Shloka 3

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

श्यामाकः शोषणो रूक्षो वातलः श्लेष्मपित्तहा / तद्वत्प्रियङ्गुनीवारकोरदूषाः प्रकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

śyāmākaḥ śoṣaṇo rūkṣo vātalaḥ śleṣmapittahā / tadvatpriyaṅgunīvārakoradūṣāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

Translation

श्यामाकः शोषणो रूक्षो वातलः श्लेष्मपित्तहा। तथैव प्रियङ्गुनीवारकोरदूषाश्च तद्गुणाः प्रकीर्तिताः॥

Word by Word

• श्यामाकः: śyāmāka millet
• श्यामाकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यामाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शोषणः: drying, desiccating
• शोषणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रूक्षः: rough, dry
• रूक्षः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वातलः: increasing vāta
• वातलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• श्लेष्मपित्तहा: destroyer of phlegm and bile
• श्लेष्मपित्तहा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लेष्म + पित्त + हन् (धातु) → ह (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्लेष्मपित्तयोः हन्ता)

• तद्वत्: likewise, similarly
• तद्वत्: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तुल्यतावाचक (adverb: ‘likewise’)

• प्रियङ्गुनीवारकोरदूषाः: priyaṅgu, nīvāra, and koradūṣa (grains)
• प्रियङ्गुनीवारकोरदूषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियङ्गु + नीवार + कोरदूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (प्रियङ्गु-नीवार-कोरदूषाः)

• प्रकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed/mentioned
• प्रकीर्तिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) → कीर्तित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय-विशेषणम् (‘are declared’)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Guṇa-karma of foods: rukṣa/śoṣaṇa items reduce kapha-pitta but may provoke vāta.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva through regulation: caring for the body to support steadiness of mind and practice.

Application: Use śyāmāka/priyaṅgu/nīvāra/koradūṣa when kapha-pitta excess exists; pair with vāta-pacifying measures (warmth, unctuousness, soups, ghee) if dryness or vāta symptoms appear.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (grain taxonomy and guṇa descriptions)

Characters & Entities

• Śyāmāka
• Priyaṅgu
• Nīvāra
• Koradūṣa
• Vāta
• Kapha (Śleṣma)
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of millets like śyāmāka in Garuda Purana?

The verse gives a doṣa-based profile: millets can be drying and vāta-aggravating yet reduce kapha and pitta, guiding therapeutic food choices.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe afterlife geography directly; instead it supports the Purāṇic ethic that disciplined nourishment helps steadiness of body-mind, which underpins dharmic living and proper observances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you have high vāta signs (dryness, bloating, restlessness), take drying millets cautiously and add warmth/unctuousness; if kapha/pitta is high, these grains may be supportive in moderation.