Shloka 21

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

तिलेक्षुरससंयोगश्चार्शः कुष्ठ विनाशनः / पञ्चकोलं समरिचं सत्र्यूषणमथाग्निकृत्

Transliteration

tilekṣurasasaṃyogaścārśaḥ kuṣṭha vināśanaḥ / pañcakolaṃ samaricaṃ satryūṣaṇamathāgnikṛt

Translation

A preparation made by combining sesame with sugarcane juice destroys hemorrhoids and kuṣṭha-like skin disorders. Likewise, pañcakola mixed with black pepper and the tri-uṣaṇa (three pungent spices) kindles the digestive fire (agni).

Word by Word

• tila-ikṣu-rasa-saṃyogaḥ: combination of sesame and sugarcane juice
• tila-ikṣu-rasa-saṃyogaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक) + ikṣu (प्रातिपदिक) + rasa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (mixture/combination of sesame and sugarcane-juice)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• arśaḥ: piles/hemorrhoids
• arśaḥ: Karma (Object implied/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (Vedic/medical usage; classical often plural)

• kuṣṭha: skin disease/leprosy
• kuṣṭha: Karma (Object implied/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; disease-name

• vināśanaḥ: destroying/curative
• vināśanaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; predicate adjective for saṃyogaḥ

• pañca-kolam: pañcakola (group of five spices)
• pañca-kolam: Karma (Apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या) + kola (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्विगु (‘five pungents’ group)

• sa-maricam: together with black pepper
• sa-maricam: Karma (Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह-; उपसर्गवत्) + marica (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (‘with pepper’) qualifying pañcakolam

• sa-tri-ūṣaṇam: with tri-uṣaṇa (dry ginger, black pepper, long pepper)
• sa-tri-ūṣaṇam: Karma (Apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (सह-) + tri (संख्या) + ūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (‘with tri-ūṣaṇa’ = with the three pungents)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम (then)

• agni-kṛt: kindling digestive fire
• agni-kṛt: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (कृदन्त; √kṛ/कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (‘agniṃ karoti’ = kindles digestive fire)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sustaining vitality through appropriate diet-spice synergy; prevention and cure via agni management.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony with prakṛti through right intake; cultivating sattva by regulated nourishment.

Application: Use sesame combined with sugarcane juice as a traditional preparation for arśas and kuṣṭha-like disorders; employ pañcakola with marica and tri-uṣaṇa to kindle agni, as appropriate to constitution and condition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (agni-dīpana spice groups: pañcakola, tri-uṣaṇa; skin/anorectal indications)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of agni (digestive fire) in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats agni as the foundation of health: pungent formulations like pañcakola and tri-uṣaṇa are described as agni-kṛt—agents that kindle digestion and thereby support recovery from disease.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it presents practical dharmic self-care—maintaining health and digestion—as part of righteous living taught in the Purana’s instructional sections.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a traditional reference for diet-and-herb based digestive support; apply with guidance from a qualified Ayurveda practitioner, especially for chronic piles or skin disorders.