Shloka 30

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

कण्टकारिगुडूचीभ्यां पृथक्त्रिंशत्पले रसे / प्रस्थं सिद्धं घृतं स्याच्च कासनुद्वह्निदापनम्

Transliteration

kaṇṭakāriguḍūcībhyāṃ pṛthaktriṃśatpale rase / prasthaṃ siddhaṃ ghṛtaṃ syācca kāsanudvahnidāpanam

Translation

From the expressed juice (decoction) of kaṇṭakārī and guḍūcī—thirty palas of each—cook one prastha of ghee to completion. This medicated ghee alleviates cough and kindles the digestive fire.

Word by Word

• kaṇṭakāri-guḍūcībhyām: with kaṇṭakārī and guḍūcī
• kaṇṭakāri-guḍūcībhyām: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇṭakārī (प्रातिपदिक) + guḍūcī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्वन्द्वे समाहार/इतरेतर; रूपं तृतीया-द्विवचन), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• pṛthak: separately
• pṛthak: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (separately)

• triṃśat-pale: in (a measure of) thirty palas
• triṃśat-pale: Adhikarana (Location/measure context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triṃśat (संख्या) + pala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुं (मात्रावाचक), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः ‘त्रिंशत् पल’ परिमाणवाचकः

• rase: in the decoction/juice
• rase: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• prastham: one prastha (measure)
• prastham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (a prastha measure)

• siddham: prepared
• siddham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sidh (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘prepared/cooked’

• ghṛtam: ghee
• ghṛtam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• syāt: should be/is to be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• kāsa-nut: dispelling cough
• kāsa-nut: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + nut (कृदन्त; √nud (धातु) क्विप्/कृत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘कासं नुदति’

• vahni-dāpanam: kindling digestive fire
• vahni-dāpanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + dāpana (प्रातिपदिक; √dā (धातु) णिच्/ण्वुल् भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘वह्नेः (जठराग्नेः) दापनम्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Precision and discipline (mātrā, vidhi) in remedies mirrors disciplined conduct in life.

Vedantic Theme: Yukti (skillful means) in sustaining the body for higher aims.

Application: Use 30 palas each of kaṇṭakārī and guḍūcī juice/decoction; cook 1 prastha ghee to siddhi; administer for cough and agni-dīpana.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (series of ghṛta and bolus formulations for respiratory/consumptive disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of medicated ghee (ghṛta) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents ghṛta as a carrier for herbal extracts; when properly cooked with kaṇṭakārī and guḍūcī, it is said to reduce cough and strengthen digestive fire.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader spiritual message?

Alongside teachings on dharma and the afterlife, the text also preserves practical health instructions—supporting the body so one can pursue duty, worship, and right living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a traditional reference for herbal-ghṛta concepts; for actual use, follow qualified Ayurvedic guidance on dosage, preparation standards, and contraindications.