Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

जलमुष्णं घृते देयं पृथक् तैले तु शस्यते / सेनेहे पित्ते तु तृष्णायां पिबेदुष्णोदकं नरः

Transliteration

jalamuṣṇaṃ ghṛte deyaṃ pṛthak taile tu śasyate / senehe pitte tu tṛṣṇāyāṃ pibeduṣṇodakaṃ naraḥ

Translation

Al tomar ghṛta (ghee), debe darse agua tibia; pero con el aceite se recomienda una bebida distinta y apropiada. Y si durante la terapia de oleación surge sed por el pitta, el hombre ha de beber agua tibia.

Word by Word

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• उष्णम्: warm/hot
• उष्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — जलस्य विशेषणम्

• घृते: in ghee
• घृते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in/with ghee’

• देयम्: should be given
• देयम्: Vidhi (Injunctive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (भाव्य/विधेय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘to be given/should be given’ (gerundive)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• तैले: in oil
• तैले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in/with oil’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषबोधक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• शस्यते: is recommended
• शस्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — ‘is recommended/praised’

• स्नेहे: in oleation
• स्नेहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in oleation/with fat’

• पित्ते: in pitta (disorder)
• पित्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in pitta (condition)’

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेष/विरोधबोधक-अव्यय (particle)

• तृष्णायाम्: in thirst
• तृष्णायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in thirst’

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘should drink’

• उष्णोदकम्: warm water
• उष्णोदकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्ण + उदक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — कर्मधारयः ‘उष्णं च तत् उदकम्’

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Appropriate anupāna (accompanying drink) and response to pitta-induced thirst during snehana.

Vedantic Theme: Sattvic regulation: harmonizing bodily processes to reduce agitation and support clarity.

Application: With ghee give warm water; with oil use a different suitable drink; if pitta causes thirst during oleation, drink warm water.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173.30 (dose by strength); Garuda Purana 1.173.32 (signs of proper oleation; correction by drying/uncting)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of warm water with ghee in the Garuda Purana?

The verse prescribes warm water as the suitable accompanying drink for ghee, supporting proper digestion and management of the therapy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the afterlife narrative; it belongs to the Purana’s practical instruction on bodily regimen and treatment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If using ghee-based intake therapeutically, prefer warm water; and if heat/thirst (pitta-type) rises during such therapy, sip warm water rather than cold.