Shloka 43

Strīroga–Prasūti–Bāla Cikitsā, Viṣa-haraṇa, Rasāyana, Ṛtucaryā, Pañcakarma-saṅgraha

Devanagari script

पथ्याक्षवात्र्योकद्विचतुर्भाग रुगर्दनाः / शतवर्यसृताभृङ्गसिन्धुवारादिभाविताः

Transliteration

pathyākṣavātryokadvicaturbhāga rugardanāḥ / śatavaryasṛtābhṛṅgasindhuvārādibhāvitāḥ

Translation

पथ्या, अक्ष, वातृयोका आदि से विधिपूर्वक संस्कारित द्रव्य को चौथाई या आधी मात्रा में मिलाकर रोग-नाशक औषधि बनती है। शतावरी, घृत, भृंगराज, सिंधुवार आदि से भावित करके भी यह सिद्ध होती है।

Word by Word

• पथ्य: harītakī (Terminalia chebula) / wholesome
• पथ्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound; neuter)

• अक्ष: akṣa (a medicinal ingredient; also 'seed/axle'—here drug-name)
• अक्ष: Visheshya (Qualified/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• वात्री: vātrī (drug-name)
• वात्री: Visheshya (Qualified/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• ओक: oka (drug-name)
• ओक: Visheshya (Qualified/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• द्वि: two
• द्वि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (numeral as compound member)

• चतुर्भाग: a fourth part (one quarter)
• चतुर्भाग: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चतुरां भागः)

• रुगर्दनाः: pain-destroying; disease-alleviating
• रुगर्दनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुग् (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुग्णां/रुग्-नां अर्दनाः)

• शतवरी: śatāvarī (Asparagus racemosus)
• शतवरी: Visheshya (Qualified/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतवरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• सृता: boiled; cooked
• सृता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• भृङ्ग: bhṛṅga (drug-name; also 'bee')
• भृङ्ग: Visheshya (Qualified/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• सिन्धुवार: sindhuvāra (Vitex negundo)
• सिन्धुवार: Visheshya (Qualified/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धुवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem-form in compound)

• आदि: and others; etc.
• आदि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाहार/सूचक (etc., and so on)

• भाविताः: processed/impregnated (with …)
• भाविताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘भावित’ = संस्कृत/संस्कारित (impregnated/processed)

Speaker

Dhanvantari (as the medical authority within the discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yukti (proper combination, processing, and dosage) as the basis of effective healing.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as sadhana-upakarana (instrument for dharma and spiritual pursuit); care of the body supports higher aims.

Application: Use correct anupana/processing with specified herbs and fractions (one-fourth/one-half) and appropriate bhavana (infusion) to tailor remedies to disease.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173.1-4 (madhura-dravya classification and effects)

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari

FAQs

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

This verse shows the Purana preserving practical healing knowledge—specific herbs and measured proportions—framed as dharmic care of the body.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing disease-alleviation and bodily maintenance, it supports the idea that a healthy body is a fit instrument for dharma and spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a textual reference that traditional formulations rely on precise ingredients and processing (bhāvanā/infusion), best applied under qualified Ayurvedic guidance.