Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 25 Sutra 27 - Arthashastra | Kannada | Vedapath

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Sutra 27

Devanagari script

पाठालोघ्रतेजोवत्येलावालुकमधुकमधुरसाप्रियङ्गुदारुहरिद्रामरिचपिप्पलीनां च पञ्चकार्षिकः सम्भारयोगो मेदकस्य प्रसन्नायाश्च ॥ कZ_०२.२५.२७ ॥

Transliteration

pāṭhā-loghra-tejovatī-elā-vāluka-madhuka-madhurasā-priyaṅgu-dāru-haridrā-marica-pippalīnāṃ ca pañcakārṣikaḥ sambhāra-yogo medakasya prasannāyāś ca

Translation

ಪಾಠಾ, ಲೋಧ್ರ, ತೇಜೋವತಿ, ಏಲಾ, ವಾಲುಕ, ಮಧುಕ, ಮಧುರಸಾ, ಪ್ರಿಯಂಗು, ದಾರು, ಹರಿದ್ರಾ, ಮರಿಚ, ಪಿಪ್ಪಲಿ—ಇವುಗಳ ಐದು-ಕಾರ್ಷ ಮಿಶ್ರಣವು ಮೇದಕಕ್ಕೂ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಾಕ್ಕೂ ನಿಗದಿತ ಸೇರಿಕೆ-ಸಂಭಾರಯೋಗವಾಗಿದೆ।

Word by Word

पाठालpathā (a medicinal plant)

लोघ्रlodhra (Symplocos bark)

तेजोवतीtejovatī (a medicinal plant)

एलाcardamom (elā)

वालुकvāluka (a drug/ingredient named vāluka)

मधुकmadhuka (licorice / madhūka-related drug)

मधुरसाmadhurasā (a medicinal plant/drug)

प्रियङ्गुpriyaṅgu (fragrant plant; panic seed)

दारुwood (dāru) / a woody drug

हरिद्राturmeric

मरिचblack pepper

पिप्पलीनाम्of long pepper

चand

पञ्चकार्षिकःmeasured as five karṣas (in quantity)

सम्भारयोगःa mixture/combination of ingredients

मेदकस्यof medaka (a drug/ingredient named medaka)

प्रसन्नायाःof prasannā (a drug/ingredient named prasannā)

चand

Entities Mentioned

medaka

prasannā

pāṭhā

lodhra

tejovatī

elā

haridrā

marica

pippalī

FAQs

Why list many botanicals for a single formulation?

To fix an official formulary: consistent taste, perceived medicinal/tonic qualities, and a benchmark to detect substitution and fraud.