Shloka 39

Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs

Devanagari script

आमाद्विषूचिका चैव हृदालस्यादयस्तथा / वचालवणतोयेन छर्दनं तत्र कारयेत्

Transliteration

āmādviṣūcikā caiva hṛdālasyādayastathā / vacālavaṇatoyena chardanaṃ tatra kārayet

Translation

จากอามะเกิดวิษูจิกา รวมทั้งแน่นหนักที่หัวใจและความเกียจคร้าน เป็นต้น ในกรณีนั้นพึงทำให้อาเจียนด้วยน้ำต้มผสมวะจาและเกลือ

Word by Word

• आमात्: from āma (undigested toxic matter)
• आमात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• विषूचिका: cholera-like disorder (viṣūcikā)
• विषूचिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषूचिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle: indeed/only)

• हृदालस्यादयः: heart-lassitude etc.
• हृदालस्यादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदालस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष: हृदालस्यं आदिः येषाम्/आदयो)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चय (adverb: likewise/also)

• वचा: with vacā (Acorus calamus)
• वचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• लवणतोयेन: with salt-water
• लवणतोयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष: लवणयुक्तं तोयम्)

• छर्दनम्: emesis, vomiting (induced)
• छर्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; क्रियानाम

• तत्र: there, in that condition
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्ग (adverb: there/in that case)

• कारयेत्: should cause (to be done)
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/optative-like injunctive usage), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच् (causative) भावः—‘करयेत्’ (should cause to be done)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Āma precipitates severe disorders (viṣūcikā etc.); timely śodhana (vamana) can avert escalation.

Vedantic Theme: Removal of impurities (mala/āma) as a prerequisite for clarity—parallel to inner purification in sādhana.

Application: In āma-dominant acute states with heaviness/lethargy, consider supervised emesis using vacā-salt water (as per traditional protocol), with caution and proper assessment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168.38 (āma as sign of ajīrṇa); Garuda Purana 1.168.40 (amla complications and regimen)

Characters & Entities

• Vacā (Acorus calamus)

FAQs

What condition is viṣūcikā in the Garuda Purana context?

It is presented as an acute, severe disorder arising from āma, resembling a sudden gastro-intestinal affliction with dangerous systemic effects.

What does the verse prescribe for āma-related disorders?

It recommends therapeutic vomiting (chardana) using vacā mixed in salted water as a cleansing measure.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

The takeaway is to address toxic indigestion promptly with appropriate cleansing and medical care; traditional measures should be used responsibly and with guidance.