Shloka 41

Devanagari script

वंशादिनेत्रं कुर्वीत पडष्टद्वादशाङ्गुलम् / कर्कन्धृफलवच्छिद्रं वस्तिरुत्तानशायिने

Transliteration

vaṃśādinetraṃ kurvīta paḍaṣṭadvādaśāṅgulam / karkandhṛphalavacchidraṃ vastiruttānaśāyine

Translation

वंशादिनेत्रं कुर्यात् अष्टद्वादशाङ्गुलम्। कर्कन्धृफलवच्छिद्रं; वस्तिः उत्तानशायिने दातव्यः॥

Word by Word

• वंश-आदि: bamboo etc. (materials)
• वंश-आदि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी? (not here) — समासपूर्वपद; अत्र विशेषणरूपेण (as qualifier)

• नेत्रम्: nozzle/tube (of enema apparatus)
• नेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुर्वीत: should make
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• षट्-अष्ट-द्वादश-अङ्गुलम्: (measuring) six, eight, or twelve aṅgulas
• षट्-अष्ट-द्वादश-अङ्गुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या) + अष्ट (संख्या) + द्वादश (संख्या) + अङ्गुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; परिमाणविशेषण (measure adjective)

• कर्कन्धृ-फल-वत्: like a jujube fruit
• कर्कन्धृ-फल-वत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्कन्धृ (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोगः; उपमानवाचक (like/as)

• छिद्रम्: an opening/hole
• छिद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वस्तिः: enema (bladder/enema apparatus)
• वस्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उत्तान-शायिने: for one lying on the back (supine)
• उत्तान-शायिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तान (प्रातिपदिक) + शायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सम्प्रदानार्थे (for the recipient)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śilpa within vaidya-dharma: correct instruments and method prevent harm and enable proper therapy.

Vedantic Theme: Ahimsā through competence; right action requires right tools.

Application: Construct a basti nozzle from bamboo (or similar), 8–12 aṅgulas long, with an aperture sized like the karkandhṛ fruit; administer basti with the patient lying supine (uttāna-śayana) as stated.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172: basti-vidhi subsections; subsequent verse on nirūha dosage indicates continuity of basti procedure

Characters & Entities

• Basti
• Angula
• Bamboo

FAQs

What does Garuda Purana specify about the basti instrument (netra)?

It specifies the nozzle should be made from bamboo or similar material, with a length of 8–12 aṅgulas and an aperture compared to the karkandhṛ fruit.

How should the patient be positioned for basti according to this verse?

The verse states basti is given to a person lying uttāna—supine, on the back.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It emphasizes standardization in therapeutic tools and patient positioning; modern basti/enema procedures should follow safe medical protocols and trained practitioners.