Shloka 6

Domestic Therapeutics for Teeth, Ears, Women’s Kleda, Digestion, Poison-Check, and Eye Disorders

Devanagari script

शुष्कमूलकशुण्ठीनां क्षारो हिङ्गुमहौषधम् / सतपुष्पावचा कुष्ठं दारु शिग्र रसाञ्जनम्

Transliteration

śuṣkamūlakaśuṇṭhīnāṃ kṣāro hiṅgumahauṣadham / satapuṣpāvacā kuṣṭhaṃ dāru śigra rasāñjanam

Translation

ఎండిన మూలకము మరియు ఎండిన శుంఠి నుండి చేసిన క్షారం, హింగు మరియు మహౌషధము; అలాగే శతపుష్పా, వచా, కుష్ఠ, దారు, శిగ్రు, రసాంజనము—ఇవి విధివిధానంగా ఆ ఔషధయోగంలో ఉపయోగించవలసిన ద్రవ్యాలు.

Word by Word

• śuṣka-mūlaka-śuṇṭhīnām: of dry radish and dry ginger
• śuṣka-mūlaka-śuṇṭhīnām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuṣka (प्रातिपदिक) + mūlaka (प्रातिपदिक) + śuṇṭhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (शुष्कमूलक-शुण्ठ्यः—शुष्कं मूलकं/शुण्ठी च इत्यर्थे द्रव्यसमूहस्य षष्ठी)

• kṣāraḥ: alkali
• kṣāraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hiṅgu-mahauṣadham: asafoetida and great medicine (mahauṣadha)
• hiṅgu-mahauṣadham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiṅgu (प्रातिपदिक) + mahauṣadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (द्रव्यद्वयसमुच्चय)

• satapuṣpā: satapuṣpā (dill/fennel-like herb)
• satapuṣpā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satapuṣpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• vacā: vacā (sweet flag)
• vacā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• kuṣṭham: kuṣṭha (costus)
• kuṣṭham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• dāru: wood (medicinal wood)
• dāru: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• śigru: śigru (moringa)
• śigru: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śigru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (द्रव्यनाम)

• rasāñjanam: rasāñjana (extract/collyrium-like preparation)
• rasāñjanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक) + añjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रसस्य अञ्जनम्—रसाञ्जन)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right knowledge applied to alleviate suffering is a dharmic act; disciplined formulation matters.

Vedantic Theme: Compassion expressed through karma-yoga: skillful action (kaushala) in service of wellbeing.

Application: Assemble the specified ingredients (kshara from dried radish and dry ginger, hing, mahauṣadha, śatapuṣpā, vacā, kuṣṭha, dāru, śigru, rasāñjana) as per the indicated formulation and dosage tradition.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.179 (continuation of formulations; kshara and digestive/antimicrobial dravyas recur)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Lord Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of listing herbs in Garuda Purana (Preta Kanda)?

This verse preserves a traditional ingredient-list used for a prescribed remedy, showing how ritual contexts in the Garuda Purana also include practical therapeutic supports.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals?

In the Preta Kanda, guidance around the post-death period often includes supportive measures; this verse contributes by naming specific medicinal substances used in an instructed preparation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a textual reference for identifying classical herb-names and cross-check with qualified Ayurvedic guidance before any real-world use, since traditional names and doses require expert interpretation.