Shloka 78

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

दूर्वास्वरससिद्धं वा तलं कम्पिल्लकेन वा / दार्वोत्वचश्च कल्केन प्रधानं व्रणरोपणम्

Transliteration

dūrvāsvarasasiddhaṃ vā talaṃ kampillakena vā / dārvotvacaśca kalkena pradhānaṃ vraṇaropaṇam

Translation

दूर्वास्वरससिद्धं लेपं वा, कम्पिल्लकसिद्धं वा। दार्वोत्वचः कल्कोऽपि—एतानि प्रधानानि व्रणरोपणानि॥

Word by Word

• दूर्वा-स्वरस-सिद्धम्: prepared with dūrvā juice
• दूर्वा-स्वरस-सिद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरस्/स्वरस (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (कृदन्त; साध् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सिद्धम् = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) from साध् (to prepare/accomplish)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (particle of alternative)

• तलम्: tala (a medicinal substance)
• तलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तल (प्रातिपदिक; औषध/द्रव्य-नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• कम्पिल्लकेन: with kampillaka
• कम्पिल्लकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्पिल्लक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• दारु-त्वचः: bark of a tree (wood-bark)
• दारु-त्वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारु (प्रातिपदिक) + त्वच्/त्वचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दारोः त्वचः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कल्केन: with paste (kalkā)
• कल्केन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• प्रधानम्: chief, principal
• प्रधानम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• व्रण-रोपणम्: wound-healing (remedy)
• व्रण-रोपणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + रोपण (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; रुह्/रोप् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (व्रणस्य रोपणम्)

Speaker

Dhanvantari (medical instruction within Garuda Purana’s discourse tradition)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nature-derived remedies as primary supports for vraṇa-ropana (wound healing); choosing appropriate topical applications.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti as a functional support system; wise use of resources sustains the embodied being.

Application: Apply wound-healing pastes: dūrvā-juice-based preparation, kampillaka-based application, and bark-skin paste as principal topical measures, as appropriate to wound type.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171.1 (wound-like management procedures); Garuda Purana 1.171.3 (topical and other routes for skin/wound disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Dūrvā
• Kampillaka

FAQs

What is the importance of wound-healing remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical Ayurvedic wound-care knowledge, presenting specific herbal preparations as primary (pradhāna) measures for vraṇa-ropaṇa (wound healing).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey; it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s medical/therapeutic instruction sections focusing on bodily treatment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the classical approach of topical herbal pastes for wound management; in modern practice, use only under qualified Ayurvedic/medical guidance, especially for infected or deep wounds.