Shloka 9

Strīroga–Prasava Cikitsā, Bāla-Rakṣā, Rasāyana and Vājīkaraṇa Prayogas

Devanagari script

प्रदरं हरते रोगं नात्र कार्या विचारणा / द्विजयष्टी त्रिकटुकं चूर्णं पीतं हरेच्छिव

Transliteration

pradaraṃ harate rogaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / dvijayaṣṭī trikaṭukaṃ cūrṇaṃ pītaṃ harecchiva

Translation

This remedy removes the disease called pradara; there is no need for doubt. Powder of dvijayaṣṭī along with trikaṭuka, when taken internally, surely removes pradara.

Word by Word

• प्रदरम्: pradara (gynecological discharge)
• प्रदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• हरते: removes
• हरते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• रोगम्: disease
• रोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: to be done/needed
• कार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• विचारणा: consideration, deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• द्विजयष्टी: licorice (dvijayaṣṭī)
• द्विजयष्टी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + यष्टी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजस्य यष्टी)

• त्रिकटुकम्: trikaṭuka (three pungent drugs)
• त्रिकटुकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + कटुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (three pungents)

• चूर्णम्: powder
• चूर्णम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पीतम्: taken (drunk/ingested)
• पीतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Participial predicate/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (चूर्णम्) पीतम् = ‘when taken’

• हरेत्: should remove
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रायः (imperative/optative sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right use of knowledge (auṣadha-yukti) as a dharmic support for sustaining health, especially in women’s ailments, with faith in prescribed means.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s guṇas and bodily imbalance are managed through appropriate upāyas; steadiness of mind (niścaya) supports healing.

Application: Administer powdered dvijayaṣṭī with trikaṭuka internally for pradara, following appropriate dosage and suitability.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202 (series of gynecological/bleeding remedies; trikaṭuka appears as a common digestive-catalyst in Ayurvedic formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of pradara treatment in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical health guidance, prescribing a specific herbal powder (dvijayaṣṭī with trikaṭuka) to address pradara as a curable condition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey or afterlife here; instead, it focuses on bodily well-being through a medicinal formulation, reflecting the text’s broader inclusion of dharma and daily-life support.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a historical reference to classical herbal knowledge; for real-world use, consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner before taking trikaṭuka-based formulations, especially for gynecological concerns.