Shloka 35

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

पञ्चगव्यं हितं पानादपस्मारग्रहादिनुत् / कूष्माण्डकरसो वाज्यं सयष्टिकं तदर्थकृत्

Transliteration

pañcagavyaṃ hitaṃ pānādapasmāragrahādinut / kūṣmāṇḍakaraso vājyaṃ sayaṣṭikaṃ tadarthakṛt

Translation

Pañcagavya, when taken beneficially as a drink, alleviates epilepsy-like disorders such as apasmāra and afflictions attributed to grahas (seizing influences), and the like. Likewise, the juice of kūṣmāṇḍa (ash-gourd) or ghee taken with yaṣṭikā (licorice) serves the same purpose.

Word by Word

• पञ्चगव्यम्: pañcagavya (five cow-products mixture)
• पञ्चगव्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (five cow-products)

• हितम्: beneficial
• हितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; 'हित' = beneficial

• पानात्: from drinking / by intake
• पानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे

• अपस्मारग्रहादिनुत्: dispelling epilepsy, seizures, etc.
• अपस्मारग्रहादिनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपस्मार (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √नुद्/√नु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (विशेषणरूपेण); अपस्मारं ग्रहं च आदीन् नुदति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• कूष्माण्डकरसः: juice of ash-gourd
• कूष्माण्डकरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्माण्डक (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कूष्माण्डकस्य रसः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• आज्यम्: ghee
• आज्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सयष्टिकम्: with licorice (yaṣṭikā)
• सयष्टिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यष्टिका (प्रातिपदिक) + स- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; स-यष्टिकम् = यष्टिकया सहितम् (सह-तत्पुरुष)

• तदर्थकृत्: effective for that purpose
• तदर्थकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (विशेषणरूपेण); तदर्थं करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Integrating purity-substances and diet-medicines to counter disorders attributed to both physiology and subtle influences.

Vedantic Theme: Interplay of adhibhautika and adhidaivika factors; restoring sattva through shuddhi and proper intake.

Application: Use pañcagavya as drink when suitable; alternatively kūṣmāṇḍa juice, or ghee with yaṣṭikā, for apasmāra/graha-like afflictions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (graha/apasmara remedies; pañcagavya as shuddhi-dravya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Grahas

FAQs

What is the importance of pañcagavya in the Garuda Purana?

Here pañcagavya is presented as a wholesome classical formulation used for serious neuro-psychosomatic conditions like apasmāra and graha-type afflictions, reflecting the text’s therapeutic tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By addressing graha-like disturbances and seizure conditions, it underscores the Purana’s concern for restoring steadiness (sattva) so a person can maintain dharma, clarity, and ritual competence.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It points to traditional formulations (pañcagavya, ash-gourd juice, ghee with licorice) historically used for such complaints; modern application should be supervised by qualified clinicians.