Shloka 1

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

नाम सप्तत्युत्तरशततमो ऽध्यायः धन्वन्तरिरुवाच / नाडीव्रणादिरोगाणां चिकित्सां शृणु सुश्रुत / नाडीं शस्त्रेण संपाट्य नाजीनां व्रणवत्क्रिया

Transliteration

nāma saptatyuttaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ dhanvantariruvāca / nāḍīvraṇādirogāṇāṃ cikitsāṃ śṛṇu suśruta / nāḍīṃ śastreṇa saṃpāṭya nājīnāṃ vraṇavatkriyā

Translation

“ఇది నూట డెబ్బై ఒకటవ అధ్యాయం,” అని ధన్వంతరి పలికెను. “ఓ సుశ్రుతా, నాడీ-వ్రణాది రోగాల చికిత్సను వినుము. నాడీని శస్త్రంతో చీల్చి, వ్రణ చికిత్సవలెనే విధానం చేయవలెను.”

Word by Word

• नाम: (entitled)
• नाम: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक-निपात (marker ‘called/namely’)

• सप्तति-उत्तर-शततमः: the 170th
• सप्तति-उत्तर-शततमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तति (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + शततम (प्रातिपदिक; ordinal)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal); समासः (सप्तत्युत्तरः शततमः)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• धन्वन्तरिः: Dhanvantari
• धन्वन्तरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन्तरि (प्रातिपदिक; व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नाडी-व्रण-आदि-रोगाणाम्: of diseases such as sinus-tract wounds etc.
• नाडी-व्रण-आदि-रोगाणाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाडी (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समासः (नाडीव्रणादयः रोगाः)

• चिकित्साम्: treatment
• चिकित्साम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिकित्सा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुश्रुत: O Suśruta
• सुश्रुत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक; संबोधन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• नाडीम्: the sinus tract (nāḍī)
• नाडीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाडी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• शस्त्रेण: with a surgical instrument
• शस्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सम्-पाट्य: having incised/opened
• सम्-पाट्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+पट्/पाट् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘having cut/opened’

• नाजीनाम्: of nājī (a type of lesion/tract)
• नाजीनाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाजी (प्रातिपदिक; रोग/व्रणविशेष)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• व्रणवत्: like a wound
• व्रणवत्: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक (adverbial ‘like/as’)

• क्रिया: procedure/management
• क्रिया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Dhanvantari

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śāstra-guided chikitsā: correct diagnosis and procedure (śastra-karma) applied with disciplined method.

Vedantic Theme: Right knowledge (yathārtha-jñāna) and right action (yukta-karma) reduce duḥkha in embodied life.

Application: For nāḍī-vraṇa and related disorders, open the tract with appropriate surgical instrument and then manage as a wound (vraṇa-vat kriyā), following proper protocol.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171.2-3 (formulations and oils for nāḍī/vraṇa); Garuda Purana 1.170.78 (vraṇa-ropana measures)

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari
• Suśruta
• Nāḍī-vraṇa

FAQs

What is the importance of nāḍī-vraṇa treatment in the Garuda Purana?

It shows that the text preserves a surgical-therapeutic tradition: nāḍī-vraṇa is managed by incision and then treated according to standard wound-care protocols.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife themes; it is a medical instruction passage attributed to Dhanvantari and framed as teaching to Suśruta.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores that chronic sinus/fistulous conditions may require procedural intervention plus systematic wound care; modern readers should seek qualified surgical/medical care rather than self-treatment.