Shloka 48

Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs

Devanagari script

उभयं दशसूलं स्यात्सन्निपातज्वरापहम् / कासे श्वासे च तन्द्रायां पार्श्वशूले च शस्यते

Transliteration

ubhayaṃ daśasūlaṃ syātsannipātajvarāpaham / kāse śvāse ca tandrāyāṃ pārśvaśūle ca śasyate

Translation

उभयं मिलित्वा दशमूलं स्यात्; सन्निपातज्वरापहम् इति कीर्त्यते। कासे श्वासे तन्द्रायां पार्श्वशूले च शस्यते॥

Word by Word

• उभयम्: both (together)
• उभयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• दशसूलम्: daśasūla (group of ten roots)
• दशसूलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + सूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (ten roots)

• स्यात्: would be / is said to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सन्निपातज्वरापहम्: removing sannipāta-fever
• सन्निपातज्वरापहम्: Karya/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्निपात + ज्वर + अपह (प्रातिपदिक); अपह = √हृ (धातु) से निष्पन्न
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—सन्निपातज्वरस्य अपहम् (remover of fever from tridoṣa concurrence)

• कासे: in cough
• कासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• श्वासे: in dyspnea/asthma
• श्वासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तन्द्रायाम्: in drowsiness/lethargy
• तन्द्रायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्द्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• पार्श्वशूले: in side-pain
• पार्श्वशूले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व + शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—पार्श्वस्य शूलम् (pain in the side)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शस्यते: is recommended/praised
• शस्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right classification and synthesis of knowledge (saṅgraha) yields effective action (cikitsā).

Vedantic Theme: Yukti (reasoned application) as a supportive discipline for sustaining sādhana.

Application: Combine Mahat Pañcamūla + Kaniyāḥ Pañcamūlaka as Daśamūla for sannipāta-jvara and associated respiratory/neuromuscular symptoms, tailored to patient and stage of disease.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168.46; Garuda Purana 1.168.47; Garuda Purana 1.168.49

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Daśamūla in the Garuda Purana?

The verse frames Daśamūla as a combined ten-root formulation and lists specific clinical indications (sannipāta fever, cough, breathlessness, lethargy, flank pain), preserving a traditional therapeutic mapping.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe Yama’s path or preta states; its relevance is indirect—health supports the performance of dharma, rites, and disciplined living emphasized elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Recognize Daśamūla as a classical formulation used in vāta-related and mixed-doṣa conditions; consult an Ayurvedic practitioner for safe preparation, dose, and suitability.