Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

एरण्डतैलं त्रिफलाक्वाथश्च द्विगुणस्तथा / वातोल्बणेषु दोषेषु भोजयित्वाथ वामयेत्

Transliteration

eraṇḍatailaṃ triphalākvāthaśca dviguṇastathā / vātolbaṇeṣu doṣeṣu bhojayitvātha vāmayet

Translation

Minyak jarak (castor oil) bersama rebusan Triphalā dalam takaran dua kali—bila doṣa didominasi vāta—diberikan setelah pasien makan, lalu emesis (vamana) diinduksi.

Word by Word

• एरण्ड-तैलम्: castor oil
• एरण्ड-तैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• त्रिफला-क्वाथः: decoction of triphalā
• त्रिफला-क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिफला (प्रातिपदिक) + क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• द्विगुणः: double (in quantity)
• द्विगुणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (‘twofold/double’)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वात-उल्बणेषु: in vāta-dominant
• वात-उल्बणेषु: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्बण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying doṣeṣu)

• दोषेषु: in disorders/doṣas
• दोषेषु: Adhikarana (Location/Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• भोजयित्वा: having fed (the patient)
• भोजयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भोजय् (णिजन्त; √भुज् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) ‘having caused to eat/feed’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक-निपात (then/thereupon)

• वामयेत्: should induce vomiting
• वामयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-अर्थे causative sense understood in medical usage (‘to induce vomiting’)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kriyā-krama (proper order) in treatment: timing and preparation (bhojayitvā) matter as much as the drug.

Vedantic Theme: Right means (upāya) and moderation; action aligned with context rather than impulse.

Application: In vāta-dominant doṣa states, administer eraṇḍa-taila with Triphalā kvātha (double measure as stated), feed appropriately, then perform vamana as directed—only under competent care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172: śodhana triad (virecana/vamana/basti) and their yogas; Triphalā and eraṇḍa references in the same medical section

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Doshas
• Triphala

FAQs

What is the importance of Triphala and castor oil in Garuda Purana therapy?

This verse presents them as a combined regimen (with Triphalā decoction in double quantity) specifically indicated when vāta predominates, used as part of a cleansing protocol.

Does this verse describe a spiritual afterlife teaching or a medical instruction?

It is primarily a medical instruction within the Garuda Purana’s practical sections, detailing a therapeutic sequence (feeding followed by induced emesis) for vāta-dominant disorders.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights that cleansing therapies are condition-specific (vāta-dominant cases here) and should follow proper sequencing; in modern practice, such procedures should be done only under qualified clinical supervision.