Shloka 33

Devanagari script

श्यामाककोरदोषान्नतक्रपिण्याकसकुभिः / वातश्लेष्माणि वाते वा कफे वा स्वेद इष्यते / न स्वेदयेदतिम्थूलरूक्षदुर्वलमूर्छितान्

Transliteration

śyāmākakoradoṣānnatakrapiṇyākasakubhiḥ / vātaśleṣmāṇi vāte vā kaphe vā sveda iṣyate / na svedayedatimthūlarūkṣadurvalamūrchitān

Translation

Dengan (sapuan/ramuan daripada) śyāmāka, kora, doṣānna, susu mentega (buttermilk), hampas minyak (oil-cake) dan sakubha, terapi peluh (sveda) ditetapkan bagi gangguan vāta dan śleṣman (kapha)—sama ada keadaan itu didominasi vāta atau kapha. Namun jangan lakukan sveda kepada yang terlalu gemuk, terlalu kering, sangat lemah, atau pengsan/tidak sedar.

Word by Word

• श्यामाक: with śyāmāka (millet)
• श्यामाक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यामाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (समुच्चयार्थे बहुवचन-प्रयोगः; समासपूर्वाङ्ग)

• कोर: with ‘kora’ (ingredient)
• कोर: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (पाठानुसार; द्रव्यनाम)

• दोषान्न: with doṣa-provoking food
• दोषान्न: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — तत्पुरुषः ‘दोषाणाम् अन्नम्’ (food causing doṣa/aggravating)

• तक्र: with buttermilk
• तक्र: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (समुच्चयार्थे)

• पिण्याक: with oil-cake/sesame residue
• पिण्याक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्याक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सकुभिः: with sakus (ingredients)
• सकुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — ‘with sakus (ingredients)’

• वातश्लेष्माणि: vāta and kapha
• वातश्लेष्माणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + श्लेष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः ‘vāta and śleṣman (kapha)’

• वाते: in vāta (disorder)
• वाते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in vāta (condition)’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• कफे: in kapha (disorder)
• कफे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in kapha (condition)’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (or)

• स्वेदः: sudation (therapy)
• स्वेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘sudation/steam therapy’

• इष्यते: is indicated/approved
• इष्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — ‘is desired/approved’

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधबोधक-अव्यय (negation)

• स्वेदयेत्: should administer sudation
• स्वेदयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्विद्/स्वेद (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘should cause to sweat/should administer sudation’

• अतिस्थूल: very obese
• अतिस्थूल: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक; समासवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — ‘very obese’ (अति-उपपदपूर्वक)

• रूक्ष: dry (persons)
• रूक्ष: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — ‘dry’

• दुर्बल: weak
• दुर्बल: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — ‘weak’

• मूर्छितान्: fainted/unconscious (persons)
• मूर्छितान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्छ् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकृत्/क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — ‘fainted/unconscious’

Speaker

Dhanvantari (Ayurvedic teaching section within Garuda Purana)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Appropriate indication and contraindication: sveda for vāta/kapha disorders, but withheld in high-risk conditions.

Vedantic Theme: Ahimsā and viveka in action—restraint as wisdom.

Application: Use specified materials for fomentation in vāta/kapha conditions; avoid sveda in excessively obese, overly dry, very weak, or unconscious patients.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173.32 (balance: rukṣa vs snigdha); Garuda Purana 1.173.30-31 (dose and regimen)

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari
• Vata
• Kapha

FAQs

What is the importance of sveda (sudation) in Garuda Purana’s Ayurvedic section?

This verse presents sveda as a targeted therapy for vāta- and kapha-related disorders, showing the Purana’s practical medical guidance alongside spiritual teachings.

How does this verse explain safe practice in Ayurvedic therapy?

It explicitly lists contraindications—do not give sudation to the very obese, overly dry, weak, or unconscious—indicating careful assessment before treatment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use heat/sweating therapies only with proper screening; avoid them in severe weakness, dehydration, or fainting, and seek qualified Ayurvedic/medical supervision.