Shloka 11

Bhaiṣajya-yogas: Digestive Modakas, Vāta-Śamana Oils, Karṇa-Roga Tailas, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra Applications, Vraṇa-Cikitsā, and Medhya Preparations

Devanagari script

गर्भमश्वतरी विन्द्यात्किं पुनर्मानुषी हर / अश्वानां वातभग्नानां कुञ्जराणां नृणां तथा / तैलमेतत्प्रयोक्तव्यं सर्ववातविकारिणाम्

Transliteration

garbhamaśvatarī vindyātkiṃ punarmānuṣī hara / aśvānāṃ vātabhagnānāṃ kuñjarāṇāṃ nṛṇāṃ tathā / tailametatprayoktavyaṃ sarvavātavikāriṇām

Translation

గర్భిణీ అయిన అశ్వతరీకే ఇది ఉపశమనం ఇస్తే, మనుష్యునికి మరెంత ఎక్కువో, హే హరి। వాతభగ్నమైన గుర్రాలకు, ఏనుగులకు, మనుష్యులకు—అలాగే సమస్త వాతవికారాలకు ఈ నూనె ప్రయోగించవలెను।

Word by Word

• गर्भम्: pregnancy/offspring (conception)
• गर्भम्: Karma (Object/attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अश्वतरी: a mare
• अश्वतरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अश्वस्य तरी—mare/horse-female)

• विन्द्यात्: would obtain/attain
• विन्द्यात्: Karta-kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु; लभ्-अर्थे)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किम्: what
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• पुनः: moreover
• पुनः: Sambandha/Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति/अधिक्यार्थक-अव्यय (again; moreover)

• मानुषी: a human woman
• मानुषी: Karta (Subject/implicit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (human female)

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक/सम्बोधन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; (हे हर = O Hara/Śiva)

• अश्वानाम्: of horses
• अश्वानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• वातभग्नानाम्: of those injured by vāta
• वातभग्नानाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + भग्न (कृदन्त; भञ्ज्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (वातेन भग्न = injured by vāta)

• कुञ्जराणाम्: of elephants
• कुञ्जराणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Conjunction-like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (and likewise)

• तैलम्: the oil
• तैलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (तैलम्)

• प्रयोक्तव्यम्: should be used/applied
• प्रयोक्तव्यम्: Vidhi/Predicate necessity
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + युज् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/passive necessity), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (should be used)

• सर्ववातविकारिणाम्: of all those with vāta disorders
• सर्ववातविकारिणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive of purpose/beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक) + विकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां वातविकारिणां = of all vāta-disorder sufferers)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Hari) instructing Garuda (Vinata-putra) in an Ayurvedic/therapeutic context

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Compassionate, inclusive application of healing—across species—and confidence grounded in observed efficacy; vāta as key etiological frame.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-smṛti within worldly action (bhakti within pravṛtti); loka-saṅgraha through care.

Application: Use the oil for vāta-origin disorders, including injuries/fracture-like vāta conditions, and adapt responsibly for veterinary and human contexts.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.192.7-10 (same formulation and benefits)

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta (vayu) disorders in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats vāta as a primary cause of pain, fracture-like weakness, and other ailments, emphasizing practical therapeutic measures (oil application) within the text’s broader dharma and wellbeing teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey here; instead, it presents embodied-care guidance, implying that maintaining bodily balance (especially vāta) supports dharmic living and resilience.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional principle: vāta-aggravated conditions are often managed with appropriate oil-based therapies under qualified Ayurvedic guidance, especially for pain, stiffness, and weakness.