Shloka 1

Remedial Formulas for Wounds (Vraṇa), Sinus/Fistula (Nāḍī-vraṇa), Swellings (Granthikā), and Bhūta/Graha Afflictions

Devanagari script

ऽध्यायः हरिरुवाच / निर्व्रणः स्यात्पूयंहीनो प्रहारो घृपूरितः / अपामार्गस्य वै मूलं हस्ताभ्याञ्च विमर्दितम् / तद्रसेन प्रहारस्य रक्तस्त्रावो न पूरणात्

Transliteration

'dhyāyaḥ hariruvāca / nirvraṇaḥ syātpūyaṃhīno prahāro ghṛpūritaḥ / apāmārgasya vai mūlaṃ hastābhyāñca vimarditam / tadrasena prahārasya raktastrāvo na pūraṇāt

Translation

హరి పలికెను—గాయం పుండుగా మారక, పుయ్యము లేక, నెయ్యితో నిండినట్లు శాంతిస్తుంది. అపామార్గ మూలాన్ని చేతులతో బాగా రుద్ది దాని రసాన్ని గాయంపై పూస్తే రక్తస్రావం కొనసాగదు, గాయం పాకదు.

Word by Word

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निर्व्रणः: woundless; without a wound
• निर्व्रणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्व्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्यात्: should be / may become
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूयम्: pus
• पूयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हीनः: devoid of; free from
• हीनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रहारः: blow; wound/strike
• प्रहारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• घृतपूरितः: filled with ghee
• घृतपूरितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + पूरित (कृदन्त, √पूर्/पूरय्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण; ‘घृतेन पूरितः’

• अपामार्गस्य: of apāmārga (Achyranthes aspera)
• अपामार्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपामार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• हस्ताभ्याम्: with (both) hands
• हस्ताभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विमर्दितम्: rubbed/crushed
• विमर्दितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मृद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘rubbed/crushed’

• तत्: with that
• तत्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (तद्-शब्द)

• रसेन: by the juice
• रसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रहारस्य: of the wound/blow
• प्रहारस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• रक्तस्रावः: bleeding (flow of blood)
• रक्तस्रावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + स्राव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘रक्तस्य स्रावः’

• न: not
• न: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• पूरणात्: from filling/plugging; due to filling
• पूरणात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादानार्थे

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body and relief of suffering through right application of remedies is a supportive limb of dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as an instrument (sādhana) to pursue puruṣārthas; compassion expressed as practical upāya.

Application: Use apāmārga root, well-rubbed and expressed; apply its juice to a wound and dress with ghee to reduce suppuration and stop persistent bleeding.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.188 (medical remedies for wounds and blood disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Apamarga (herb)

FAQs

What remedy does this Garuda Purana verse prescribe for a bleeding wound?

It advises rubbing apāmārga root between the hands and applying its juice to the wound; this is said to stop bleeding and prevent pus formation, with ghee aiding healing.

Who is speaking in this verse and to whom is it addressed?

The speaker is Hari (Lord Vishnu). In the Garuda Purana’s dialogue framework, Vishnu instructs Garuda (Vinata-putra), though Garuda is not named in this specific line.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a traditional reference, it highlights plant-based first-aid ideas; in modern practice, treat bleeding with proper medical care and view the verse as historical Ayurvedic knowledge rather than a substitute for clinical treatment.