Shloka 3

Strīroga–Prasūti–Bāla Cikitsā, Viṣa-haraṇa, Rasāyana, Ṛtucaryā, Pañcakarma-saṅgraha

Devanagari script

पिष्ट्वालोड्य जलाद्यैश्च खादयेद्धृतभर्जितम् / योनिपार्श्वार्तिहृद्रोगगुल्मार्शो विनिवर्तयेत्

Transliteration

piṣṭvāloḍya jalādyaiśca khādayeddhṛtabharjitam / yonipārśvārtihṛdrogagulmārśo vinivartayet

Translation

ഇവ അരച്ച് വെള്ളം മുതലായവ ചേർത്ത്, നെയ്യിൽ വറുത്ത് ഭക്ഷിക്കണം. അതിനാൽ യോനി‑വശവേദന, ഹൃദ്രോഗം, ഗുല്മം, അർശസ് (മൂലവ്യാധി) എന്നിവ ശമിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• पिष्ट्वा: having pounded
• पिष्ट्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पिष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• आलोड्य: having mixed/stirred
• आलोड्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√लुड्/लुड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• जलाद्यैः: with water and the like
• जलाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—जलादि (etc. like water)

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

• खादयेत्: should make (someone) eat / should administer orally
• खादयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: खाद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• घृतभर्जितम्: fried in ghee
• घृतभर्जितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + भर्जित (कृदन्त; √भर्ज् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• योनिपार्श्वार्तिहृद्रोगगुल्मार्शः: (ailments such as) pain in the sides of the yoni, heart-disease, gulma, and piles
• योनिपार्श्वार्तिहृद्रोगगुल्मार्शः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक) + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + हृद्रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्शस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थः (collection of ailments)

• विनिवर्तयेत्: should remove/ward off
• विनिवर्तयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Dhanvantari

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śarīra-rakṣaṇa (care of the body) as a supportive duty enabling dharma and household life.

Vedantic Theme: Body as an instrument (sādhana) to be maintained without attachment; alleviation of duḥkha at the vyāvahārika level.

Application: Prepare the formulation by grinding, mixing with water, frying in ghee, and administering as food for specified ailments.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172 (Ayurveda/strīroga context; adjacent verses on yoni disorders and formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari
• Ghṛta (ghee)
• Vāta (implied by gulma/therapy context)

FAQs

What preparation method is described in this verse?

It instructs grinding the ingredients, mixing with a liquid vehicle (water etc.), and frying/roasting in ghee before oral administration.

Which conditions does the verse claim this formulation addresses?

It is said to relieve yoni and flank pain, hṛdroga (heart ailment), gulma (abdominal lump), and arśas (hemorrhoids).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for textual/academic understanding of classical Ayurvedic pharmaceutics; clinical use requires expert diagnosis and safety assessment.