Shloka 23

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

फलत्रिकामृतासातिक्ताभूनिम्बनिम्बजः / क्वाथः क्षौद्रयुतो हन्यात्पाण्डुरोगं सकामलम्

Transliteration

phalatrikāmṛtāsātiktābhūnimbanimbajaḥ / kvāthaḥ kṣaudrayuto hanyātpāṇḍurogaṃ sakāmalam

Translation

फलत्रिकामृतासातिक्ताभूनिम्बनिम्बजैः कृतः क्वाथः क्षौद्रयुतः पाण्डुरोगं सकामलं निहन्ति।

Word by Word

• फलत्रिकामृतासातिक्ताभूनिम्बनिम्बजः: a preparation made from phalatrikā, guḍūcī, sātiktā, bhūnimba and nimba
• फलत्रिकामृतासातिक्ताभूनिम्बनिम्बजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलत्रिका + अमृता + सातिक्ता + भू-निम्ब + निम्बज (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थ समास (औषधिद्रव्यसमूह); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(एतेषां) निम्बजः’ इति द्रव्यविशेषः

• क्वाथः: decoction
• क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कषाय/डेकोक्शन

• क्षौद्रयुतः: mixed with honey
• क्षौद्रयुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षौद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (क्षौद्रेण युतः = ‘mixed with honey’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्वाथ-विशेषण

• हन्यात्: should destroy/cure
• हन्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पाण्डुरोगम्: jaundice/anemia-type disease (pāṇḍuroga)
• पाण्डुरोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुरोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पाण्डु + रोग); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• सकामलम्: together with kāmala (jaundice)
• सकामलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + कामल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (स- = ‘with’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पाण्डुरोगम्-विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Restoring balance (doṣa-dhātu) is a supportive duty enabling one’s svadharma and worship.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony and purification as prerequisites for steadiness of mind (sattva) in sādhana.

Application: Prepare a kvātha of phalatrikā + guḍūcī + sātiktā + bhūnimba + neem; take with honey for pāṇḍu with kāmala, under guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (auṣadha-kvātha formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of bitter herbs in Garuda Purana’s remedies?

This verse groups multiple bitter agents (tiktā, bhūnimba, neem) with triphala and guḍūcī, indicating a classical approach to disorders linked with bile, pallor, and jaundice, supported by honey as an anupāna (carrier).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife doctrine; it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s practical instruction on health, implying that maintaining the body supports one’s dharma and spiritual disciplines.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional formulation reference for anemia/jaundice-type conditions; because these can be serious, seek medical evaluation and use herbal decoctions only under qualified supervision.