Shloka 42

Devanagari script

निरूहदाने ऽपि विधिरयमेवमुदीरितः / अर्धत्रिपट्पले मात्रा लघुमध्योत्तमः क्रमात्

Transliteration

nirūhadāne 'pi vidhirayamevamudīritaḥ / ardhatripaṭpale mātrā laghumadhyottamaḥ kramāt

Translation

നിരൂഹ (ക്വാഥ-ബസ്തി) നൽകുന്നതിലും ഇതേ വിധി പ്രസ്താവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. അളവ് ക്രമമായി അർധം, മൂന്ന്, അഞ്ച് പല—ലഘു, മധ്യമ, ഉത്തമ (തീവ്ര) നിലകൾക്ക് അനുസരിച്ച്.

Word by Word

• निरूह-दाने: in giving a nirūha (decoction enema)
• निरूह-दाने: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरूह (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (in the context of)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादबोधक-निपात (also/even)

• विधिः: procedure/rule
• विधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (thus/in this manner)

• उदीरितः: has been declared/stated
• उदीरितः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-ईर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (has been stated)

• अर्ध-त्रि-पट्-पले: at (the measure of) half, three, and six palas (i.e., graded doses)
• अर्ध-त्रि-पट्-पले: Adhikarana (Measure/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रि (संख्या) + पट् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; परिमाणनिर्देश (measure specification)

• मात्रा: dose/quantity
• मात्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• लघु-मध्य-उत्तमः: light, medium, and strong (grades)
• लघु-मध्य-उत्तमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लघु (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; त्रयाणां क्रमवाचक-समाहारः (light/medium/best as graded categories)

• क्रमात्: in sequence/gradually
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (Manner/Order/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (idiomatic: ‘in order/gradually’)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mātrā-jñāna (knowledge of proper measure): strength of intervention must be proportionate.

Vedantic Theme: Moderation (mātrā) and appropriateness (yogyatā) as ethical intelligence in action.

Application: Apply the same basti procedure to nirūha; use graded doses—half, three, and five palas—corresponding to mild, medium, and strong administration, respectively.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172: basti-vidhi immediately preceding; nirūha continuation; dosage gradation (lghu/madhya/uttama)

Characters & Entities

• Niruha
• Basti
• Pala

FAQs

What is nirūha basti according to the Garuda Purana context here?

Nirūha refers to a decoction-based enema therapy, and this verse states it follows the same general procedural rule previously described.

How does this verse define mild, medium, and strong dosage?

It assigns doses in palas—half-pala (mild), three-pala (medium), and five-pala (strong), given in that order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It teaches graded dosing—starting from mild and increasing as appropriate; in contemporary settings, dosing and enemas must be individualized and supervised by qualified professionals.