Shloka 7

Domestic Therapeutics for Teeth, Ears, Women’s Kleda, Digestion, Poison-Check, and Eye Disorders

Devanagari script

सौवर्चलं यवक्षारं तथा सर्जकसैन्धवम् / तथा ग्रन्थिर्विडं मुस्तं मधुयुक्तं चतुर्गुणम्

Transliteration

sauvarcalaṃ yavakṣāraṃ tathā sarjakasaindhavam / tathā granthirviḍaṃ mustaṃ madhuyuktaṃ caturguṇam

Translation

岩塩 sauvarcala、麦のアルカリ yavakṣāra、ならびに saindhava 塩（sarjaka と共に）。また granthi・viḍa・musta を蜂蜜に和し、四倍量として服すべきである。

Word by Word

• sauvarcalam: sauvarcala salt
• sauvarcalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauvarcala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (लवणविशेष)

• yava-kṣāram: barley-alkali
• yava-kṣāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yava (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यवानां क्षारः)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• sarjaka-saindhavam: sarjaka salt and rock-salt
• sarjaka-saindhavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarjaka (प्रातिपदिक) + saindhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (लवणद्वयसमुच्चय)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• granthiḥ: granthi (a knotty tuber/herb)
• granthiḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: granthi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम/गुणवाचक)

• viḍam: viḍa (a medicinal substance)
• viḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• mustam: musta (nut-grass)
• mustam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: musta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• madhu-yuktam: mixed with honey
• madhu-yuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (√yuj, क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्तान्त कृदन्त; तत्पुरुष (मधुना युक्तम्)

• catur-guṇam: fourfold (in quantity/strength)
• catur-guṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगुसमास (चत्वारः गुणाः यस्य/चतुर्गुणम्—fourfold)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Measure (mātrā) and proportion are essential—discipline in action prevents harm and supports wellbeing.

Vedantic Theme: Sattvic regulation: moderation and right measure as supports for clarity and health.

Application: Combine the specified salts/alkalis and herbs (sauvarcala, yavakṣāra, saindhava, granthi, viḍa, musta) with honey; administer in the stated fourfold measure per the tradition of the recipe.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.179 (dosage/proportion instructions; honey as anupana/vehicle appears in adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of these ingredients in the Garuda Purana?

This verse enumerates specific substances—salts/alkali and herbs—indicating a prescribed mixture (with honey, in fourfold measure) used as part of a traditional preparation connected to ritual-therapeutic observances described in the text.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it supports the broader Garuda Purana framework where correct observances and prescribed preparations accompany dharmic rites; the verse itself focuses on the technical recipe rather than describing the soul’s journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a textual reference for understanding classical ritual-therapeutic formulations; for actual ingestion or ritual use, follow a qualified traditional practitioner (vaidya/purohita) to ensure correct identification and safe dosage.