Shloka 10

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

धात्रीशिवाकणावह्निक्वाथः सर्वज्वरान्तकः / ज्वरातिसारहरणमौषधं प्रवदाम्यथ

Transliteration

dhātrīśivākaṇāvahnikvāthaḥ sarvajvarāntakaḥ / jvarātisāraharaṇamauṣadhaṃ pravadāmyatha

Translation

ధాత్రీ, శివా, కణా, వహ్ని క్వాథము సర్వజ్వరాంతకము. ఇక జ్వరంతో కూడిన అతిసారాన్ని హరించే ఔషధాన్ని వివరిస్తాను।

Word by Word

• धात्री-शिवा-कणा-वह्नि-क्वाथः: a decoction of dhātrī, śivā, kaṇā, and vahni
• धात्री-शिवा-कणा-वह्नि-क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धात्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिवा (प्रातिपदिक) + कणा (प्रातिपदिक) + वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (धात्री-आदि-द्रव्यैः कृतः क्वाथः)

• सर्व-ज्वर-अन्तकः: destroyer of all fevers
• सर्व-ज्वर-अन्तकः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां ज्वराणाम् अन्तकः); विशेषणम् (क्वाथः)

• ज्वर-अतिसार-हरणम्: removing fever and diarrhea
• ज्वर-अतिसार-हरणम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अतिसार (प्रातिपदिक) + हरण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ज्वरस्य च अतिसारस्य च हरणम्); विशेषणम् (औषधम्)

• औषधम्: medicine
• औषधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रवदामि: I declare, I describe
• प्रवदामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अथ: now, then
• अथ: Discourse marker (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भार्थक-निपात (particle: 'now/then')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śāstric enumeration of remedies: right knowledge applied to suffering is a form of dharmic care.

Vedantic Theme: Pragmatic upāya within vyavahāra: alleviating duḥkha at the bodily level while pursuing higher aims.

Application: Use a decoction (kvātha) of dhātrī, śivā, kaṇā, and vahni for fevers; then proceed to the indicated remedy for jvara with atisāra.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170.11 (immediately following: jvara-atisāra auṣadha)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of this decoction in the Garuda Purana?

It presents a specific, named combination—dhātrī, harītakī, pippalī, and a dīpana (fire-kindling) drug—as a broad fever-remedy, reflecting Ayurvedic therapeutic logic within the Purana.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This verse is medical rather than eschatological; it focuses on treating bodily illness and does not describe Yama’s realm or post-death travel.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It emphasizes strengthening digestion (vahni/dīpana) while using rasāyana-like and warming herbs; modern use should be guided by an Ayurvedic clinician, especially in dehydration or infection.