Shloka 21

Strīroga–Prasūti–Bāla Cikitsā, Viṣa-haraṇa, Rasāyana, Ṛtucaryā, Pañcakarma-saṅgraha

Devanagari script

दध्याज्यं तण्डुलीयं च गृहधृमो निशा तथा / पिष्टं पानं तथा क्षौद्रं सिन्धृत्थस्य विपान्तकम्

Transliteration

dadhyājyaṃ taṇḍulīyaṃ ca gṛhadhṛmo niśā tathā / piṣṭaṃ pānaṃ tathā kṣaudraṃ sindhṛtthasya vipāntakam

Translation

दध्याज्यं तण्डुलीयं च गृहधूमो निशा तथा। पिष्टं पानं तथा क्षौद्रं सिन्धृत्थविषापहम्॥

Word by Word

• दधि: curd
• दधि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सूची-निर्देश

• आज्यम्: ghee
• आज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सूची-निर्देश

• तण्डुलीयम्: taṇḍulīya (a plant)
• तण्डुलीयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुलीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्रव्य-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• गृहधूमः: house-smoke
• गृहधूमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + धूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्रव्य-नाम (house-smoke)

• निशा: turmeric
• निशा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्रव्य-नाम (haridrā)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (likewise/also)

• पिष्टम्: paste (ground substance)
• पिष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिष् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'ground/paste' अर्थे द्रव्य-नाम

• पानम्: drink; drinking
• पानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सेवन-क्रिया/द्रव्य

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय

• क्षौद्रम्: honey
• क्षौद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्रव्य-नाम (honey)

• सिन्धृत्थस्य: of sindhṛttha (a plant)
• सिन्धृत्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धृत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of sindhṛttha)

• विपान्तकम्: ending/curing (affliction)
• विपान्तकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + पान्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ending/warding off)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Resourceful care: even household materials, when properly combined, serve life-protecting ends.

Vedantic Theme: Yukta-vairāgya: employing worldly means wisely for sustaining the body as a support for higher aims.

Application: Historically: prepare paste/drink with specified ingredients; modernly: recognize as traditional toxicology—avoid unsafe ingestion (e.g., soot) and seek professional treatment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: household kitchen/clinic corner

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172 (viṣa-cikitsā sequence; household antidotes)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Vainateya)

FAQs

What is the importance of these ingredient-based antidotes in the Garuda Purana?

They reflect a practical strand of the Purana: preserving life through accessible substances (curd, ghee, turmeric, honey) framed as viṣa-nāśana (poison-neutralizing) measures.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not narrate after-death states here; it focuses on safeguarding embodied life, which the tradition treats as essential for completing dharma and spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as textual/heritage knowledge; in real poisoning emergencies, prioritize professional medical treatment, and consult qualified practitioners for any traditional formulations.