Shloka 50

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

हरीतकीयवक्षारपिप्पलीत्रिवृतस्तथा / घृतैश्चूर्णमिदं पेयमुदावर्ताविनाशनम्

Transliteration

harītakīyavakṣārapippalītrivṛtastathā / ghṛtaiścūrṇamidaṃ peyamudāvartāvināśanam

Translation

Harītakī, yavakṣāra (alkali daripada barli), pippalī dan trivṛt—serbuk ini hendaklah diambil bersama ghee; ia memusnahkan udāvarta, iaitu gangguan vāta yang tersekat lalu bergerak ke atas, sering terkait sembelit dan ketidakselesaan perut.

Word by Word

• हरीतकी: harītakī
• हरीतकी: Karta (Listed ingredient/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरीतकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम; सूची-शैली)

• यवक्षार: yava-kṣāra (alkali of barley)
• यवक्षार: Karta (Listed ingredient/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवक्षार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• पिप्पली: pippalī (long pepper)
• पिप्पली: Karta (Listed ingredient/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• त्रिवृत्: trivṛt
• त्रिवृत्: Karta (Listed ingredient/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिवृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also/likewise)

• घृतैः: with ghee
• घृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• चूर्णम्: powder
• चूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय/उपचारद्रव्य

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पेयम्: to be drunk
• पेयम्: Vidhi (Prescription/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थे कृदन्त (gerundive: 'to be drunk'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उदावर्त-अविनाशनम्: destroying udāvarta (upward movement/colic)
• उदावर्त-अविनाशनम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदावर्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अविनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (उदावर्तस्य अविनाशनम् = विनाशनम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Restore proper directionality (anulomana) and remove obstruction; right medium (ghrita) supports assimilation and pacification.

Vedantic Theme: Order (rita-like regularity) in bodily functions mirrors inner order; correcting ‘reverse flow’ symbolizes returning to natural law.

Application: Administer the specified powder with ghee for udavarta-like symptoms, alongside regimen that reduces vata aggravation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (udavarta, anaha, vibandha remedies; ghrita as anupana)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is udāvarta according to the Garuda Purana verse?

Here udāvarta is an obstructive disorder where vāta moves in the wrong (upward) direction, producing distress; the verse prescribes a powder to counteract it.

Why is ghee (ghṛta) used with the powder?

The verse specifies ingestion with ghee, consistent with ghee’s traditional role as a carrier (anupāna) that supports vāta-pacification and delivery of the formulation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores that relieving obstruction and calming vāta are key principles; alkaline salts and purgatives should be used carefully and preferably under Ayurvedic supervision.