Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

दद्यात्सुशीतलं वारि तृट्छर्दिज्वरदाहनुत् / बिल्वादिप पञ्चमूलस्य क्वाथः स्याद्वातिके ज्वरे

Transliteration

dadyātsuśītalaṃ vāri tṛṭchardijvaradāhanut / bilvādipa pañcamūlasya kvāthaḥ syādvātike jvare

Translation

വളരെ തണുത്ത വെള്ളം നൽകണം; അത് ദാഹം, ഛർദ്ദി, ജ്വരം, ദാഹം എന്നിവ ശമിപ്പിക്കും. വാതജ്വരത്തിൽ ബിൽവാദി പഞ്ചമൂല ക്വാഥം നൽകണം।

Word by Word

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सुशीतलम्: very cool
• सुशीतलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वारि)

• वारि: water
• वारि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तृट्छर्दिज्वरदाहनुत्: removing thirst, vomiting, fever, and burning
• तृट्छर्दिज्वरदाहनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृट् (प्रातिपदिक) + छर्दि (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + दाह (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (नुद्/नु धातु-सम्बद्ध कृत्, ‘नाशक’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (तृट्-छर्दि-ज्वर-दाहान् नुदति इति)

• बिल्वादि: of the ‘bilva etc.’ group
• बिल्वादि: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (बिल्वं आदिः यस्य)

• पञ्चमूलस्य: of the five roots (pañcamūla)
• पञ्चमूलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (पञ्च मूलानि)

• क्वाथः: decoction
• क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वातिके: vāta-type
• वातिके: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ज्वरे)

• ज्वरे: in fever
• ज्वरे: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Discriminative application (viveka) in treatment—cooling measures for burning/thirst vs specific decoction for vāta-fever.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discernment) applied in worldly action; right means according to condition.

Application: Provide very cool water for thirst/vomiting/fever/burning when appropriate; for vāta-jvara administer bilvādi pañcamūla kvātha as indicated by symptoms and practitioner assessment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.175 (jvara: cooling measures; pañcamūla kvātha for vāta)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Bilva
• Panchamula

FAQs

What remedy does the Garuda Purana prescribe for vāta-type fever?

It advises very cool water for relief of thirst, vomiting, fever and burning, and specifically recommends Bilvādi pañcamūla kvātha (a decoction of five roots beginning with bilva) for vāta-origin fever.

Does this verse relate to afterlife rituals in the Garuda Purana?

No—this verse is part of a practical, Ayurvedic-style medical section in Kanda 1, focusing on treating fever (jvara) rather than describing death rites or Yama’s realm.

Practical application of this teaching today?

As a traditional guideline, it highlights cooling hydration and herbal decoctions for vāta-fever patterns; in modern use, such remedies should be applied cautiously and with qualified medical guidance.