Shloka 3

Bhāiṣajya-yoga: Lehyas for Kāsa–Śvāsa–Hikkā, Blood-Pacifying Drinks, Udvartana Depilation, and Dental Brightening

Devanagari script

पिप्पलीत्रिफलाचूर्णं मधुना लेहयेन्नरः / नश्यते पीनसः कासः श्वासश्च बलवत्तरः

Transliteration

pippalītriphalācūrṇaṃ madhunā lehayennaraḥ / naśyate pīnasaḥ kāsaḥ śvāsaśca balavattaraḥ

Translation

पिप्पलीत्रिफलाचूर्णं मधुना लेहयेन्नरः । नश्यते पीनसः कासः श्वासश्च बलवत्तरः ॥

Word by Word

• पिप्पलीत्रिफलाचूर्णम्: powder of pippalī and triphalā
• पिप्पलीत्रिफलाचूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रिफला (प्रातिपदिक) + चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पिप्पल्याः त्रिफलायाश्च चूर्णम् (समाहारार्थे)

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• लेहयेत्: should take/lick (as a linctus)
• लेहयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: ‘make lick/consume’)

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्ता

• नश्यते: is destroyed/vanishes
• नश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पीनसः: coryza/rhinitis
• पीनसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्ता (रोगनाम)

• कासः: cough
• कासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्ता (रोगनाम)

• श्वासः: dyspnea/asthma
• श्वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्ता (रोगनाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बलवत्तरः: more severe/stronger
• बलवत्तरः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative): ‘more strong’; श्वासस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra, within the remedy-teaching context)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Simplicity and regularity in remedial practice; small disciplined acts remove large obstacles.

Vedantic Theme: Upaya (skillful means): using appropriate instruments to remove impediments to right living.

Application: Take pippali + triphala powder with honey as a linctus for pinasa, cough, and strong dyspnea, with attention to dose and constitution.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.181 (series of lehyas/gutika for respiratory and ENT complaints)

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa
• Triphalā
• Pippalī
• Madhu (honey)

FAQs

What remedy does this Garuda Purana verse prescribe for cough and breathlessness?

It prescribes taking (licking as a leha) pippalī–triphalā powder mixed with honey to relieve pīnasa (nasal congestion), kāsa (cough), and severe śvāsa (breathlessness).

Does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals or the afterlife?

No—this specific verse is a practical health-remedy instruction in the Ācāra Kāṇḍa context, focusing on bodily ailments rather than preta-karma or Yama’s realm.

What is a practical takeaway from this verse today?

It preserves a traditional formulation idea—herbal powder (pippalī and triphalā) delivered with honey as a soothing carrier—while modern users should apply it with appropriate medical guidance, especially for chronic asthma-like symptoms.