Shloka 4

Jvara-Chikitsa: Doṣa-wise Fever Management, Medicated Waters, and Escalation Therapies

Devanagari script

दुरालभैश्चैव घृतं पित्तज्वरहरः शृणु / शुण्ठीपर्पटमुस्तैश्च बालकोशीरचन्दनैः

Transliteration

durālabhaiścaiva ghṛtaṃ pittajvaraharaḥ śṛṇu / śuṇṭhīparpaṭamustaiśca bālakośīracandanaiḥ

Translation

Listen: ghee prepared with durālabhā, and also with dry ginger, parpaṭa, musta, bālaka, uśīra, and sandalwood, is a remedy that alleviates pitta-type fever.

Word by Word

• दुरालभैः: with durālabha herbs
• दुरालभैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरालभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (context: ingredient/object)

• पित्तज्वरहरः: removing pitta-fever
• पित्तज्वरहरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त+ज्वर+हर (प्रातिपदिक; हर from √हृ (धातु) agentive)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पित्तज्वरं हरति)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शुण्ठीपर्पटमुस्तैः: with dry ginger, parpaṭa, and musta
• शुण्ठीपर्पटमुस्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुण्ठी+पर्पट+मुस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (शुण्ठी च पर्पटः च मुस्तः च)

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

• बालकोशीरचन्दनैः: with bālaka, uśīra (vetiver), and sandalwood
• बालकोशीरचन्दनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक+उशीर+चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (बालकं च उशीरं च चन्दनं च)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right remedy matched to doṣa restores harmony; disciplined care of health supports righteous living.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony (sāmya) in the embodied condition; alleviation of duḥkha through proper upāya (means).

Application: Prepare medicated ghee with durālabhā and cooling adjuncts (śuṇṭhī, parpaṭa, musta, bālaka, uśīra, candana) for pitta-type fever under guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.175.3–7 (jvara-cikitsā progression by doṣa)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What formulation is advised here for pitta fever?

A medicated ghṛta (ghee) processed with durālabhā, śuṇṭhī, parpaṭa, musta, bālaka, uśīra, and candana is stated to relieve pitta-jvara.

Why are uśīra and candana mentioned in pitta conditions?

Within Ayurvedic reasoning reflected here, pitta is associated with heat; uśīra and candana are traditionally cooling and thus suited to pitta-dominant fever patterns.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It suggests using pitta-pacifying, cooling aromatics in appropriate preparations; modern use should consider constitution, dosage, and medical supervision.