Shloka 4

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

गग्गुत्रिफलाकृष्णात्रिपञ्चैकांशयोजिता / घुटि (गुडि) काशोथगुल्मार्शोभगन्दरवतां हिता

Transliteration

gaggutriphalākṛṣṇātripañcaikāṃśayojitā / ghuṭi (guḍi) kāśothagulmārśobhagandaravatāṃ hitā

Translation

गुग्गुलुत्रिफलाकृष्णात्रिपञ्चैकांशसंयुता । घुटी(गुडि) नाम सा योगः कासशोथगुल्मार्शोभगन्दरिणां हितः ॥

Word by Word

• गुग्गु: guggulu (resin)
• गुग्गु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुग्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (medicine name; used as ingredient)

• त्रिफला: Triphala
• त्रिफला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + फल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (name of formulation)

• कृष्णा: pippalī / black pepper
• कृष्णा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Pippalī/black pepper; ingredient)

• त्रिपञ्चैकांश: (in) parts of 3, 5, and 1
• त्रिपञ्चैकांश: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + पञ्च + एक + अंश (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (measure: three, five, and one parts)

• योजिता: combined/mixed
• योजिता: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे—‘युक्ता/मिश्रिता’

• गुडि: a pill/preparation (guḍi/ghuṭi)
• गुडि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडि/घुटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (a preparation/pill; reading variant)

• काश: cough (kāsa)
• काश: Samasa-member (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (समासपूर्वपद), बहुवचन/एकवचन (disease name; in compound)

• शोथ: swelling
• शोथ: Samasa-member (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (समासपूर्वपद)

• गुल्म: abdominal lump/tumor
• गुल्म: Samasa-member (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (समासपूर्वपद)

• अर्शस्: piles/hemorrhoids
• अर्शस्: Samasa-member (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्शस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (समासपूर्वपद)

• भगन्दर: fistula-in-ano
• भगन्दर: Samasa-member (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (समासपूर्वपद)

• वताम्: of those afflicted with
• वताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वत् (प्रातिपदिक-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘-वत्’ प्रत्ययान्त—‘युक्तानाम्/पीडितानाम्’

• हिता: beneficial
• हिता: Predicate adjective (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘हित’ = beneficial

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Deha-raksha (care of the body) as supportive to righteous living; disciplined use of remedies.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as an instrument (sadhana) for purushartha; maintenance enables dharma and bhakti.

Application: Use the specified equal-part compound (guggulu, triphala, krishna/pippali, tripañca) as a ghuṭi/guḍi preparation for cough, edema, gulma, piles, and fistula, under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (Ayurveda/medicine section; guggulu-triphala formulations recur)

Characters & Entities

• Guggulu
• Triphala
• Kṛṣṇā (Pippalī)

FAQs

What does this Garuda Purana verse prescribe for piles and fistula?

It describes an equal-parts combination featuring guggulu, triphalā, and kṛṣṇā (pippalī), prepared as a guḍi/ghuṭi (pill/bolus), indicated for arśas (piles) and bhagandara (fistula).

Does the verse relate to afterlife teachings or practical life guidance?

Here the focus is practical—therapeutic formulations (chikitsā) for bodily ailments—showing that the Garuda Purana also preserves applied health knowledge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a classical formulation reference: for anorectal disorders or chronic cough/swelling, seek Ayurvedic medical supervision rather than self-medicating, since ingredients like guggulu and pippalī require individualized dosing.