Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

मशुण्ठि क्वथितं क्षीग्मजाया ज्वरनुद्भवेत् / यष्टीमधुकमुस्तं च सैन्धवं बृहतीफलम्

Transliteration

maśuṇṭhi kvathitaṃ kṣīgmajāyā jvaranudbhavet / yaṣṭīmadhukamustaṃ ca saindhavaṃ bṛhatīphalam

Translation

పాలలో మరిగించిన మశుణ్ఠీ క్వాథం త్రాగితే జ్వరము తగ్గుతుంది; అలాగే యష్టీమధుకం, ముస్తా, సైంధవం, బృహతీ ఫలం కూడా జ్వరనాశకాలు।

Word by Word

• मशुण्ठि: dry ginger (a medicinal drug)
• मशुण्ठि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मशुण्ठि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; औषधिद्रव्यनाम

• क्वथितम्: boiled/decocted
• क्वथितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वथ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• क्षीग्म-जाया: kṣīgma-jāyā (a named medicinal preparation/plant)
• क्षीग्म-जाया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीग्म (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-औषधिनाम) + जाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (क्षीग्मस्य जाया)

• ज्वर-नुत्: fever-removing
• ज्वर-नुत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम्

• भवेत्: would become/prove
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यष्टी-मधुक-मुस्तम्: licorice and musta (together)
• यष्टी-मधुक-मुस्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यष्टी (प्रातिपदिक) + मधुक (प्रातिपदिक) + मुस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (समाहार-द्वन्द्व)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• सैन्धवम्: rock salt
• सैन्धवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• बृहती-फलम्: fruit of bṛhatī
• बृहती-फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहती (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue addressing Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right regimen and right medicine reduce suffering and enable steadiness in duty and devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha-nivṛtti through appropriate means; disciplined care as part of sattvic living.

Application: Prepare maśuṇṭhī decoction in milk for fever; consider adjuncts like yaṣṭīmadhuka, musta, saindhava, and bṛhatī fruit as antipyretic supports per suitability.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177 (jvara-cikitsā cluster: multiple antipyretic formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of fever remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical Ayurvedic guidance, presenting specific herbs and preparations used to reduce fever.

How does this verse relate to the broader Garuda Purana narrative?

Within the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue, the text includes sections on dharma and wellbeing; here it shifts to therapeutic instruction, listing fever-alleviating formulations.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional reference, it points to classical fever-support herbs (licorice, musta, bṛhatī) and preparation methods; in modern practice, use only with qualified Ayurvedic/medical supervision.