Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 52
Chapter 288 — अश्वचिकित्सा
Aśva-cikitsā) | Horse-Medicine (Śālihotra to Suśruta
दूर्वा पित्तं यवः कासं वुषश् च श्लोष्मसञ्चयम् नाशयत्यर्जुनः श्वासं तथा मानो बलक्षयम्
dūrvā pittaṃ yavaḥ kāsaṃ vuṣaś ca śloṣmasañcayam nāśayatyarjunaḥ śvāsaṃ tathā māno balakṣayam
ដូរវា (dūrvā) បន្ថយរោគពិត្ដ (pitta)។ យវ (ស្រូវបាលី) បន្ថយក្អក។ វុស (vuṣa) បំបាត់ការប្រមូលផ្តុំស្លេស្ម (kapha)។ អរជុន (arjuna) បន្ថយដង្ហើមខ្លី/ហឺត ហើយ ម៉ាន (māna) ជាឱសថបង្កើនកម្លាំង បំបាត់ការខ្សោយកម្លាំង។
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, within the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic instruction)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Materia medica (dravya-guṇa) mapping: match specific plants/grains to doṣa and respiratory conditions (cough, phlegm, dyspnea) and debility.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Dravya-guṇa: dūrvā, yava, vuṣa, arjuna, māna—therapeutic indications","lookup_keywords":["dravya-guṇa","dūrvā","yava","arjuna","śvāsa"],"quick_summary":"Dūrvā pacifies pitta; barley helps cough; vuṣa reduces kapha accumulation; arjuna benefits dyspnea/asthma; māna supports strength in debility."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: Right knowledge is discriminative: each dravya has a specific karma (action) against particular doṣa/roga patterns.
Application: Choose remedies by matching symptom cluster (kāsa/śvāsa/kapha/pitta/debility) to indicated dravya rather than using one remedy for all.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Dravya-guna and therapeutics)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vaidya displays five remedies—dūrvā grass, barley grains, vuṣa herb, arjuna bark/tree, and a strengthening tonic—while indicating their targets: pitta, cough, phlegm, dyspnea, and weakness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, a physician seated with herb bundles and a small mortar, labeled by gesture: dūrvā, yava, vuṣa, arjuna bark; a patient with breathlessness and another with cough nearby; flat bold colors and ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central vaidya with gold-highlighted herb trays, arjuna tree behind with gilded leaves, symbolic icons for pitta (flame), kapha (water), cough (chest), gold embellishment on vessels and halo-like aura of healing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional botanical plate feel: neatly arranged specimens (grass, grains, leaves, bark) with the vaidya pointing to each and its indication; fine lines, soft palette, clarity over ornament.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed garden with arjuna tree, physician preparing decoction, attendants holding barley and herb bundles, patients seated, naturalistic plants and textiles, scientific-courtly ambience."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: nāśayatyarjunaḥ = nāśayati arjunaḥ; vuṣaś ca = vuṣaḥ ca.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 288 (dravya and roga indications cluster)
FAQs
Ayurvedic therapeutics (dravya-guṇa): it assigns specific remedies—dūrvā for pitta, barley for cough, vuṣa for kapha/phlegm accumulation, arjuna for dyspnea/asthma, and a strengthening remedy (māna) for loss of vitality.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana catalogs practical sciences; this verse is a compact medical index mapping common symptoms (kāsa, śvāsa, bala-kṣaya) to materia medica, reflecting its wide-ranging, handbook-like scope.
By preserving health through dharmic, non-harmful remedies, one sustains the body as a support for sādhana, duty, and worship—thus enabling continued practice and meritorious action.