Shloka 11

Therapeutic Formulations for Glandular Swelling, Skin Diseases, Heat-Afflictions, Bleeding Disorders, Respiratory Complaints, and Vomiting

Devanagari script

एकश्च त्रिफलाभागस्तथा भागद्वयं शिवा / सोमराजस्य बीजानां जग्धं पथ्येन दद्रुनुत्

Transliteration

ekaśca triphalābhāgastathā bhāgadvayaṃ śivā / somarājasya bījānāṃ jagdhaṃ pathyena dadrunut

Translation

ത്രിഫലയുടെ ഒരു ഭാഗവും ശിവാ (ഹരീതകി)യുടെ രണ്ട് ഭാഗവും; സോമരാജത്തിന്റെ വിത്തുകളോടൊപ്പം പഥ്യയോടെ ഭക്ഷിച്ചാൽ ദദ്രു (റിംഗ്‌വോം) നശിക്കും.

Word by Word

• एकः: one (part)
• एकः: Karta (Listed quantity/कर्ता-तुल्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• त्रिफलाभागः: a part of triphala
• त्रिफलाभागः: Karta (Listed quantity/कर्ता-तुल्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिफला (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — त्रिफलायाः भागः

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'likewise/also'

• भागद्वयम्: two parts
• भागद्वयम्: Karma (Quantity as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगुसमास — द्वौ भागौ

• शिवा: śivā (a medicinal plant; often harītakī)
• शिवा: Karta (Listed item/कर्ता-तुल्य in enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (औषधिद्रव्यनाम)

• सोमराजस्य: of somaraja
• सोमराजस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• बीजानाम्: of seeds
• बीजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• जग्धम्: (when) eaten/consumed
• जग्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जघस्/भक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) used substantively, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'the act/thing eaten'

• पथ्येन: with pathya (a medicinal item)
• पथ्येन: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दद्रुनुत्: drove away (ringworm)
• दद्रुनुत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नुद् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग-रहित रूप, अर्थे 'expelled/drove away'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right measure (yukti) and wholesome accompaniment (pathyā) are essential for efficacy.

Vedantic Theme: Yukti (skillful means) and niyama (discipline) in embodied practice.

Application: Use one part triphalā and two parts harītakī (śivā), add somarāja seeds, and take with pathyā as directed for dadru (ringworm).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (dadru/kuṣṭha sub-remedies; proportional compounding)

Characters & Entities

• Somaraja
• Triphala
• Shiva (Haritaki)
• Pathya
• Dadru (ringworm)

FAQs

What remedy for dadru (ringworm) is given in this Garuda Purana verse?

It prescribes a mixture where one part is Triphalā and two parts are Śivā (Harītakī), combined with the seeds of Somarāja and taken with Pathyā; this is said to remove dadru.

Does this verse relate to afterlife rituals or Yama’s realm in the Garuda Purana?

No—this specific verse is medical in nature, giving an herbal formulation and its effect, rather than describing death rites, preta states, or Yama’s kingdom.

Practical application of this teaching today?

It highlights a classical herb-based approach to skin ailments; in modern practice, one may use it as a traditional reference while seeking qualified Ayurvedic/medical guidance for diagnosis, dosage, and safety.