Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

पित्तज्वरघ्नः समधुः क्वाथः पर्पटनिम्बयोः / विधाने क्रियमाणे ऽपि य्सय संज्ञा न जायते

Transliteration

pittajvaraghnaḥ samadhuḥ kvāthaḥ parpaṭanimbayoḥ / vidhāne kriyamāṇe 'pi ysaya saṃjñā na jāyate

Translation

पर्पटनिम्बयोः समधुः क्वाथः पित्तज्वरघ्नः; विधाने क्रियमाणेऽपि यस्य संज्ञा न जायते, तस्यायं विधिः।

Word by Word

• पित्तज्वरघ्नः: destroying pitta-fever
• पित्तज्वरघ्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (हन् धातु, कृत्-प्रत्यय ‘घ्न’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पित्तज्वरं हन्ति इति)

• समधुः: with honey
• समधुः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (मधु-सहितः)

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

• पर्पटनिम्बयोः: of parpaṭa and neem
• पर्पटनिम्बयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्पट (प्रातिपदिक) + निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (पर्पटश्च निम्बश्च)

• विधाने: in the procedure/preparation
• विधाने: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• क्रियमाणे: being done/performed
• क्रियमाणे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यमान (शानच्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विधाने इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• यस्य: of which/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• संज्ञा: name/technical designation
• संज्ञा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• जायते: arises/comes into being
• जायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prompt, appropriate intervention for the vulnerable; duty of care even when the patient is insensible.

Vedantic Theme: Karunā as practical dharma; sustaining life as a prerequisite for higher pursuits.

Application: For pitta-jvara, administer parpaṭa-nimba kvātha with honey; in cases of persistent insensibility, this is stated as the prescribed measure (to be applied with clinical caution).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.175 (pitta-jvara remedies; management when consciousness does not return)

Characters & Entities

• Pitta
• Parpata
• Nimba
• Madhu (honey)

FAQs

What is recommended for pitta-type fever in this verse?

A decoction (kvātha) of parpaṭa and nimba (neem), administered with honey, is stated to destroy pitta-fever.

What does the line about “saṃjñā not arising” indicate?

It points to a severe state where consciousness/awareness does not return; the verse frames the remedy as applicable even when treatment is ongoing for such an insensible patient.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores pitta-pacifying bitter herbs (like neem) and supportive adjuvants (honey) in fever care; severe fever with reduced consciousness is an emergency requiring immediate medical attention.