Shloka 22

Aśva–Gaja Āyurveda: Marks, Defects, Wounds, Doṣa-Therapy, and Protective Rites

Devanagari script

कफे मुद्गान्कुलत्थान्वा कटुतिक्तान्कफे हये / बाधिर्ये व्याधिते ग्रासे त्रिदोषादौ तु गुग्गुलुः

Transliteration

kaphe mudgānkulatthānvā kaṭutiktānkaphe haye / bādhirye vyādhite grāse tridoṣādau tu gugguluḥ

Translation

കഫപ്രധാന വ്യാധികളിൽ മുദ്ഗം (പയർ) കുലത്ഥം (ഹോഴ്‌സ്-ഗ്രാം) എന്നിവയും കടു-തിക്ത രസമുള്ള ആഹാരവും സേവിക്കണം. ബധിരത, കണ്ഠഗ്രാസവ്യാധി, ത്രിദോഷാവസ്ഥ എന്നിവയിൽ ഗുഗ്ഗുലു വിധേയമാണ്.

Word by Word

• कफे: in/for phlegm disorder
• कफे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुद्ग: green gram (mung beans)
• मुद्ग: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural) (समाहार-निर्देशः; ‘मुद्गान्’ इत्यर्थः)

• कुलत्थ: horse-gram
• कुलत्थ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural) (कुलत्थान्)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: ‘or’)

• कटु: pungent (foods)
• कटु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कटु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural) (कटून्; रस-विशेषण)

• तिक्त: bitter (foods)
• तिक्त: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural) (तिक्तान्; रस-विशेषण)

• कफे: in/for phlegm disorder
• कफे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• हये: in a horse (equine)
• हये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• बाधिर्ये: in deafness
• बाधिर्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाधिर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्याधिते: in the diseased/afflicted (state)
• व्याधिते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याधित (कृदन्त; √व्यध्/व्याध् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• ग्रासे: in dysphagia/obstruction of swallowing
• ग्रासे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिदोष: in the tri-dosha condition
• त्रिदोष: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समास (numerical compound)

• आदौ: etc.; in the beginning/among others
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• गुग्गुलुः: guggulu (resin)
• गुग्गुलुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गुलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śarīra-rakṣaṇa through doṣa-appropriate āhāra-auṣadha as a duty; balance restores capacity for right living.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as sādhanā-sādhana (instrument for dharma/bhakti); guṇa-doṣa equilibrium supports sattva.

Application: For kapha disorders favor mudga and kulattha; choose kaṭu/tikta tastes; in throat afflictions/deafness and tridoṣa conditions employ guggulu under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.201 (Ayurveda/auṣadha-prakaraṇa context: doṣa-wise diet and formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Guggulu

FAQs

What is the importance of kapha-pacifying diet in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links kapha disorders with specific diet choices—mudga (mung) and kulattha (horse-gram) plus pungent and bitter tastes—showing that the text preserves practical, doṣa-based therapeutic guidance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe afterlife travel here; instead, within the broader Garuda Purana dialogue, it presents bodily/medical instruction—supporting dharmic living by maintaining health through appropriate remedies.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a general traditional takeaway: in kapha-heavy symptoms, favor lighter legumes and pungent/bitter foods, and recognize guggulu as a classical remedy for complex doṣa conditions—while consulting a qualified Ayurveda practitioner for safe use.