Shloka 4

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

मधूकसारसिन्धूत्थवचोषणकणाः समाः / श्लक्ष्णं पिष्ट्वाम्भसा नस्यं कुर्यात्संज्ञाप्रबोधनम्

Transliteration

madhūkasārasindhūtthavacoṣaṇakaṇāḥ samāḥ / ślakṣṇaṃ piṣṭvāmbhasā nasyaṃ kuryātsaṃjñāprabodhanam

Translation

Madhūka-sāra, garam batu (saindhava), vacā, uṣaṇa, dan kaṇā—dengan bagian sama, ditumbuk halus bersama air lalu diberikan sebagai nasya; ini membangunkan kesadaran.

Word by Word

• मधूकसारसिन्धूत्थवचोषणकणाः: madhūka, sāra, sindhūttha, vacā, uṣaṇa, and kaṇa (ingredients)
• मधूकसारसिन्धूत्थवचोषणकणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधूक + सार + सिन्धूत्थ + वचा + उषण + कण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (औषध-द्रव्य-सूची)

• समाः: equal (in quantity)
• समाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• श्लक्ष्णम्: finely (smoothly)
• श्लक्ष्णम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (fine)

• पिष्ट्वा: having ground
• पिष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पिष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• अम्भसा: with water
• अम्भसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• नस्यम्: nasal medication (nasya)
• नस्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do/prepare/administer
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संज्ञाप्रबोधनम्: restoration of consciousness
• संज्ञाप्रबोधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा + प्रबोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (संज्ञायाः प्रबोधनम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Timely, correctly administered therapy can reawaken consciousness; prāṇa-support is a duty.

Vedantic Theme: Consciousness as central value; bodily supports are maintained to sustain higher inquiry.

Application: Grind equal parts madhūka-sāra, rock-salt, vacā, uṣaṇa, and kaṇā with water; administer as nasya to stimulate and restore consciousness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: treatment chamber

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (nasya and emergency measures)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nasya in this Garuda Purana verse?

Nasya is presented as a rapid-acting route to stimulate the head region and restore saṃjñā (consciousness), showing the Purana’s applied Ayurvedic knowledge.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss the soul’s journey; it addresses reviving consciousness in a medical context, supporting life and duty (dharma) through health.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It points to nasal interventions for acute states, but modern practice should treat unconsciousness as an emergency and use only clinician-approved methods.