Shloka 20

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

प्रपुन्नाटसुबीजानि धात्री सर्जरसः स्नुही / सौवीरपिष्टं दद्रूणामेतदुद्वर्तनं परम्

Transliteration

prapunnāṭasubījāni dhātrī sarjarasaḥ snuhī / sauvīrapiṣṭaṃ dadrūṇāmetadudvartanaṃ param

Translation

เมล็ดประปุนนาฏะ ธาตรี(มะขามป้อม) ยางสรรชะ และสนุหี—บดกับเสาวีระ—เป็นอุทวรรตนะ (ยาถู/ยาขัด) อันยอดเยี่ยมสำหรับดัทรู।

Word by Word

• प्रपुन्नाटसुबीजानि: good seeds of prapunnāṭa
• प्रपुन्नाटसुबीजानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपुन्नाट (प्रातिपदिक) + सु (उपसर्ग/उपपद ‘good’) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (सु-बीजानि = उत्तमानि बीजानि; प्रपुन्नाटस्य बीजानि)

• धात्री: āmalakī (Indian gooseberry)
• धात्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धात्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्जरसः: resin/juice of the sārja tree
• सर्जरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्जस्य रसः)

• स्नुही: Euphorbia (snuhī)
• स्नुही: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नुही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सौवीरपिष्टम्: ground with sauvīra (fermented liquor)
• सौवीरपिष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौवीर (प्रातिपदिक; a kind of fermented liquor) + पिष्ट (कृदन्त, √पिष्, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष (सौवीरेण पिष्टम्)

• दद्रूणाम्: of ringworm
• दद्रूणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दद्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उद्वर्तनम्: rubbing application; friction massage
• उद्वर्तनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्वर्तन (प्रातिपदिक; from √वृत्/√वर्त् with ud-, ‘rubbing’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परम्: excellent; supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (उद्वर्तनम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Skillful means (upāya) in relieving suffering; disciplined regimen as a form of right conduct.

Vedantic Theme: Pragmatic maintenance of the body as a support for higher aims; non-sensational, sattvic approach to healing.

Application: Prepare an udvartana by grinding prapunnāṭa seeds, dhātrī, sarja-rasa, and snuhī with sauvīra; apply as rubbing/powder-paste for dadrū.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171 (sequence of kuṣṭha/dadrū remedies; topical and internal measures)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of udvartana in the Garuda Purana?

The verse highlights udvartana as a specific therapeutic method (rubbing application), not just ingredients—showing procedural detail in Garuda Purana’s medical sections.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not; the verse is focused on a medicinal regimen for dadrū using herbs/resins and a ferment/sour medium.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Consider it a textual reference for Ayurvedic dermatology; snuhī and fermented media can be harsh, so apply only with professional guidance.