Shloka 12

Rasa-Dravya Varga: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent; Snehana and Svedana Guidelines

Devanagari script

व्योषशिग्रूमूलकं देवदारु च कुष्ठकम् / लशुनं वल्गुजी फलं मुस्तागुग्गुलुलाङ्गली

Transliteration

vyoṣaśigrūmūlakaṃ devadāru ca kuṣṭhakam / laśunaṃ valgujī phalaṃ mustāguggululāṅgalī

Translation

வ்யோஷம் (திரிகடு), ஷிக்ரு வேர், முள்ளங்கி, தேவதாரு, குஷ்டம்; பூண்டு; வல்குஜீ பழம்; முஸ்தா; குக்குலு; மற்றும் லாங்கலீ—இவை இங்கு எண்ணப்பட்ட பொருட்கள்.

Word by Word

• व्योषशिग्रूमूलकम्: vyoṣa, śigru, and radish (collectively)
• व्योषशिग्रूमूलकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योष + शिग्रु + मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective list item)

• देवदारु: deodar (cedar)
• देवदारु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + दारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—देवानां दारु इति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कुष्ठकम्: kuṣṭha (costus)
• कुष्ठकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• लशुनम्: garlic
• लशुनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लशुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• वल्गुजी: valgujī (a medicinal plant)
• वल्गुजी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्गुजी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Apposition (विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• मुस्तागुग्गुलुलाङ्गली: mustā, guggulu, and lāṅgalī (collectively)
• मुस्तागुग्गुलुलाङ्गली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुस्ता + गुग्गुलु + लाङ्गली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समासः—समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Knowledge of dravyas (trikatu, devadāru, kuṣṭha, etc.) as the basis for rational therapy.

Vedantic Theme: Vidya applied to sustain the body as a vehicle for dharma and contemplation.

Application: Identify and source listed herbs correctly; use under proper formulation rather than isolated, uninformed use.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173 (kaṭu-varga dravya listing leading into properties)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of herbal lists like this in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a nighaṇṭu-style enumeration of drugs used in classical Indian healing, showing that the Purana also transmits practical health knowledge alongside spiritual instruction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss the soul’s journey directly; it belongs to a health/medicine context, supporting bodily well-being as part of dharmic living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference list for identifying traditional herbs, and consult qualified Ayurvedic practitioners before applying any formulation, especially with potent substances like lāṅgalī.