Shloka 11

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

रसोनमधुनासाज्यसिताकल्कं समश्नुता / छिन्नभिन्नच्युतास्थीनां सन्धानमचिराद्भवेत्

Transliteration

rasonamadhunāsājyasitākalkaṃ samaśnutā / chinnabhinnacyutāsthīnāṃ sandhānamacirādbhavet

Translation

Dengan memakan bawang putih yang dicampur madu, ghee, dan pes gula, penyatuan semula tulang yang terpotong, hancur, atau terkehel dikatakan berlaku dengan segera.

Word by Word

• रसोन-मधुना: with garlic-honey
• रसोन-मधुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसोन (प्रातिपदिक) + मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सह/साधनभावः) — ‘रसोनस्य मधु’/‘रसोनयुक्तेन मधुना’ (garlic-honey)

• साज्य-सिता-कल्कम्: sugar paste mixed with ghee
• साज्य-सिता-कल्कम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साज्य (स + आज्य; अव्ययीभाव/विशेषणवत्) + सिता (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘आज्ययुक्तः सिता-कल्कः’ = sugar-paste with ghee)

• समश्नुता: eat/consume
• समश्नुता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम् (अश्नुते)

• छिन्न-भिन्न-च्युत-अस्थीनाम्: of cut, split, and displaced bones
• छिन्न-भिन्न-च्युत-अस्थीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिद् (धातु)→छिन्न (क्त) + भिद्→भिन्न (क्त) + च्यु (धातु)→च्युत (क्त) + अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘छिन्नानि भिन्नानि च्युतानि च अस्थीनि’ = bones that are cut, split, displaced)

• सन्धानम्: joining, union (healing)
• सन्धानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-धा (धातु) → सन्धान (प्रातिपदिक/भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अचिरात्: quickly, soon
• अचिरात्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिरात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• भवेत्: would become/should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right action with right means yields swift results; disciplined regimen supports recovery.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s guṇas harnessed skillfully; upāya (means) in embodied life.

Application: Use prescribed formulation responsibly under competent guidance; combine internal remedy with immobilization and diet.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171: internal rasāyana-like support for asthi-sandhāna (bone union)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy is prescribed in this Garuda Purana verse for bone union (sandhāna)?

It prescribes consuming garlic combined with honey, ghee, and sugar paste as a traditional formulation aimed at promoting sandhāna—rejoining and healing of injured bones.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey; it is a practical instruction within Ācāra Kanda, presenting bodily care as part of ordered living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional dietary formulation; for fractures or dislocations, rely on qualified medical diagnosis and care, using such remedies only if safe and appropriate.