Shloka 14

Rasa-Dravya Varga: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent; Snehana and Svedana Guidelines

Devanagari script

कृतमालः कीराणि हरिद्रेन्द्रयवास्तथा / स्वादुकण्टकवेत्राणि बृहतीद्वयशङ्खिनी

Transliteration

kṛtamālaḥ kīrāṇi haridrendrayavāstathā / svādukaṇṭakavetrāṇi bṛhatīdvayaśaṅkhinī

Translation

కృతమాలము, కీరాణి, హరిద్ర, అలాగే ఇంద్రయవము; మధుర కంటకములు గల వేత్రములు; బృహతీద్వయం మరియు శంఖినీ—ఇవీ ఇక్కడ లెక్కించబడ్డాయి.

Word by Word

• कृतमालः: kṛtamāla (a medicinal plant)
• कृतमालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतमाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• कीराणि: kīra-plants (a kind of herb)
• कीराणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन

• हरिद्रेन्द्रयवाः: turmeric and indrayava
• हरिद्रेन्द्रयवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिद्रा + इन्द्रयव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (haridrā and indrayava)

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Connector/Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: 'likewise')

• स्वादुकण्टकवेत्राणि: svādukaṇṭaka and vetra (rattan)
• स्वादुकण्टकवेत्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वादुकण्टक + वेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (svādukaṇṭaka and vetra)

• बृहतीद्वयशङ्खिनी: the pair of bṛhatī (two varieties) and śaṅkhinī
• बृहतीद्वयशङ्खिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहती + द्वय + शङ्खिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समासः—समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective: two bṛhatīs and śaṅkhinī)

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Systematic enumeration of dravyas as a foundation for later application of rasa-guṇa-vīrya principles.

Vedantic Theme: Ordered knowledge (śāstra) as a means to reduce suffering and support disciplined life.

Application: Accurate identification of listed plants (haridrā, indrayava, bṛhatī-dvaya, śaṅkhinī, etc.) before formulation or use.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173 (continuation of kaṭu/dravya listing)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Haridrā and Indrayava in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse records them as standard medicinal substances—haridrā (turmeric) and indrayava—within a broader catalog used for classical formulations.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s post-death journey; it is a medicinal enumeration aimed at supporting health and proper living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as an index of Sanskrit drug names for study and cross-referencing with Ayurveda nighaṇṭus; confirm botanical identities regionally before any use.