Shloka 23

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

Devanagari script

स्त्रंसनी कफवातघ्नी ह्यक्षस्तद्वत्त्रिदोषजित् / वातश्लेष्महरं त्वम्लं स्त्रंसनं तिन्तिडीफलम्

Transliteration

straṃsanī kaphavātaghnī hyakṣastadvattridoṣajit / vātaśleṣmaharaṃ tvamlaṃ straṃsanaṃ tintiḍīphalam

Translation

‘സ്ത്രംസനീ’ കഫവും വാതവും ശമിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; അതുപോലെ ‘അക്ഷ’ (ബിഭീതക) ത്രിദോഷജിത്. ‘തിന്തിടീ’ (പുളി)യുടെ പുളിയുള്ള ഫലം വാത-ശ്ലേഷ്മം (കഫം) നീക്കി, വിരേചകവുമാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• स्त्रंसनी: straṃsanī (a plant/fruit name)
• स्त्रंसनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्रंसनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम

• कफवातघ्नी: destroying kapha and vāta
• कफवातघ्नी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘कफं वातं च हन्ति’

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधान/हेतु/निश्चयार्थक

• अक्षः: akṣa (a fruit/plant; likely Terminalia bellirica)
• अक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम

• तद्वत्: likewise; similarly
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; तुलनार्थक (like that)

• त्रिदोषजित्: conquering the three doṣas
• त्रिदोषजित्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + जित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘त्रीन् दोषान् जयति’

• वातश्लेष्महरम्: removing vāta and phlegm
• वातश्लेष्महरम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + श्लेष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘वातं श्लेष्माणं च हरति’

• तु: but; and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (conjunction/particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• अम्लम्: sour
• अम्लम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अम्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्त्रंसनम्: purgative; causing loosening
• स्त्रंसनम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्त्रंसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘स्त्रंसयति’ (laxative/purgative)

• तिन्तिडीफलम्: tintiḍī fruit (tamarind-like)
• तिन्तिडीफलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिन्तिडी (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘तिन्तिड्याः फलम्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Harmony (sāmya) through discerning selection of remedies; knowledge as protection from suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha-nivṛtti via right means (upāya); bodily balance supports steadiness for higher pursuits.

Application: For kapha-vāta issues consider straṃsanī; for broader imbalance use akṣa with care; use tintiḍī (tamarind) sourness judiciously for vāta/kapha and laxative effect.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (dravya-guṇa: doṣa-specific fruits/herbs)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of tridoṣa-balancing remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents specific herbs/fruits (Akṣa, Tintiḍī, Straṃsanī) as doṣa-modulating remedies, showing that the text also preserves practical Ayurvedic guidance for maintaining bodily balance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it supports dharmic living by emphasizing health and doṣa-balance, which are treated as foundations for right conduct and ritual capacity.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a traditional reference point: Akṣa is described as tridoṣa-supportive, and sour tintiḍī as vāta-kapha reducing and mildly purgative—apply cautiously and ideally with Ayurvedic guidance.