Shloka 16

Jvara-Chikitsa: Doṣa-wise Fever Management, Medicated Waters, and Escalation Therapies

Devanagari script

पाचनं पिप्पलीमूलं गुडृचीविश्वभेषजम् / वातज्वरे त्वयं क्वाथो दत्तः शान्तिकरः परः

Transliteration

pācanaṃ pippalīmūlaṃ guḍṛcīviśvabheṣajam / vātajvare tvayaṃ kvātho dattaḥ śāntikaraḥ paraḥ

Translation

पिप्पलीमूलं पाचनं, गुडूची विश्वभेषजम्; वातज्वरेऽयं क्वाथो दत्तः परं शान्तिकरः।

Word by Word

• पाचनम्: digestive (medicine)/digestive agent
• पाचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पिप्पलीमूलम्: root of long pepper (pippalī)
• पिप्पलीमूलम्: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पिप्पल्याः मूलम्)

• गुडृचीविश्वभेषजम्: guḍūcī, the ‘universal medicine’
• गुडृचीविश्वभेषजम्: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्वभेषज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (गुडूची एव विश्वभेषजम्)

• वातज्वरे: in vāta-fever
• वातज्वरे: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वातात् ज्वरः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• क्वाथः: decoction
• क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• दत्तः: given/prescribed
• दत्तः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शान्तिकरः: peace-bringing/relieving
• शान्तिकरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (शान्तिं करोति इति)

• परः: excellent/supreme
• परः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying क्वाथः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Restoring agni (digestive/metabolic fire) is central to resolving disease; universal remedies still require context (vāta-jvara).

Vedantic Theme: Order and balance (samatva) in embodied functioning; disciplined means to restore equilibrium.

Application: Employ pippalīmūla for deepana-pācana; use guḍūcī-based decoction for vāta-jvara as a strong śāntikara measure, under proper supervision.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.175 (agni, deepana-pachana, guḍūcī as viśvabheṣaja)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pippali
• Guduchi

FAQs

Which herbs are highlighted here for vāta-fever in the Garuda Purana?

The verse highlights pippalī-mūla (long pepper root) as pācana (digestive) and guḍūcī as viśvabheṣaja (a widely beneficial medicine), recommending their decoction for vāta-type fever.

What does “viśvabheṣaja” mean in this context?

It means “universal medicine” or “panacea,” indicating guḍūcī is regarded as broadly therapeutic across conditions, here applied specifically to vāta-fever.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It emphasizes correcting digestion (pācana) alongside fever management; if used today, such herbs should be taken with attention to constitution, dosage, and professional advice.