Shloka 40

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

वातरक्तान्तकं कालागुडूचीक्वाथकल्कतः / कुष्ठव्रणादिशमनं शृतमाज्यं सदुग्धकम्

Transliteration

vātaraktāntakaṃ kālāguḍūcīkvāthakalkataḥ / kuṣṭhavraṇādiśamanaṃ śṛtamājyaṃ sadugdhakam

Translation

काला-गुडूची के काढ़े और कल्क के साथ, दूध मिलाकर पकाया गया घृत वातरक्त का अंत करने वाला तथा कुष्ठ, व्रण आदि को शांत करने वाला कहा गया है।

Word by Word

• वातरक्त-अन्तकम्: ending vātarakta
• वातरक्त-अन्तकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातरक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘वातरक्तस्य अन्तकः’

• काला-गुडूची-क्वाथ-कल्कतः: from (using) black guḍūcī decoction and paste
• काला-गुडूची-क्वाथ-कल्कतः: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: काला (प्रातिपदिक) + गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक) + क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्क (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from/by means of the decoction-and-paste of black guḍūcī’

• कुष्ठ-व्रण-आदि-शमनम्: pacifying leprosy, wounds, etc.
• कुष्ठ-व्रण-आदि-शमनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘कुष्ठव्रणादीनां शमनम्’

• शृतम्: boiled/cooked
• शृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु/श्रि? (धातु) → √श्रि/√श्रु not; correct: √श्रि?; actually √श्रि is not; here ‘शृत’ from √श्रि?; standard: √श्रि is not; ‘शृत’ = cooked/boiled from √श्रि?; accepted: √श्रि/√श्रु confusion; classical: √श्रि (शृ) ‘to cook/boil’ (धातु: शृ) → शृत (क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त = boiled/cooked

• आज्यम्: ghee
• आज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• स-दुग्धकम्: with milk
• स-दुग्धकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपपद) + दुग्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘दुग्धसहितम्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Samskāra (processing) transforms substances into targeted medicine; nourishment and purification together heal chronic disorders.

Vedantic Theme: Balance (samatva) mirrored in dosha-samyata; caring for the body reduces suffering and supports higher aims.

Application: Cook ghee with milk using kālā-gudūcī decoction and paste; use for vāta-rakta, skin diseases, wounds, and related ailments.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (kālā-gudūcī, ghrita preparations; vāta-rakta and kuṣṭha/vraṇa management)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Gudūcī-ghṛta in Garuda Purana?

The verse highlights a specific pharmaceutical method—ghṛta cooked with milk plus gudūcī decoction and paste—framing it as potent for vāta-rakta and for healing-oriented conditions like wounds and skin disorders.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey; it belongs to the Purana’s health and conduct-oriented instruction, which complements dharma by sustaining the body for duties and rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It points to a classical ghṛta-kalpanā (medicated ghee) approach; modern use should be individualized and supervised, especially for inflammatory joint conditions.