Shloka 76

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

भुञ्जीतान्नं यवाग्वा वा पिवेत्सैन्धवसंयुतम् / करञ्जारिष्टनिर्गुण्डीरसो हन्याद्व्रणक्रिमीन्

Transliteration

bhuñjītānnaṃ yavāgvā vā pivetsaindhavasaṃyutam / karañjāriṣṭanirguṇḍīraso hanyādvraṇakrimīn

Translation

അന്നം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ യവാഗൂ (യവത്തിന്റെ നേർത്ത കഞ്ഞി) കഴിച്ച് സൈന്ധവം ചേർത്ത പാനം കുടിക്കണം. കരഞ്ജ, അരിഷ്ട, നിർഗുണ്ഡി എന്നിവയുടെ രസം/കഷായം വ്രണത്തിലെ കൃമികളെ (പുഴുക്കളെ) നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• भुञ्जीत: should eat
• भुञ्जीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यवाग्वा: barley gruel
• यवाग्वा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवागू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय- विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• पिवेत्: should drink
• पिवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सैन्धवसंयुतम्: mixed with rock-salt
• सैन्धवसंयुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त; सम्+युज् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सैन्धवेन संयुतम्)

• करञ्जारिष्टनिर्गुण्डीरसः: juice/decoction of karañja, ariṣṭa, and nirguṇḍī
• करञ्जारिष्टनिर्गुण्डीरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्गुण्डी (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समाहार-निर्देशः; तत्पुरुष-समासः (करञ्ज-अरिष्ट-निर्गुण्डीनां रसः)

• हन्यात्: should kill/destroy
• हन्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• व्रणक्रिमीन्: worms/maggots in a wound
• व्रणक्रिमीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + कृमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (व्रणस्य कृमयः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Regimen (āhāra) supports therapy; internal discipline complements external treatment to remove corruption (krimi) and restore integrity.

Vedantic Theme: Purity through right conduct and right regimen; embodied order mirrors ethical order.

Application: Take food or yāvāgu and drink it with saindhava; use karañja, ariṣṭa, and nirguṇḍī juice/decoction to destroy wound-krimi (maggots/worms).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (krimi-nāśa and supportive diet in wound management)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What does 'vraṇa-krimi' mean in this Garuda Purana verse?

Vraṇa-krimi refers to worms/parasites associated with wounds—often understood as maggots or infestation in ulcerated lesions.

Which herbs are named here and what is their intended use?

Karañja, ariṣṭa (commonly neem), and nirguṇḍī are mentioned as a juice/decoction intended to destroy wound-associated parasites.

How can this verse be applied responsibly today?

As a historical reference to herbal antiseptic/antiparasitic ideas; for real wounds or infections, modern clinical care is essential and herbal use should be supervised by qualified practitioners.