Shloka 49

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

त्रिवृत्कृष्णाहरीतक्यो द्विचतुष्पञ्चभागिकाः / गुटिका गुडतुल्यास्ता विड्विबन्धगदापहाः

Transliteration

trivṛtkṛṣṇāharītakyo dvicatuṣpañcabhāgikāḥ / guṭikā guḍatulyāstā viḍvibandhagadāpahāḥ

Translation

Take trivṛt, kṛṣṇā (pippalī), and harītakī in proportions of two, four, and five parts. Made into pills the size of jaggery lumps, they remove ailments arising from fecal obstruction (constipation).

Word by Word

• त्रिवृत्-कृष्णा-हरीतक्यः: trivṛt, kṛṣṇā (pippalī), and harītakī
• त्रिवृत्-कृष्णा-हरीतक्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिवृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक) + हरीतकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (औषधिद्रव्यसमूह)

• द्वि-चतुष्-पञ्च-भागिकाः: measured in 2-, 4-, and 5-part proportions
• द्वि-चतुष्-पञ्च-भागिकाः: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक) + चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + भागिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (संख्यापूर्वकः): 'in parts of 2, 4, and 5 (respectively)'

• गुटिकाः: pills/tablets
• गुटिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• गुड-तुल्याः: equal in size to jaggery (lumps)
• गुड-तुल्याः: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (गुडेन तुल्याः)

• ताः: those
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• विड्-विबन्ध-गद-अपहाः: removers of constipation disease
• विड्-विबन्ध-गद-अपहाः: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विड् (प्रातिपदिक) + विबन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + गद (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विड्विबन्धगदं अपहन्ति इति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Measure and proportion (yukti-pramana) in action yields predictable benefit; removing obstruction restores natural flow.

Vedantic Theme: Obstruction (avarana) causes suffering; removal of blockage enables functional harmony—an analogy for inner purification.

Application: Prepare pills with specified ratios; administer appropriately for constipation/obstructed stool, with attention to diet and hydration.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (gutikas/vatika preparations for vibandha and related disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What does Garuda Purana say about treating constipation (viḍvibandha)?

This verse prescribes a specific pill made from trivṛt, pippalī, and harītakī in fixed proportions, indicating constipation is treated by correcting obstruction through classical herbs.

How is the medicine prepared according to this verse?

The ingredients are combined in the stated ratios and formed into guṭikās (pills) of guḍa-sized portions (jaggery-lump size).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It suggests addressing bowel regularity as foundational to health; strong purgatives like trivṛt should be taken only with professional Ayurvedic guidance.