Shloka 27

Rasa-Dravya Varga: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent; Snehana and Svedana Guidelines

Devanagari script

देयं बहुकफे वापि व्योषक्षारसमायुतम् / ग्रन्थिनाडीकृमिस्लेष्ममेदोमारुतरोगिषु

Transliteration

deyaṃ bahukaphe vāpi vyoṣakṣārasamāyutam / granthināḍīkṛmisleṣmamedomārutarogiṣu

Translation

Walaupun kapha (kahak) berlebihan, ubat hendaklah diberikan dengan campuran trikaṭu (tiga bahan pedas) dan garam alkali (kṣāra); khususnya bagi pesakit yang menghidap bengkak berketul pada kelenjar, gangguan nāḍī/fistula, cacing, penyakit berlendir, gangguan lemak (meda), serta penyakit akibat vāta yang terganggu.

Word by Word

• deyam: should be given
• deyam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु) + yat (कृत् प्रत्यय; देय)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेयार्थः ‘to be given/should be administered’

• bahu-kaphe: in excessive kapha (condition)
• bahu-kaphe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + kapha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (बहुकफः = ‘much kapha’), ‘बहुकफे (दोषे/रोगे)’

• vā: or/even
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (particle ‘or/even’)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (particle ‘also/even’)

• vyoṣa-kṣāra-samāyutam: combined with vyoṣa and alkali
• vyoṣa-kṣāra-samāyutam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyoṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣāra (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyuta (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+√yuj + kta)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (क्त), समासः—तत्पुरुष (व्योषेण क्षारेण च समायुतम् = ‘combined with vyoṣa and alkali’); देयम्/औषधम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• granthi-nāḍī-kṛmi-śleṣma-meda-māruta-rogiṣu: in patients with glandular, nāḍī, worm, phlegm, fat, and vāta disorders
• granthi-nāḍī-kṛmi-śleṣma-meda-māruta-rogiṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: granthi (प्रातिपदिक) + nāḍī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛmi (प्रातिपदिक) + śleṣma (प्रातिपदिक) + medas (प्रातिपदिक) + māruta (प्रातिपदिक) + rogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ग्रन्थि-नाडी-कृमि-श्लेष्म-मेदो-मारुत-रोगी = ‘one who has diseases of glands/nodes, channels, worms, phlegm, fat, and vāta’); बहुवचने ‘रोगिषु’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Counterbalancing kapha and obstructive disorders with heating/pungent and alkaline adjuncts; matching remedy-guṇa to doṣa/roga.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-vyavasthā—harmonizing qualities in the body mirrors the pursuit of inner equilibrium.

Application: In kapha excess, combine oleation/medicine with trikaṭu and kṣāra under supervision, especially for listed obstructive/parasite conditions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173.26 (doṣa-specific ghṛta use); Garuda Purana 1.173.28 (taila for depletion/strain)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of vyoṣa and kṣāra in Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights vyoṣa (the three pungents) and kṣāra (alkali) as a targeted combination to reduce heavy kapha and to address obstructions and metabolic heaviness linked with phlegm, fat, and vāta disturbances.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey here; this section functions as a practical medical (Ayurvedic) instruction within the Garuda Purana’s broader encyclopedic teaching.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a principle, it suggests using warming, pungent, and drying measures to counter excess kapha—while actual medicinal use should be guided by a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner.