Shloka 22

Aśva–Gaja Āyurveda: Marks, Defects, Wounds, Doṣa-Therapy, and Protective Rites

Devanagari script

कफे मुद्गान्कुलत्थान्वा कटुतिक्तान्कफे हये / बाधिर्ये व्याधिते ग्रासे त्रिदोषादौ तु गुग्गुलुः

Transliteration

kaphe mudgānkulatthānvā kaṭutiktānkaphe haye / bādhirye vyādhite grāse tridoṣādau tu gugguluḥ

Translation

Dalam gangguan yang dikuasai kapha, hendaklah diambil kacang hijau dan kacang kuda (horse‑gram), serta makanan yang pedas dan pahit. Bagi pekak dan penyakit tekak yang menyebabkan sukar menelan, dan juga keadaan yang melibatkan tiga doṣa (tridoṣa), guggulu diperintahkan sebagai ubat.

Word by Word

• कफे: in/for phlegm disorder
• कफे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुद्ग: green gram (mung beans)
• मुद्ग: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural) (समाहार-निर्देशः; ‘मुद्गान्’ इत्यर्थः)

• कुलत्थ: horse-gram
• कुलत्थ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural) (कुलत्थान्)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: ‘or’)

• कटु: pungent (foods)
• कटु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कटु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural) (कटून्; रस-विशेषण)

• तिक्त: bitter (foods)
• तिक्त: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural) (तिक्तान्; रस-विशेषण)

• कफे: in/for phlegm disorder
• कफे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• हये: in a horse (equine)
• हये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• बाधिर्ये: in deafness
• बाधिर्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाधिर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्याधिते: in the diseased/afflicted (state)
• व्याधिते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याधित (कृदन्त; √व्यध्/व्याध् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• ग्रासे: in dysphagia/obstruction of swallowing
• ग्रासे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिदोष: in the tri-dosha condition
• त्रिदोष: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समास (numerical compound)

• आदौ: etc.; in the beginning/among others
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• गुग्गुलुः: guggulu (resin)
• गुग्गुलुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गुलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śarīra-rakṣaṇa through doṣa-appropriate āhāra-auṣadha as a duty; balance restores capacity for right living.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as sādhanā-sādhana (instrument for dharma/bhakti); guṇa-doṣa equilibrium supports sattva.

Application: For kapha disorders favor mudga and kulattha; choose kaṭu/tikta tastes; in throat afflictions/deafness and tridoṣa conditions employ guggulu under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.201 (Ayurveda/auṣadha-prakaraṇa context: doṣa-wise diet and formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Guggulu

FAQs

What is the importance of kapha-pacifying diet in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links kapha disorders with specific diet choices—mudga (mung) and kulattha (horse-gram) plus pungent and bitter tastes—showing that the text preserves practical, doṣa-based therapeutic guidance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe afterlife travel here; instead, within the broader Garuda Purana dialogue, it presents bodily/medical instruction—supporting dharmic living by maintaining health through appropriate remedies.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a general traditional takeaway: in kapha-heavy symptoms, favor lighter legumes and pungent/bitter foods, and recognize guggulu as a classical remedy for complex doṣa conditions—while consulting a qualified Ayurveda practitioner for safe use.