Shloka 44

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

कण्टकारिगुडूचीभ्यां पृथक् त्रिंशत्पले रसे / प्रस्थसिद्धं घृतञ्चैव कासनुद्धृदि दीपनः

Transliteration

kaṇṭakāriguḍūcībhyāṃ pṛthak triṃśatpale rase / prasthasiddhaṃ ghṛtañcaiva kāsanuddhṛdi dīpanaḥ

Translation

Using kaṇṭakārī and guḍūcī—thirty pala of juice from each—one should cook a prastha of ghee. This medicated ghee alleviates cough, kindles digestion, and strengthens the chest and heart region.

Word by Word

• कण्टकारिगुडूचीभ्याम्: with kaṇṭakārī and guḍūcī
• कण्टकारिगुडूचीभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्टकारी (प्रातिपदिक) + गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-समाहार-द्वन्द्व (द्रव्यद्वय), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; ‘-भ्याम्’

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘separately/each’

• त्रिंशत्पले: in (a measure of) thirty palas
• त्रिंशत्पले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिंशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रिंशत्-पल-परिमाणे)

• रसे: in the juice/decoction
• रसे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्रस्थसिद्धम्: prepared to one prastha (measure)
• प्रस्थसिद्धम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (कृदन्त; √सिध् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषः ‘prepared to (the measure of) one prastha’

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Emphasis/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• कासनुत्: removing cough
• कासनुत्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (कृदन्त; √नुद् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः; ‘नुत्’ = नुद्-धातोः कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘remover’

• हृदि: in the heart/chest
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• दीपनः: kindling (digestive fire), appetizing
• दीपनः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sustaining agni and prāṇa through proper diet-medicine supports clarity and duty.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony of prāṇa and mind through bodily balance; sattva fostered by proper nourishment.

Application: Prepare ghṛta cooked with kaṇṭakārī and guḍūcī juices (specified measures) for cough and digestive kindling; use cautiously with attention to digestion and contraindications.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (ghṛta preparations; kāsa and dīpana indications)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

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

The verse presents ghṛta as a classical Ayurvedic carrier that delivers herbs like kaṇṭakārī and guḍūcī to relieve cough while supporting agni (digestion) and the chest region.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey; it is a practical medical instruction embedded in Vishnu’s teaching to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It points to an herb-infused ghee approach for respiratory and digestive support; because dosage and preparation depend on constitution and condition, consult an Ayurvedic clinician.