Shloka 5

Domestic Therapeutics for Teeth, Ears, Women’s Kleda, Digestion, Poison-Check, and Eye Disorders

Devanagari script

प्रियङ्गुमधुका चैव धातक्युत्पलपाङ्क्तिभिः / मञ्जिष्ठा लोध्रलाक्षाभिः कपित्थस्वरसेन च / पचेत्तैलं तथा स्त्रीणां नश्येत्क्लेदः प्रपूरणात्

Transliteration

priyaṅgumadhukā caiva dhātakyutpalapāṅktibhiḥ / mañjiṣṭhā lodhralākṣābhiḥ kapitthasvarasena ca / pacettailaṃ tathā strīṇāṃ naśyetkledaḥ prapūraṇāt

Translation

Qu’on fasse cuire une huile médicinale avec priyaṅgu et madhukā, avec dhātakī et des rangées de fleurs d’utpala, puis avec mañjiṣṭhā, lodhra, lākṣā et le suc de kapittha. Ainsi préparée et employée chez la femme, elle détruit l’écoulement humide (kleda) lorsqu’il est devenu excessif.

Word by Word

• priyaṅgu-madhukāḥ: priyaṅgu and madhukā (licorice-like herb)
• priyaṅgu-madhukāḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyaṅgu (प्रातिपदिक) + madhukā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (समाहार/इतरेतर—औषधद्रव्यद्वयसमुच्चय)

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

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• dhātakī-utpala-pāṅktibhiḥ: with dhātakī and rows/clusters of utpala (lotus)
• dhātakī-utpala-pāṅktibhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātakī (प्रातिपदिक) + utpala (प्रातिपदिक) + pāṅkti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (उत्पलपाङ्क्तिः—उत्पलानां पङ्क्तिः; धातकी-उत्पलपाङ्क्तयः—समुच्चितद्रव्यसमूहः)

• mañjiṣṭhā: mañjiṣṭhā (madder)
• mañjiṣṭhā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mañjiṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• lodhra-lākṣābhiḥ: with lodhra and lac
• lodhra-lākṣābhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lodhra (प्रातिपदिक) + lākṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (औषधद्रव्यसमुच्चय)

• kapittha-svarasena: with the fresh juice of kapittha (wood-apple)
• kapittha-svarasena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapittha (प्रातिपदिक) + svarasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कपित्थस्य स्वरसः)

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

• pacet: should cook/boil
• pacet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pac (पचँ, धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tailam: oil
• tailam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

• strīṇām: of women
• strīṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• naśyet: would disappear/be destroyed
• naśyet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (नशँ, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kledaḥ: moist discharge/oozing (kleda)
• kledaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kleda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• prapūraṇāt: from/through filling (instillation)
• prapūraṇāt: Apādāna (Ablative/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prapūraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (cause)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Deha-raksha (care of the body) through properly prepared remedies as part of righteous living.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as sadhana-upakarana (instrument for dharma and spiritual pursuit); balanced living supports higher aims.

Application: Prepare medicated oil with specified botanicals and use appropriately for women’s excessive kleda/strava conditions under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.179 (Ayurveda/medicine section; adjacent formulations for strava, visha, krimi)

Characters & Entities

• Women (strī)

FAQs

What remedy does this Garuda Purana verse prescribe for excessive kleda (moist discharge) in women?

It prescribes a medicated oil cooked with priyaṅgu, madhukā, dhātakī, utpala, mañjiṣṭhā, lodhra, lākṣā, and kapittha juice, stating it alleviates excessive kleda.

Is this verse about death rituals or about practical health guidance in the Garuda Purana?

This specific verse is practical health guidance (a medicated-oil formulation) rather than an afterlife or death-ritual instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a classical textual reference: consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner before using any medicated oil internally or externally, especially for gynecological symptoms.