Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

मज्जाशृङ्गाटकयवकशेर्विवारुगीक्षुरम् / गम्भगी पौष्करं बीजं द्राक्षा खर्जूरकं बला

Transliteration

majjāśṛṅgāṭakayavakaśervivārugīkṣuram / gambhagī pauṣkaraṃ bījaṃ drākṣā kharjūrakaṃ balā

Translation

మజ్జ, శృంగాటకం (సింగాడి), యవం, శేర్వా, వారుగీ, ఇక్షు; గంభగీ; పౌష్కర బీజం; ద్రాక్ష, ఖర్జూరం, బలా—ఇవీ ఉపకారక ద్రవ్యాలలో చేరుతాయి.

Word by Word

• मज्जा: marrow
• मज्जा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (list-item)

• शृङ्गाटक: śṛṅgāṭaka (water chestnut)
• शृङ्गाटक: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गाटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (list-item)

• यवक: barley/grain (yavaka)
• यवक: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (list-item)

• शेरु: śeru (lotus-stalk/tuber; drug-name)
• शेरु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (list-item)

• इवारुगी: ivārugī (drug-name)
• इवारुगी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इवारुगी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (list-item)

• इक्षुरम्: sugarcane
• इक्षुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (list-item)

• गम्भगी: gambhagī (drug-name)
• गम्भगी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गम्भगी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (list-item)

• पौष्करम्: pauṣkara (of puṣkara)
• पौष्करम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of bīja)

• बीजम्: seed
• बीजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्राक्षा: grape
• द्राक्षा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्राक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (list-item)

• खर्जूरकम्: date fruit
• खर्जूरकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर्जूरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (list-item)

• बला: balā (Sida cordifolia)
• बला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (list-item)

Speaker

Dhanvantari

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Diverse foods and botanicals serve as dravya for strengthening and pacifying disorders when selected wisely.

Vedantic Theme: Harmony with nature’s provisions; right use of resources as dharmic stewardship.

Application: Incorporate listed items (e.g., yava, ikshu, draksha, kharjura, bala) as diet or formulations according to need—strengthening, cooling, or restorative aims.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173.1 (madhura-dravya introduction); Garuda Purana 1.173.3-4 (principal group and effects)

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari

FAQs

What is the importance of these food-herb lists in the Garuda Purana?

They function as a compact Ayurvedic “materia medica,” preserving names of strengthening and soothing substances used for restoration and balance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does so indirectly by promoting sustenance and stability of the embodied life, which is treated as supportive of dharma and disciplined living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a traditional reference for nourishing items (grapes, dates, barley, sugarcane products, balā), while confirming suitability with diet/health needs.