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Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 32

Chapter 299 — ग्रहहृन्मन्त्रादिकम्

Grahahṛn-Mantras and Allied Procedures

धात्री विश्वसिता कृष्णा मुस्ता खर्जूरमागधी पिवरश्चेति हिक्काघ्नं तत् त्रयं मधुना लिहेत्

dhātrī viśvasitā kṛṣṇā mustā kharjūramāgadhī pivaraśceti hikkāghnaṃ tat trayaṃ madhunā lihet

ダートリー(アーマラキー)、ヴィシュヴァシター、クリシュナー、ムスター、カールジュūra、マーガディー(ピッパリー)、ピヴァラ—これらは吃逆(hikkā)を滅する薬である。そのうち三種(トリヤ)を蜂蜜と和して舐めるべきである。

धात्रीdhātrī (āmalakī)
धात्री:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootधात्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन
विश्वसिताviśvasitā (a medicinal item)
विश्वसिता:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वसिता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन
कृष्णाkṛṣṇā (pippalī/black pepper, depending on tradition)
कृष्णा:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन
मुस्ताmustā (nut-grass)
मुस्ता:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमुस्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन
खर्जूर-मागधीdate (kharjūra) and māgadhī (pippalī)
खर्जूर-मागधी:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootखर्जूर + मागधी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (kharjūra and māgadhī)
पिवरःpivara (a medicinal item)
पिवरः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपिवर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/marker: 'thus')
हिक्का-घ्नम्hiccup-destroying
हिक्का-घ्नम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिक्का + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (hikkāṃ hanti)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
त्रयम्a set of three / triad
त्रयम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootत्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; संख्या-शब्द
मधुनाwith honey
मधुना:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन
लिहेत्should lick/lick up
लिहेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootलिह् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Lord Agni (teaching Vasiṣṭha)

Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Use a specified set of dravyas for hikkā (hiccup) relief; administer the indicated triad mixed with honey as a lehyam.","sutra_style":true}

Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Hikkā-ghna dravya-saṅgraha and madhu-leha triad","lookup_keywords":["hikkā","dhātrī (āmalakī)","mustā","māgadhī (pippalī)","madhu-leha"],"quick_summary":"A set of anti-hiccup herbs is listed; from them, a triad is to be licked with honey for practical administration."}

Dosha: Vata

Concept: Dravya-saṅgraha (materia medica listing) plus a simple administration rule (madhu-leha) for quick household application.

Application: Use honey-based lehyas for quick symptomatic relief while considering root cause; lists function as mnemonic pharmacopeia.

Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaiṣajya-vidyā)

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: hasya

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A small apothecary setup where āmalakī, mustā, dates, and pippalī are arranged; the vaidya mixes a selected triad into honey and offers it to a patient with hiccups.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized fruits (āmalakī, kharjūra) and herbs (mustā, pippalī) on a leaf-plate; vaidya stirring honey in a small bowl; patient seated with hand near chest, hiccuping subtly.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-accented honey pot and ingredient tray; central spoon offering; rich textile backdrop; emphasis on auspicious, healing domestic ritual.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: neat, diagram-like grouping of listed dravyas; focus on the act of selecting ‘triad’ and mixing with honey; gentle colors and precise botanical rendering.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed still-life of herbs and fruits with honey jar; physician preparing a small dose; patient and attendant in refined interior with patterned carpet."}

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}

Sandhi Resolution Notes: खर्जूरमागधी = खर्जूर + मागधी; पिवरश्चेति = पिवरः + च + इति.

Related Themes: Agni Purana 299 (hikkā/śvāsa/kāsa remedy clusters)

A
Agni Purana
A
Ayurveda
D
Dhātrī (Āmalakī)
M
Mustā
K
Kharjūra
M
Māgadhī (Pippalī)
M
Madhu (Honey)
H
Hikkā (Hiccup)

FAQs

Ayurvedic therapeutics: it lists hikkāghna (anti-hiccup) drugs and prescribes a practical mode of administration—licking a three-drug combination mixed with honey (lehya/linctus).

It shows the text functioning as a compendium: alongside theology, it preserves applied medical knowledge—drug nomenclature (dravya-nāma), indications (hikkā), and dosage-form guidance (honey-based lehya).

While primarily medical, the Purāṇic framing treats health-preserving remedies as supportive of dharma—maintaining bodily steadiness for worship, recitation, and disciplined living.