Shloka 7

Aśva–Gaja Āyurveda: Marks, Defects, Wounds, Doṣa-Therapy, and Protective Rites

Devanagari script

तिलञ्चैव वचां हिगुं बध्नीयाद्वाजिनो गले / आगन्तुजं दोषजन्तु व्रणं द्विविधमीरितम्

Transliteration

tilañcaiva vacāṃ higuṃ badhnīyādvājino gale / āgantujaṃ doṣajantu vraṇaṃ dvividhamīritam

Translation

Tie sesame, vacā (sweet-flag), and hiṅgu (asafoetida) around the horse’s neck. The treatise declares that wounds are of two kinds: those arising from external causes (āgantuja) and those produced by inner faults and organisms (doṣa-jantu).

Word by Word

• tilam: sesame
• tilam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• vacām: sweet-flag (vacā)
• vacām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• higuṃ: asafoetida
• higuṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiṅgu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• badhnīyāt: should bind/tie
• badhnīyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bandh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vājinaḥ: of the horse
• vājinaḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vājin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• gale: on the neck/throat
• gale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• āgantu-jam: externally caused
• āgantu-jam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgantu + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• doṣa-jantu: (the) doṣa-caused type (of lesion)
• doṣa-jantu: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa + jantu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (doṣa-janitaḥ jantuḥ)

• vraṇam: wound/ulcer
• vraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dvi-vidham: twofold
• dvi-vidham: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• īritam: is said/declared
• īritam: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īr (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उक्तम्/प्रोक्तम्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of dependent beings (animals) through preventive measures and correct diagnosis (external vs internal causes).

Vedantic Theme: Loka-saṅgraha (upholding order through right action)

Application: Apply preventive amuletic/herbal tying for animals; distinguish āgantuja (external) from doṣa-jantu (internal/dosha-organism) before treatment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.201 (Ayurveda/veterinary section): subsequent verses on doṣa-wise wound signs and formulations

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vajina (horse)

FAQs

What is the importance of classifying wounds as āgantuja and doṣaja-jantu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights a diagnostic principle: some wounds come from external injury (āgantuja), while others arise from internal imbalance and infestation/organisms (doṣa-jantu), guiding different lines of treatment.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

It does not address the soul’s journey here; this passage is a practical, body-focused instruction on protection and wound-causation, showing the text’s inclusion of applied dharma and traditional healing.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the underlying principle: distinguish external injury from internally driven conditions (imbalance/infection) before choosing remedies, and treat protective/ritual measures as supportive—not a substitute for appropriate medical care.