Shloka 13

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

तिक्तरसः स्यादेरण्डः काकमाची त्रिदोषहृत् / चाङ्गेरी कफवातघ्नी सर्षपः सर्वदोषदम्

Transliteration

tiktarasaḥ syāderaṇḍaḥ kākamācī tridoṣahṛt / cāṅgerī kaphavātaghnī sarṣapaḥ sarvadoṣadam

Translation

എരണ്ടം തിക്തരസമുള്ളതെന്ന് പറയുന്നു; കാകമാചി ത്രിദോഷഹാരിണി. ചാംഗേരി കഫ‑വാതം ശമിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; എന്നാൽ സർഷപം (കടുക്) സർവദോഷപ്രകോപകമെന്ന് വിവരണം.

Word by Word

• तिक्त-रसः: bitter taste
• तिक्त-रसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (तिक्तः रसः)

• स्यात्: would be / is said to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• एरण्डः: castor plant (eraṇḍa)
• एरण्डः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• काकमाची: kākamācī (a medicinal herb)
• काकमाची: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकमाची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्रि-दोष-हृत्: removing the three doṣas
• त्रि-दोष-हृत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + हृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हृ (धातु) ‘to take away’ से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिदोषाणां हृत् = हरति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आङ्गेरी: āṅgerī (a herb)
• आङ्गेरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आङ्गेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कफ-वात-घ्नी: alleviating kapha and vāta
• कफ-वात-घ्नी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्नी (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कफवातयोः घ्नी)

• सर्षपः: mustard (sarṣapa)
• सर्षपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्षप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्व-दोष-दम्: subduing all doṣas
• सर्व-दोष-दम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + दम् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दम्/√दमन (धातु) ‘to subdue’ से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वदोषाणां दमम्/दमकं)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viveka in consumption: even common items can heal or harm depending on guṇa and doṣa context.

Vedantic Theme: Moderation and discernment (yukta-āhāra) support sattva and steadiness of mind.

Application: Use eraṇḍa with awareness of its rasa/guṇa; consider kākamācī for tri-doṣa balancing; use cāṅgerī for kapha-vāta; treat mustard as potentially aggravating—dose/processing matters.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (continuation of dravya-guṇa listings)

FAQs

What is the importance of rasa (taste) in this Garuda Purana verse?

Rasa is used as a diagnostic/therapeutic marker—taste helps infer a substance’s doṣa impact, guiding diet and remedies.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not; it focuses on Ayurvedic classification—taste and doṣa effects—within the Garuda Purana’s practical instruction sections.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a cautionary note: mustard may aggravate sensitivities in some constitutions; apply Ayurvedic dietary choices with individualized guidance.