Shloka 18

Aśva–Gaja Āyurveda: Marks, Defects, Wounds, Doṣa-Therapy, and Protective Rites

Devanagari script

तैलेन वातिके रोगे शर्कराज्यपयोन्वितैः / कटुतैलैः कफे व्योषैः पित्ते चत्रिफलाम्बुभिः

Transliteration

tailena vātike roge śarkarājyapayonvitaiḥ / kaṭutailaiḥ kaphe vyoṣaiḥ pitte catriphalāmbubhiḥ

Translation

ヴァータによる病には、油に砂糖・ギー・乳を合わせて治療すべきである。カパの病には、辛味の油にヴョーシャ（三香辛）を添える。ピッタの病には、トリファラーを浸した水を用いる。

Word by Word

• तैलेन: with oil
• तैलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• वातिके: in vāta-type
• वातिके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (vāta-related)

• रोगे: in disease
• रोगे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• शर्करा: sugar
• शर्करा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समास-पूर्वपदम्

• आज्य: ghee
• आज्य: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समास-पूर्वपदम्

• पयः: milk
• पयः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समास-पूर्वपदम्

• अन्वितैः: combined with
• अन्वितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण from अन्वि/इ + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (endowed/combined)

• कटु: pungent
• कटु: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कटु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समास-पूर्वपदम् (pungent)

• तैलैः: with oils
• तैलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• कफे: in kapha (disorder)
• कफे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• व्योषैः: with vyoṣa (dry ginger/pepper trio)
• व्योषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; (त्रिकटु-द्रव्यसमूहः)

• पित्ते: in pitta (disorder)
• पित्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपातः (conjunction)

• त्रिफला: triphala
• त्रिफला: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + फला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (the three fruits)

• अम्बुभिः: with waters (decoctions)
• अम्बुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-specific treatment: vāta pacified by unctuous/sweet nourishment; kapha reduced by pungent/penetrating agents; pitta cooled/cleansed with triphalā water.

Vedantic Theme: Body as instrument (śarīra-sādhana) requiring sattvic maintenance for dharma and devotion.

Application: Match therapy to doṣa: vāta—oil with sugar, ghee, milk; kapha—pungent oils with vyoṣa; pitta—triphala-infused water.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: medical/āyurveda subsections on doṣa, diet, and remedies

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Kapha
• Pitta
• Triphala
• Vyoṣa

FAQs

What is the importance of tridoṣa-based treatment in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical Ayurvedic guidance: remedies are selected according to the dominant doṣa (vāta, kapha, or pitta), not as a one-size-fits-all cure.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the afterlife directly; instead, within the Vishnu–Garuda teaching frame, it emphasizes sustaining bodily balance (doṣa harmony), which supports dhārmic living and preparedness for life’s transitions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use doṣa-appropriate dietary and herbal choices: nourishing, unctuous supports for vāta; warming pungents for kapha; and cooling, cleansing measures like triphalā-infused water for pitta—ideally with qualified Ayurvedic guidance.