Shloka 12

Jvara-Chikitsa: Doṣa-wise Fever Management, Medicated Waters, and Escalation Therapies

Devanagari script

कषायं कटुरोहिण्या सपटोलं सपत्रकम् / त्रिदोषज्वरनुच्चस्यात्पीतं तु क्वथितं जलम्

Transliteration

kaṣāyaṃ kaṭurohiṇyā sapaṭolaṃ sapatrakam / tridoṣajvaranuccasyātpītaṃ tu kvathitaṃ jalam

Translation

കടുരോഹിണിയോടൊപ്പം പടോലയും അതിന്റെ ഇലകളും ചേർത്ത് കഷായം തയ്യാറാക്കി; അതിന്റെ തിളപ്പിച്ച വെള്ളം കുടിച്ചാൽ ത്രിദോഷജ്വരം ശമിക്കും।

Word by Word

• कषायम्: decoction
• कषायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कषाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्वाथ/डेकोक्शन

• कटुरोहिण्या: with kaṭurohiṇī
• कटुरोहिण्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटुरोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्यनाम

• सपटोलम्: with paṭola
• सपटोलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पटोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (पटोलसहितम्)

• सपत्रकम्: with leaves
• सपत्रकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (पत्रकसहितम्)

• त्रिदोषज्वरनुत्: dispeller of tridoṣa-fever
• त्रिदोषज्वरनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिदोष + ज्वर + नुद् (धातु) → नुत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कृदन्त (त्रिदोषज्वरं नुदति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• स्यात्: would be/is to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पीतम्: to be drunk/drunk
• पीतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘पेय’/‘पानकर्म’संबद्ध

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• क्वथितम्: boiled
• क्वथितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वथ् (धातु) → क्वथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Simplicity and consistency in practice: small daily acts (like proper water preparation) restore balance.

Vedantic Theme: Niyama-like discipline; purification through regulated intake.

Application: Prepare decoction with kaṭurohiṇī, paṭola and leaves; drink as boiled water for tri-doṣa fever support.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.175.11 (sannipāta remedy); Garuda Purana 1.175.8–10 (other fever preparations)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta
• Kapha

FAQs

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

This verse shows the Purana’s practical Ayurveda strand—teaching simple decoctions to pacify fevers rooted in all three doṣas, not only ritual or afterlife topics.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey directly; instead, it supports dharma through health-preservation, enabling one to perform duties, rites, and disciplined living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a classical approach: use a bitter/astringent decoction and boiled drinking water for doṣa-related fevers—best applied with guidance from a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner.