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Shloka 33

Rasa-Dravya Varga: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent; Snehana and Svedana Guidelines

Devanagari script

श्यामाककोरदोषान्नतक्रपिण्याकसकुभिः / वातश्लेष्माणि वाते वा कफे वा स्वेद इष्यते / न स्वेदयेदतिम्थूलरूक्षदुर्वलमूर्छितान्

Transliteration

śyāmākakoradoṣānnatakrapiṇyākasakubhiḥ / vātaśleṣmāṇi vāte vā kaphe vā sveda iṣyate / na svedayedatimthūlarūkṣadurvalamūrchitān

Translation

With applications made from śyāmāka, kora, doṣānna, buttermilk, oil-cake, and sakubha, sudation (sveda) is prescribed for disorders of vāta and śleṣman (kapha)—whether vāta-dominant or kapha-dominant. But one should not administer sudation to those who are excessively corpulent, overly dry, very weak, or fainted/unconscious.

Word by Word
श्यामाकwith śyāmāka (millet)
श्यामाक:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootश्यामाक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (समुच्चयार्थे बहुवचन-प्रयोगः; समासपूर्वाङ्ग)
कोरwith ‘kora’ (ingredient)
कोर:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकोर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (पाठानुसार; द्रव्यनाम)
दोषान्नwith doṣa-provoking food
दोषान्न:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदोष + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — तत्पुरुषः ‘दोषाणाम् अन्नम्’ (food causing doṣa/aggravating)
तक्रwith buttermilk
तक्र:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (समुच्चयार्थे)
पिण्याकwith oil-cake/sesame residue
पिण्याक:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपिण्याक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
सकुभिःwith sakus (ingredients)
सकुभिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसकु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — ‘with sakus (ingredients)’
वातश्लेष्माणिvāta and kapha
वातश्लेष्माणि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवात + श्लेष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः ‘vāta and śleṣman (kapha)’
वातेin vāta (disorder)
वाते:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in vāta (condition)’
वाor
वा:
Sambandha (Alternative marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)
कफेin kapha (disorder)
कफे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकफ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in kapha (condition)’
वाor
वा:
Sambandha (Alternative marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (or)
स्वेदःsudation (therapy)
स्वेदः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘sudation/steam therapy’
इष्यतेis indicated/approved
इष्यते:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — ‘is desired/approved’
नnot
न:
Pratishedha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधबोधक-अव्यय (negation)
स्वेदयेत्should administer sudation
स्वेदयेत्:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्विद्/स्वेद (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘should cause to sweat/should administer sudation’
अतिस्थूलvery obese
अतिस्थूल:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootअति (अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक; समासवत्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — ‘very obese’ (अति-उपपदपूर्वक)
रूक्षdry (persons)
रूक्ष:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootरूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — ‘dry’
दुर्बलweak
दुर्बल:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्बल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — ‘weak’
मूर्छितान्fainted/unconscious (persons)
मूर्छितान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootमूर्छ् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
Formकृदन्त (भूतकृत्/क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — ‘fainted/unconscious’
Speaker

Dhanvantari (Ayurvedic teaching section within Garuda Purana)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Appropriate indication and contraindication: sveda for vāta/kapha disorders, but withheld in high-risk conditions.

Vedantic Theme: Ahimsā and viveka in action—restraint as wisdom.

Application: Use specified materials for fomentation in vāta/kapha conditions; avoid sveda in excessively obese, overly dry, very weak, or unconscious patients.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173.32 (balance: rukṣa vs snigdha); Garuda Purana 1.173.30-31 (dose and regimen)

Characters & Entities
D
Dhanvantari
V
Vata
K
Kapha

FAQs

This verse presents sveda as a targeted therapy for vāta- and kapha-related disorders, showing the Purana’s practical medical guidance alongside spiritual teachings.

It explicitly lists contraindications—do not give sudation to the very obese, overly dry, weak, or unconscious—indicating careful assessment before treatment.

Use heat/sweating therapies only with proper screening; avoid them in severe weakness, dehydration, or fainting, and seek qualified Ayurvedic/medical supervision.

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