Minerals, and Classical Measures

Devanagari script

काशीशं पुष्पकाशीशं विज्ञेयं नेत्त्रभेषजम् / धातुकाशीशकाशी च संज्ञेयं तच्च कीर्तितम्

Transliteration

kāśīśaṃ puṣpakāśīśaṃ vijñeyaṃ nettrabheṣajam / dhātukāśīśakāśī ca saṃjñeyaṃ tacca kīrtitam

Translation

Kāśīśa—auch Puṣpa-kāśīśa genannt—ist als Heilmittel für die Augen zu verstehen. Er wird zudem Dhātu-kāśīśa-kāśī genannt; so wird er unter diesen Namen beschrieben.

Word by Word

• काशीशम्: kāśīśa (a mineral name)
• काशीशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पुष्पकाशीशम्: puṣpa-kāśīśa (flower-like kāśīśa)
• पुष्पकाशीशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + काशीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुष्पस्य काशीशः)

• विज्ञेयम्: to be understood/known as
• विज्ञेयम्: Predicate (Vidhi/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञेय (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्य/विधेय-कर्तरि कृदन्त (gerundive/तव्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be known’

• नेत्रभेषजम्: eye-medicine (name)
• नेत्रभेषजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र + भेषज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नेत्रस्य भेषजम्)

• धातुकाशीशकाशी: dhātu-kāśīśa and kāśī (names)
• धातुकाशीशकाशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु + काशीश + काशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (धातुकाशीशः च काशी च)

• च: and
• च: Connector (Samuccaya/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संज्ञेयम्: to be called/termed
• संज्ञेयम्: Predicate (Vidhi/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + ज्ञा (धातु) → संज्ञेय (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्य/विधेय-कर्तरि कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be designated/called’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Anaphoric (Reference/अनुवाद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Connector (Samuccaya/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कीर्तितम्: is declared/mentioned
• कीर्तितम्: Predicate (State/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु) → कीर्तित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has been stated’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right knowledge through correct nomenclature and identification (saṃjñā) of substances for proper application.

Vedantic Theme: Pramāṇa and viveka: accurate discrimination of names/forms to avoid error in practice.

Application: Use the correct synonym set to procure the right mineral drug; apply as netra-bheṣaja (eye medicine) only after proper identification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.204 (mineral/rasadravya-nāma section; synonym lists for substances)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Kāśīśa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies Kāśīśa (including the variety called Puṣpa-kāśīśa) as a recognized ophthalmic remedy and clarifies its alternate technical name Dhātu-kāśīśa-kāśī.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey; instead, it belongs to an instructional section on named substances and their practical therapeutic use, specifically remedies for eye ailments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a taxonomy reference: it links synonyms/varieties of a substance and its indicated use (eye medicine). Any real-world use should be guided by qualified Ayurvedic expertise due to the mineral nature of the drug.