Shloka 22

Rasa-Dravya Varga: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent; Snehana and Svedana Guidelines

Devanagari script

अग्नि मन्थो ब्रह्मदण्डी श्वदंष्ट्रैरण्डके तथा / यवकोलकुलत्थादिकर्षाशी दशमूलकम् / पृथक् समस्तो वातातोर्बहुपित्तहरस्तथा

Transliteration

agni mantho brahmadaṇḍī śvadaṃṣṭrairaṇḍake tathā / yavakolakulatthādikarṣāśī daśamūlakam / pṛthak samasto vātātorbahupittaharastathā

Translation

Agnimantha, brahmadaṇḍī, śvadaṁṣṭrā y también eraṇḍaka; junto con yava (cebada), kola, kulattha y otros semejantes—medidos en cantidades de karṣa—constituyen el grupo daśamūla (las diez raíces). Tomados por separado o en conjunto, alivian los trastornos de vāta y también reducen el pitta excesivo.

Word by Word

• अग्नि: agni (a medicinal ingredient; lit. fire)
• अग्नि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (औषधिद्रव्यनाम)

• मन्थः: mantha (a plant/ingredient)
• मन्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मदण्डी: brahmadaṇḍī (a medicinal plant)
• ब्रह्मदण्डी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + दण्डी (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः दण्डी)

• श्वदंष्ट्रा: śvadaṃṣṭrā (Gokṣura/Tribulus; lit. dog's tooth)
• श्वदंष्ट्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्व + दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (श्वनः दंष्ट्रा)

• एरण्डकः: castor (eraṇḍa)
• एरण्डकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक (also/likewise)

• यव: barley
• यव: Qualifier
• Type: Noun
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद)

• कोल: jujube (kola)
• कोल: Qualifier
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद)

• कुलत्थ: horse-gram (kulattha)
• कुलत्थ: Qualifier
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (समासपूर्वपद)

• आदि: etc.
• आदि: Qualifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘etc.’-अर्थे

• कर्षाशी: having a dose of one karṣa (measure)
• कर्षाशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्ष + आशी (प्रातिपदिक; √अश् (धातु) + णिनि/इन् ‘āśin’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कर्षं आशी = taking/using one karṣa measure)

• दशमूलकम्: daśamūla (group of ten roots)
• दशमूलकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + मूलक (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (दश मूलानि यस्मिन्/समूहः)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (separately)

• समस्तः: combined, as a whole
• समस्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of daśamūlaka)

• वातातुर्: of one afflicted by vāta
• वातातुर्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + आतुर (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वातेन आतुरः)

• बहुपित्तहरः: removing excessive pitta
• बहुपित्तहरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + पित्त + हर (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ (धातु) + अच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (बहु पित्तं हरति) विशेषण

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (also)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṅghāta (synergy) and viveka (discerning use): substances may be used singly or combined for targeted doṣa relief.

Vedantic Theme: Order (ṛta-like regularity) in bodily management supports steadiness of mind.

Application: Prepare/measure the group in karṣa quantities; use as indicated for vāta disorders and to reduce excessive pitta, either individually or as a combined daśamūla regimen.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173 (daśamūla and doṣa-hara groupings)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is Daśamūla as referenced in the Garuda Purana?

Daśamūla means the classical “ten roots” grouping; the verse frames it as a combination of named botanicals and related items used to address vāta disorders and excess pitta.

Does this verse describe afterlife rituals like piṇḍa-dāna or Yama’s realm?

No—this specific verse is primarily medical/technical, detailing an herbal grouping and its effects on doṣas rather than death rites or the post-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It can guide textual identification of daśamūla-related terms; therapeutic use should be done through an Ayurvedic practitioner, especially when vāta-pitta symptoms are involved.