Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

वन्ध्यागर्भकरी पीता नात्र कार्या विचारणा / श्वेतापराजितामूलं पिप्पलीशुण्ठिकायुतम्

Transliteration

vandhyāgarbhakarī pītā nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / śvetāparājitāmūlaṃ pippalīśuṇṭhikāyutam

Translation

वंध्यत्व नाशून गर्भधारणा घडविणारे हे पिवळे औषध पिल्यास पुढील विचाराची गरज नाही। हे श्वेत अपराजितेचे मूळ, पिप्पली व सुंठ यांसह सिद्ध केलेले आहे।

Word by Word

• वन्ध्या: barren woman
• वन्ध्या: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्य-रूपेण समासपूर्वपद

• गर्भकरी: causing conception/pregnancy
• गर्भकरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्भ-कर (प्रातिपदिक; कृ धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (गर्भं करोति इति)

• पीता: (when) drunk/taken
• पीता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘पीत्वा/पानं कृत्वा’ (taken/drunk)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कार्या: necessary/to be done
• कार्या: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (to be done/necessary)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय-नाम (deliberation)

• श्वेता: white
• श्वेता: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (white)

• अपराजिता: Aparājitā (plant)
• अपराजिता: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराजिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; औषधि/लता-नाम; समासपूर्वपद

• मूलम्: root (of white aparājitā)
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (श्वेतायाः अपराजितायाः मूलम्)

• पिप्पली: long pepper
• पिप्पली: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• शुण्ठिका: dry ginger
• शुण्ठिका: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुण्ठिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• आयुतम्: mixed/combined (with)
• आयुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुत (प्रातिपदिक; युज् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पिप्पली-शुण्ठिकाभ्याम् युतम् = combined with)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body and family-line continuity through legitimate remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as an instrument (sadhana) to uphold dharma; wellbeing supports righteous life.

Application: Use traditional formulations responsibly; seek qualified guidance; support reproductive health with diet/herbs.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.184 (Ayurvedic/ausadhi section continuing through 1.185)

Characters & Entities

• Aparājitā
• Pippalī
• Śuṇṭhī (dry ginger)

FAQs

What remedy for infertility is described in this Garuda Purana verse?

It prescribes a conception-promoting drink made from white aparājitā root, combined with pippalī (long pepper) and śuṇṭhī (dry ginger).

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

No. This specific verse is therapeutic in nature, describing an herbal formulation for garbha-prāpti (attaining conception), not the afterlife narrative.

What is a practical takeaway from this verse today?

It reflects the text’s inclusion of traditional herbal knowledge; in modern practice, such formulations should be approached via qualified Ayurvedic guidance rather than self-medication.