Shloka 15

Devanagari script

बिल्वचूतास्थिक्वाथश्च खण्डं मध्वतिसारनुत् / अतिसारे हिता तद्वत्कुटजत्वक्कणायुता

Transliteration

bilvacūtāsthikvāthaśca khaṇḍaṃ madhvatisāranut / atisāre hitā tadvatkuṭajatvakkaṇāyutā

Translation

A decoction of bilva and the hard stones of mango seeds, mixed with jaggery (khaṇḍa) and honey, alleviates diarrhoea. In atisāra, a similar preparation is beneficial when combined with kutaja bark and kaṇā (long pepper).

Word by Word

• बिल्व: bilva
• बिल्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (ingredient-name used in compound)

• चूत-अस्थि: mango seed/stone
• चूत-अस्थि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूत + अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चूतस्य अस्थि)

• क्वाथः: decoction
• क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• खण्डम्: sugar (piece sugar)
• खण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मधु: honey
• मधु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (ingredient-name used in compound)

• अतीसार-नुत्: driving away diarrhoea
• अतीसार-नुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतीसार + नुत् (नुद् धातु, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (अतीसारं नुदति इति)

• अतीसारे: in diarrhoea
• अतीसारे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतीसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• हिता: beneficial
• हिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (धा धातु + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (स्त्रीलिङ्ग—औषधिः/योगः implied)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise')

• कुटज-त्वक्: kutaja bark
• कुटज-त्वक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटज + त्वक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुटजस्य त्वक्)

• कणा: black pepper (kaṇā)
• कणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (ingredient-name used in compound)

• आयुता: combined with
• आयुता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुत (युज् धातु + क्त; 'joined')
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'युक्ता/समन्विता'

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Use locally available, time-tested plant resources with proper vehicles (honey/jaggery) to restore balance; practical wisdom is sacred knowledge in action.

Vedantic Theme: Right means (upāya) applied to embodied suffering; compassion expressed through skillful action (kauśala).

Application: Prepare bilva + mango seed-stone decoction; mix with jaggery and honey; for diarrhoea, enhance similarly with kutaja bark and long pepper as indicated.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170.16 (kutaja/vatsaka and kaṇā in atisāra); Garuda Purana 1.170.12-14 (atisāra remedies and diet)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of atisāra remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical Ayurvedic formulations within the Purana tradition, showing that dharma texts also transmit health-supporting guidance for common disorders like diarrhoea.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the after-death journey here; instead, in this chapter the teaching focuses on bodily ailments and their management, presented as Vishnu’s instruction to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights classical ingredients (bilva, kutaja, long pepper) traditionally used for diarrhoea; in modern practice, use only with qualified Ayurvedic guidance, especially in severe dehydration or blood in stools.