Shloka 16

Devanagari script

पाचनं पिप्पलीमूलं गुडृचीविश्वभेषजम् / वातज्वरे त्वयं क्वाथो दत्तः शान्तिकरः परः

Transliteration

pācanaṃ pippalīmūlaṃ guḍṛcīviśvabheṣajam / vātajvare tvayaṃ kvātho dattaḥ śāntikaraḥ paraḥ

Translation

Akar pippalī menyalakan pencernaan, dan guḍūcī adalah obat serba guna. Pada demam karena vāta, rebusan ini bila diberikan sangat menenangkan dan melegakan.

Word by Word

• पाचनम्: digestive (medicine)/digestive agent
• पाचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पिप्पलीमूलम्: root of long pepper (pippalī)
• पिप्पलीमूलम्: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पिप्पल्याः मूलम्)

• गुडृचीविश्वभेषजम्: guḍūcī, the ‘universal medicine’
• गुडृचीविश्वभेषजम्: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्वभेषज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (गुडूची एव विश्वभेषजम्)

• वातज्वरे: in vāta-fever
• वातज्वरे: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वातात् ज्वरः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• क्वाथः: decoction
• क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• दत्तः: given/prescribed
• दत्तः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शान्तिकरः: peace-bringing/relieving
• शान्तिकरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (शान्तिं करोति इति)

• परः: excellent/supreme
• परः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying क्वाथः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Restoring agni (digestive/metabolic fire) is central to resolving disease; universal remedies still require context (vāta-jvara).

Vedantic Theme: Order and balance (samatva) in embodied functioning; disciplined means to restore equilibrium.

Application: Employ pippalīmūla for deepana-pācana; use guḍūcī-based decoction for vāta-jvara as a strong śāntikara measure, under proper supervision.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.175 (agni, deepana-pachana, guḍūcī as viśvabheṣaja)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pippali
• Guduchi

FAQs

Which herbs are highlighted here for vāta-fever in the Garuda Purana?

The verse highlights pippalī-mūla (long pepper root) as pācana (digestive) and guḍūcī as viśvabheṣaja (a widely beneficial medicine), recommending their decoction for vāta-type fever.

What does “viśvabheṣaja” mean in this context?

It means “universal medicine” or “panacea,” indicating guḍūcī is regarded as broadly therapeutic across conditions, here applied specifically to vāta-fever.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It emphasizes correcting digestion (pācana) alongside fever management; if used today, such herbs should be taken with attention to constitution, dosage, and professional advice.