Shloka 50

Oṣadhi-nāma-nirdeśa: Paryāya (Synonyms) of Herbs, Minerals, and Classical Measures

Devanagari script

गाङ्गेरुकी नागबला विशाला चेन्द्रवारुणी / तार्क्ष्यं शैलं नीलवर्णमञ्जनञ्च रसाञ्जनम्

Transliteration

gāṅgerukī nāgabalā viśālā cendravāruṇī / tārkṣyaṃ śailaṃ nīlavarṇamañjanañca rasāñjanam

Translation

ഗാംഗേരുകീ, നാഗബലാ, വിശാലാ, ചേന്ദ്രവാരുണീ; കൂടാതെ താർക്ഷ്യം, ശൈലം, നീലവർണ്ണ അഞ്ജനം, രസാഞ്ജനം—ഇവ ദ്രവ്യങ്ങൾ/ഔഷധങ്ങൾ ആയി പരാമർശിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• गाङ्गेरुकी: Gāṅgerukī (plant-name)
• गाङ्गेरुकी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाङ्गेरुकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नागबला: Nāgabalā (plant-name)
• नागबला: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + बला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (strength of a serpent/serpent-strong)

• विशाला: Viśālā (plant-name)
• विशाला: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• इन्द्रवारुणी: Indravāruṇī (plant-name)
• इन्द्रवारुणी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वारुणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (Indra/Varuṇa-related; plant-name)

• तार्क्ष्यम्: Tārkṣya (plant/mineral-name)
• तार्क्ष्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार्क्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शैलम्: Śaila (rock/mineral; name)
• शैलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नीलवर्णम्: blue-colored
• नीलवर्णम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय विशेषण (blue-colored)

• अञ्जनम्: añjana (collyrium/antimony; name)
• अञ्जनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• रसाञ्जनम्: rasāñjana (a kind of collyrium/extract)
• रसाञ्जनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (collyrium of essence/juice)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Integration of natural substances (herbs/minerals like añjana) into disciplined healing knowledge; correct categorization supports welfare.

Vedantic Theme: Loka-hita as a dharmic aim; knowledge applied for protection of embodied beings (deha-dhāraṇa).

Application: Recognize that the list includes both botanical and mineral preparations (collyrium types); interpret prescriptions accordingly (external/ocular use implied by añjana terms).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.204 (dravya enumeration; this verse includes añjana/rasāñjana items)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of listing herbs like Anjana and Rasanjana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a technical enumeration of named substances, preserving traditional materia medica used for health-support and for ritual-associated preparations mentioned in Purāṇic instruction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana narrative?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s journey directly; it is part of an instructional catalog of substances, which in the broader Garuda Purana supports correct observance and wellbeing in life—foundational to dharmic preparation for death rites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reference list: identify these items through qualified Ayurvedic or traditional scholarship before use, and treat it as guidance to preserve textual names and correct terminology in study and ritual documentation.