Shloka 27

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

तिन्दुकं कफवातघ्नं बदरं वातपित्तहृत् / विष्टम्भि वातलं बिल्वं प्रियालं पवनापहम्

Transliteration

tindukaṃ kaphavātaghnaṃ badaraṃ vātapittahṛt / viṣṭambhi vātalaṃ bilvaṃ priyālaṃ pavanāpaham

Translation

తిందుకం కఫ‑వాతాలను శమింపజేస్తుంది; బదర (రేగి) వాత‑పిత్తాలను హరిస్తుంది. బిల్వం విస్తంభకరమై వాతాన్ని పెంచుతుంది; ప్రియాలం పవనాన్ని (వాతాన్ని) శమింపజేస్తుంది.

Word by Word

• तिन्दुकम्: tinduka fruit/tree
• तिन्दुकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिन्दुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• कफवातघ्नम्: alleviating kapha and vāta
• कफवातघ्नम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (कृदन्त; √हन् धातु, घ्न-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कफ-वातयोः घ्नः (kaphavāta-ghna: ‘destroyer of phlegm and wind’)

• बदरम्: jujube (badara)
• बदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वातपित्तहृत्: removing vāta and pitta
• वातपित्तहृत्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + हृत् (कृदन्त; √हृ धातु, क्तिन्/क्विप्-प्रत्यय; ‘हरति’ इति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समर्थ (प्रायः पुं. प्रातिपदिक ‘हृत्’), प्रथमा एकवचन-रूपेण प्रयोगः; वात-पित्तयोः हरः (remover of vāta and pitta)

• विष्टम्भि: constipating; obstructive
• विष्टम्भि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्टम्भिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विष्टम्भ’ + इन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘विष्टम्भं करोति’ (causing obstruction/constipation)

• वातलम्: vāta-aggravating
• वातलम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वातं जनयति/वर्धयति (vāta-increasing)

• बिल्वम्: bael (bilva)
• बिल्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रियालम्: priyāla (chironji)
• प्रियालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पवनापहम्: vāta-removing
• पवनापहम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवन (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (कृदन्त; √अप-हृ/√हृ धातु, ‘अपहरति’ इति)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पवनं अपहरति (removes wind/vāta)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śarīra-rakṣaṇa (care of the body) through appropriate foods; doṣa-sāmya as a practical prerequisite for right living.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as an instrument (karaṇa) for puruṣārtha; moderation and discernment (viveka) in diet.

Application: Choose fruits by constitution and symptoms: tinduka for kapha-vāta; badara for vāta-pitta; avoid bilva when vāta is high/constipation risk; use priyāla to pacify vāta.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (Ayurveda/annapāna-guṇa section): adjacent verses on fruits, spices, and doṣa-effects

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is taught here about balancing vāta, pitta, and kapha?

The verse classifies fruits by their doṣa action—some pacify combined doṣas (tinduka), some relieve vāta-pitta (badara), and some may worsen vāta (bilva).

How does this relate to Garuda Purana’s broader instruction style?

Alongside afterlife and dharma themes, the text also gives practical household guidance—diet being part of disciplined living (ācāra).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you are prone to dryness or constipation, be mindful with strongly binding foods; choose items traditionally described as vāta-pacifying when needed.