Shloka 19

Rasa-Dravya Varga: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent; Snehana and Svedana Guidelines

Devanagari script

त्रिफलासल्लकीजम्बु आम्रातकवचादिकम् / तिन्दुकं वकुलं शालं पालङ्कीमुद्गचिल्लकम्

Transliteration

triphalāsallakījambu āmrātakavacādikam / tindukaṃ vakulaṃ śālaṃ pālaṅkīmudgacillakam

Translation

ത്രിഫല, സല്ലകീ, ജംബു, ആമ്രാതക, വചാ മുതലായവ; തിന്ദുകം, വകുലം, ശാലം; കൂടാതെ പാലങ്കീ, മുദ്ഗ, ചില്ലകം—ഇവ ഇവിടെ എണ്ണിപ്പറയുന്നു.

Word by Word

• त्रिफला: Triphala (three-fruit formulation)
• त्रिफला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + फला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयः फलानि यस्याम्)

• सल्लकी: Sallakī (Boswellia)
• सल्लकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सल्लकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जम्बु: jambu (rose-apple)
• जम्बु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगभेद), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आम्रातकवचादिकम्: āmrātaka, vacā, and others
• आम्रातकवचादिकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्रातक + वच + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समाहारार्थ-तत्पुरुष (आम्रातकं वचं च आदयः यस्मिन्)

• तिन्दुकम्: tinduka (Diospyros)
• तिन्दुकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिन्दुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वकुलम्: vakula (Mimusops elengi)
• वकुलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शालम्: śāla (Shorea robusta)
• शालम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पालङ्की: pālaṅkī (a plant/vegetable)
• पालङ्की: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पालङ्की (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुद्ग: mudga (green gram)
• मुद्ग: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समाहार-गणना)

• चिल्लकम्: cillaka (a plant)
• चिल्लकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिल्लक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Holistic health: food and medicine form a continuum; right selection sustains dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Sattvic nourishment supports clarity and steadiness of mind for higher pursuits.

Application: Use diet (e.g., mudga) and classical compounds (triphala) as part of balanced regimen, tailored to constitution and season.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173 (continued dravya-saṅgraha; triphalā as a key compound likely elaborated nearby)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

Why does the Garuda Purana list herbs like Triphala and vacā?

The chapter preserves a catalog of substances used in traditional health practice, indicating their recognized roles and setting up later statements about their properties and cautions.

Does this verse describe afterlife rituals or health knowledge?

This specific verse is primarily a materia-medica enumeration, showing that the Garuda Purana also transmits practical knowledge beyond funeral rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use such classical substances only with context—dose, constitution, and season matter; the text’s broader point is informed, measured use rather than indiscriminate consumption.