Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

तद्वदेव च कौस्मसुम्भं राजिका वातपित्तला / नाडीचः कफपित्तघ्नः चुचुर्मधुरशीतलः

Transliteration

tadvadeva ca kausmasumbhaṃ rājikā vātapittalā / nāḍīcaḥ kaphapittaghnaḥ cucurmadhuraśītalaḥ

Translation

അതുപോലെ കൗസ്മസുംഭം എന്ന ശാകവും അതേ സ്വഭാവം; രാജിക (കടുക്) വാത‑പിത്തം പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. നാഡീച കഫ‑പിത്തഹരമാണ്; ചുചുരം മധുരരസവും ശീതവീര്യവും ഉള്ളത്.

Word by Word

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तुल्यताबोधक; ‘तद्वत्’ = ‘तथैव/like that’)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

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

• कौस्म-सुम्भम्: kausma-sumbha (a plant/seed)
• कौस्म-सुम्भम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौस्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कौस्मः सुम्भः)

• राजिका: rājikā (mustard variety)
• राजिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वात-पित्त-ला: increasing vāta and pitta
• वात-पित्त-ला: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ल (प्रत्ययान्त-प्रातिपदिक; -ल = ‘causing/increasing’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वातपित्तयोः ला = वातपित्तवर्धिनी)

• नाडीचः: nāḍīca (a plant)
• नाडीचः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाडीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कफ-पित्त-घ्नः: alleviating kapha and pitta
• कफ-पित्त-घ्नः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कफपित्तयोः घ्नः)

• चुचुर्-मधुर-शीतलः: cucur; sweet and cooling
• चुचुर्-मधुर-शीतलः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चुचुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + मधुर (प्रातिपदिक) + शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (चुचुर्—मधुरः शीतलः)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Guṇa-rasa-vīrya discernment: knowing what heats/cools and which doṣas are affected prevents harm.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva is supported by balanced senses and moderated diet; knowledge guides right action.

Application: Treat rājikā (mustard) as vāta-pitta aggravating in this framing; use nāḍīca for kapha-pitta; use cucura for cooling/sweetening effects when heat is high.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

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

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta
• Kapha

FAQs

What is the importance of dosha-based diet guidance in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the Purana applying Ayurvedic logic—classifying foods by how they increase or pacify vāta, pitta, and kapha—so daily diet supports health and ritual fitness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing bodily balance through proper diet, it supports clarity, discipline, and dharmic living, which the Garuda Purana treats as foundational for one’s spiritual trajectory.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you are pitta/vāta-prone (heat, acidity, dryness), moderate mustard-like pungent items; favor foods described as cooling/sweet when appropriate, ideally with guidance from an Ayurvedic practitioner.