Shloka 11

Auṣadha-Yoga: Medicinal Powders, External Therapies, Fumigation, and Vishnu as Supreme Remedy

Devanagari script

अभयामलकं द्राक्षा पिप्पली कण्टकारिका / शृङ्गी पुनर्नवा शुण्ठी जग्धा कासं निहन्ति वै

Transliteration

abhayāmalakaṃ drākṣā pippalī kaṇṭakārikā / śṛṅgī punarnavā śuṇṭhī jagdhā kāsaṃ nihanti vai

Translation

അഭയാ-ആമലകം, ദ്രാക്ഷ, പിപ്പലി, കണ്ഠകാരിക, ശൃംഗി, പുനർനവ, ശുണ്ഠി—ഇവ കഴിച്ചാൽ കാസം (ചുമ) തീർച്ചയായും ശമിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अभया: harītakī (abhayā)
• अभया: Karta (Subject/ingredient list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्रव्य-सूची (ingredient)

• आमलकम्: amalaka (Indian gooseberry)
• आमलकम्: Karta (Subject/ingredient list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्रव्य-सूची

• द्राक्षा: grapes/raisins
• द्राक्षा: Karta (Subject/ingredient list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्राक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्रव्य-सूची

• पिप्पली: long pepper
• पिप्पली: Karta (Subject/ingredient list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्रव्य-सूची

• कण्टकारिका: kaṇṭakārī
• कण्टकारिका: Karta (Subject/ingredient list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्टकारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्रव्य-सूची

• शृङ्गी: śṛṅgī
• शृङ्गी: Karta (Subject/ingredient list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्रव्य-सूची

• पुनर्नवा: punarnavā
• पुनर्नवा: Karta (Subject/ingredient list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर्नवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्रव्य-सूची

• शुण्ठी: dry ginger
• शुण्ठी: Karta (Subject/ingredient list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्रव्य-सूची

• जग्धा: when consumed
• जग्धा: Kriya-visheshana (Participial predicate)
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘(एषा योगः) जग्धा’ = eaten/consumed

• कासम्: cough
• कासम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म

• निहन्ति: destroys/alleviates
• निहन्ति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः ‘नि’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/assurance)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Appropriate use of natural substances to relieve suffering; compassionate maintenance of health.

Vedantic Theme: Dayaluta (compassion) expressed through alleviating duhkha in embodied beings; body-care as support for right living.

Application: Use a balanced formulation (triphala-like components plus pippali/ginger and supportive herbs) for cough, considering constitution and contraindications.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.193 (kasa-jvara-shula remedies sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of herbal remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical Ayurvedic guidance, listing specific herbs and foods used to relieve kāsa (cough).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not address the soul’s journey; it focuses on bodily well-being through an herbal regimen, reflecting the text’s broader inclusion of dharma and practical life-supporting knowledge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional reference, it suggests a classic respiratory-support combination (e.g., pippalī and śuṇṭhī with nourishing drākṣā), but any use should follow qualified Ayurvedic guidance and individual health considerations.