Shloka 47

Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs

Devanagari script

शालपर्णो पृश्रिपर्णो बृहतीद्वयगोक्षुरम् / वातपित्तहरं वृष्यं कनीयः पञ्चमूलकम्

Transliteration

śālaparṇo pṛśriparṇo bṛhatīdvayagokṣuram / vātapittaharaṃ vṛṣyaṃ kanīyaḥ pañcamūlakam

Translation

శాలపర్ణీ, పృశ్నిపర్ణీ, బృహతీద్వయం (బృహతీ, కంటకారీ) మరియు గోక్షురము—ఇది ‘కనీయ పంచమూలము’. ఇది వాత-పిత్తాలను శమింపజేసి బల్యము, వృష్యము.

Word by Word

• शालपर्णः: śālaparṇī (a medicinal plant)
• शालपर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—शालस्य पर्णम् (name of plant)

• पृश्रिपर्णः: pṛśniparṇī (a medicinal plant)
• पृश्रिपर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृश्नि/पृश्री + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (name of plant)

• बृहतीद्वयगोक्षुरम्: the pair of bṛhatī plants and gokṣura (as a set)
• बृहतीद्वयगोक्षुरम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहती + द्वय + गोक्षुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective): बृहतीद्वयम् (two bṛhatīs) + गोक्षुरम्

• वातपित्तहरम्: removing vāta and pitta
• वातपित्तहरम्: Karya/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात + पित्त + हर (प्रातिपदिक); हर = √हृ (धातु) से निष्पन्न
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष—वातपित्तयोः हरम् (remover)

• वृष्यम्: aphrodisiac, promoting virility
• वृष्यम्: Karya/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कनीयः: the lesser (minor)
• कनीयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनीयस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण (comparative)

• पञ्चमूलकम्: pañcamūlaka (the minor group of five roots)
• पञ्चमूलकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (minor pañcamūla set)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Strength (bala) and regulated vitality are to be cultivated for stable dharmic life.

Vedantic Theme: Sattva-support through bodily steadiness; moderation of rajas/tamas via doṣa balance.

Application: Employ Kaniyāḥ Pañcamūlaka (śālaparṇī, pṛśniparṇī, bṛhatī-dvaya, gokṣura) for vāta-pitta conditions and for strengthening/tonic aims when appropriate.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168.46; Garuda Purana 1.168.48

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Pañcamūla in the Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies the ‘lesser Pañcamūla’ and states its key actions—pacifying vāta and pitta and supporting strength/virility—showing the text’s applied medical guidance alongside dharma teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife travel directly; instead, it contributes practical health knowledge, implying that maintaining bodily balance (doṣa harmony) supports one’s ability to perform duties and rites properly.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a classical reference for the Pañcamūla grouping and its indicated doṣa action; for actual use, follow qualified Ayurvedic guidance rather than self-prescribing.