Shloka 12

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

नागरातिविषामुस्तभूनिम्बामृतवत्सकैः / सर्वज्वरहरः क्वथः सर्वातीसारनाशनः

Transliteration

nāgarātiviṣāmustabhūnimbāmṛtavatsakaiḥ / sarvajvaraharaḥ kvathaḥ sarvātīsāranāśanaḥ

Translation

Una decocción preparada con jengibre seco, ativishā, mustā, bhū-nimba, gudūcī (amṛtā) y vatsaka cura todas las fiebres y destruye toda clase de diarrea (atisāra).

Word by Word

• नागर: dry ginger
• नागर: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (ingredient-name used in compound)

• अतिविषा: ativishā (Aconitum heterophyllum)
• अतिविषा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिविषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (ingredient-name used in compound)

• मुस्त: musta (Cyperus rotundus)
• मुस्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (ingredient-name used in compound)

• भू-निम्ब: bhūnimba (earth-neem)
• भू-निम्ब: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भूः/भूमेः निम्बः)

• अमृत: amṛta/guḍūcī
• अमृत: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (ingredient-name used in compound)

• वत्सकैः: with vatsaka (Holarrhena antidysenterica)
• वत्सकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• सर्व-ज्वर-हरः: remover of all fevers
• सर्व-ज्वर-हरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + ज्वर + हर (हृ धातु, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां ज्वराणां हरः)

• क्वथः: decoction
• क्वथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्व-अतीसार-नाशनः: destroyer of all diarrhoea
• सर्व-अतीसार-नाशनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अतीसार + नाशन (नश् धातु, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वस्य अतीसारस्य नाशनः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Preservation of the body through right remedies supports dharma and spiritual practice; suffering is met with informed, sattvic intervention.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as sādhana-upakaraṇa (instrument for pursuit of puruṣārthas); compassion expressed as practical knowledge.

Application: Prepare a kvātha (decoction) with śuṇṭhī (dry ginger), ativishā, mustā, bhū-nimba, guḍūcī (amṛtā), and vatsaka; use for fever and diarrhoeal disorders under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (Ayurveda/roga-cikitsā context; atisāra-jvara remedies in adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

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

This verse shows the Purana’s practical role: alongside spiritual teaching, it preserves therapeutic guidance (kvatha formulas) for common diseases like fever and atisāra.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing health and disease-management, it supports dharmic living; it is not a description of the preta-journey or Yama’s path in this specific verse.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a classical decoction approach using recognized anti-fever and anti-diarrhoeal herbs; modern use should follow qualified Ayurvedic/medical supervision.