Shloka 62

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

त्रिकटु त्रिफला नक्त सैन्धवं च मनः शिला / रुचकं शङ्खनाभिश्च जातीपुष्पाणि निम्बकम्

Transliteration

trikaṭu triphalā nakta saindhavaṃ ca manaḥ śilā / rucakaṃ śaṅkhanābhiśca jātīpuṣpāṇi nimbakam

Translation

ត្រីកតុ, ត្រីផាឡា, នក្ត, អំបិលថ្ម និង មនះសិលា; រុចក, សង្ខនាភិ, ផ្កាម្លិះ និង នឹម—ទាំងនេះជាគ្រឿងផ្សំសម្រាប់រូបមន្តដែលកំពុងពណ៌នា។

Word by Word

• त्रिकटु: Trikaṭu (three pungents)
• त्रिकटु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + कटु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nominative/Accusative singular; 'three pungents'

• त्रिफला: Triphala
• त्रिफला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nominative/Accusative singular

• नक्त: at night
• नक्त: Kala/Desha (Adverbial/काल-देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नक्त (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — adverb 'at night'

• सैन्धवम्: rock salt
• सैन्धवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nominative/Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction 'and'

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (in compound stem), एकवचन — 'mind' (in compound)

• शिला: manaḥśilā (realgar)
• शिला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nominative/Accusative singular; समास: मनः-शिला (तत्पुरुष; mineral 'realgar/arsenic sulfide')

• रुचकम्: rucaka (a salt/mineral)
• रुचकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nominative/Accusative singular

• शङ्खनाभिः: with śaṅkhanābhī (a drug/mineral)
• शङ्खनाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्खनाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction 'and'

• जाती: jasmine
• जाती: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (in compound stem), एकवचन — 'of jasmine' (in compound)

• पुष्पाणि: jasmine flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Nominative/Accusative plural; समास: जाती-पुष्प (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• निम्बकम्: neem (nimbaka)
• निम्बकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nominative/Accusative singular

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (continuation of the same formulation; ingredients lead into preparation and indication in following verse)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of listing herbo-mineral ingredients in Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a classical materia medica list, indicating that the text transmits applied Ayurveda, including mineral drugs (like manaḥśilā) used in carefully prepared formulations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss afterlife themes; it functions as a technical verse within an Ayurvedic section, emphasizing bodily maintenance as part of a disciplined dharmic life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It signals the traditional ingredients used for specialized preparations; because some items are herbo-mineral and potentially toxic if misused, any real-world application must be guided by qualified practitioners.