Shloka 28

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

समूलफलपत्राया निर्गुण्ड्याः स्वरसैर्घृतम् / सिद्धं पीत्वा क्षयक्षीणी निर्व्यादिर्भाति देववत्

Transliteration

samūlaphalapatrāyā nirguṇḍyāḥ svarasairghṛtam / siddhaṃ pītvā kṣayakṣīṇī nirvyādirbhāti devavat

Translation

మూలం, ఫలం, ఆకులతో కూడిన నిర్గుండీ స్వరసంలో నెయ్యిని సిద్ధం చేసి త్రాగితే క్షయంతో క్షీణించినవాడు రోగరహితుడై దేవతలవలె కాంతిమంతుడవుతాడు.

Word by Word

• samūla-phala-patrāyāḥ: of (nirguṇḍī) with root, fruit, and leaves
• samūla-phala-patrāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘मूलफलपत्रैः सह’ इति विशेषणम् (निर्गुण्ड्याः)

• nirguṇḍyāḥ: of nirguṇḍī (Vitex negundo)
• nirguṇḍyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirguṇḍī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• svarasaiḥ: with fresh juices
• svarasaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ghṛtam: ghee
• ghṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• siddham: prepared/cooked
• siddham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sidh (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘cooked/prepared’ (ghṛtam)

• pītvā: having drunk
• pītvā: Kriya (Subordinate action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया ‘having drunk’

• kṣaya-kṣīṇī: one emaciated by consumption (TB-like wasting)
• kṣaya-kṣīṇī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣīṇa (कृदन्त; √kṣi (धातु) क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘क्षयेन क्षीणा’

• nirvyādiḥ: free from disease
• nirvyādiḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir- (उपसर्ग) + vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (प्रायः पुं), प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्/निर्व्याधि-भावः ‘व्याधिरहितः/व्याधिरहिता’

• bhāti: shines/appears
• bhāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• deva-vat: like a god
• deva-vat: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; उपमानार्थक (like/as)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Restoring strength and freedom from disease supports one’s capacity for duty and spiritual practice.

Vedantic Theme: Ojas/tejas as functional supports; health as a means, not the end.

Application: Prepare ghṛta siddha with nirgundī (root/fruit/leaves) expressed juice; administer orally to the kṣaya-afflicted under proper regimen.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (ghṛta-siddha preparations; kṣaya and respiratory remedies nearby)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nirgundī-ghṛta in Garuda Purana?

The verse highlights a classical method—processing ghee with plant juices—to deliver strengthening, disease-reducing effects, presented as a remedy for severe wasting conditions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe afterlife geography or Yama’s realm; it supports the Purana’s teaching that maintaining health enables one to fulfill dharma, which in turn shapes karmic outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional formulation concept (herb-processed ghee); for chronic wasting or tuberculosis-like illness, prioritize modern diagnosis and use Ayurveda only under supervision.