Shloka 18

Bhaiṣajya-Prayoga: Remedies for Grahaṇī, Jvara, Apasmāra, and Kuṣṭha

with Mantra Applications

Devanagari script

अजादुग्धमार्द्रकञ्च पीतं प्लीहादिनाशनम् / सैन्धवञ्च विडङ्गानि सोमराजी तु सर्षपाः

Transliteration

ajādugdhamārdrakañca pītaṃ plīhādināśanam / saindhavañca viḍaṅgāni somarājī tu sarṣapāḥ

Translation

Goat’s milk, blended with fresh ginger and drunk, destroys ailments such as enlargement of the spleen and the like. Likewise, rock-salt, vidanga, ajwain, and mustard are beneficial remedies.

Word by Word

• अजा: of a goat
• अजा: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — 'of the goat' (समासपूर्वपद)

• दुग्धम्: goat’s milk
• दुग्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: अजा+दुग्धम्

• आर्द्रकम्: fresh ginger
• आर्द्रकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्द्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पीतम्: (is) drunk / taken orally
• पीतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'having been drunk/when drunk'

• प्लीहा: spleen
• प्लीहा: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लीहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• आदि: etc.
• आदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: समाहार/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (etc., and others) (समासाङ्ग)

• नाशनम्: destroyer/remedy for (spleen etc.)
• नाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: प्लीहा+आदि+नाशनम्

• सैन्धवम्: rock salt
• सैन्धवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विडङ्गानि: false black pepper (vidanga)
• विडङ्गानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विडङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सोमराजी: somarājī (a herb)
• सोमराजी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमराजी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• सर्षपाः: mustard seeds
• सर्षपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्षप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body as a support for dharma; disciplined use of simple substances for restoring balance.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as sādhana-upakaraṇa (instrument for righteous living); pragmatic compassion (dayā) expressed as healing.

Application: Use diet-medicine combinations judiciously (goat milk + fresh ginger; rock-salt, vidanga, ajwain, mustard) for spleen-related and digestive disorders under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183 (Ayurveda/auṣadha section continuing into 1.184)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of herbal remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the text also preserves practical dharmic living through health guidance—listing specific foods and herbs used to alleviate diseases like spleen-related disorders.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it supports righteous living by maintaining bodily health, which is treated as part of sustaining one’s duties (dharma) in life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional reference, it points to classical combinations (goat milk with fresh ginger; rock-salt, vidanga, ajwain, mustard) used in Indian medicine—best applied today with guidance from a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner.