Shloka 10

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

सतक्रं बदरीमूलं पीतं वाक्षिव्यथां हरेत् / सैन्धंवं कटुतैलं च अपामार्गस्य मूलकम्

Transliteration

satakraṃ badarīmūlaṃ pītaṃ vākṣivyathāṃ haret / saindhaṃvaṃ kaṭutailaṃ ca apāmārgasya mūlakam

Translation

సతక్రం (మజ్జిగ) మరియు బదరీ మూలాన్ని సేవిస్తే నేత్రవ్యథ తొలగుతుంది. అలాగే సైంధవం, కటు తైలం, అపామార్గ మూలం కూడా ఉపయోగించాలి.

Word by Word

• सतक्रम्: (good) buttermilk
• सतक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + तक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सत् तक्रम् = good/fermented buttermilk)

• बदरीमूलम्: root of jujube (badarī)
• बदरीमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बदर्याः मूलम्)

• पीतम्: when drunk/taken
• पीतम्: Kriya-hetu (Condition)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘drunk/taken’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय

• अक्षिव्यथाम्: pain in the eye
• अक्षिव्यथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि + व्यथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अक्षेः व्यथा)

• हरेत्: should remove, alleviates
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्-रूप (optative/imperative sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सैन्धवम्: rock-salt
• सैन्धवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कटुतैलम्: pungent oil
• कटुतैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटु + तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (pungent oil)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• अपामार्गस्य: of apāmārga (Achyranthes)
• अपामार्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपामार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मूलकम्: root (small root), radicle
• मूलकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Regimen (pathya) and medicine together reduce suffering; disciplined intake supports health.

Vedantic Theme: Moderation and right conduct in consumption; sustaining the instrument of practice.

Application: Use satakra (buttermilk) with badarī root as drink for eye pain; additional adjuncts listed (saindhava, kaṭu-taila, apāmārga root) as part of the therapeutic set per tradition and expertise.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.9 (external lepa for eye pain); Garuda Purana 1.177.8 (añjana for timira)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

Which ingredients are listed for relieving akṣi-vyathā (eye pain)?

The verse mentions satakra (buttermilk) and badarī root taken internally, and also saindhava (rock-salt), kaṭu-taila (pungent oil), and apāmārga root.

Does the verse indicate internal or external use?

It explicitly says pītam (“drunk”), indicating internal intake for part of the remedy, while the additional ingredients are listed as further therapeutic supports.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional materia-medica reference; dosage and method should be determined by a qualified clinician, especially for eye-related conditions.