Shloka 16

Strīroga–Prasūti–Bāla Cikitsā, Viṣa-haraṇa, Rasāyana, Ṛtucaryā, Pañcakarma-saṅgraha

Devanagari script

लेहो मुस्तविपायाश्च वमिकासज्वरे पिबेत् / सुस्तशुण्ठीविषाविल्वकूटजैरतिसारनुत

Transliteration

leho mustavipāyāśca vamikāsajvare pibet / sustaśuṇṭhīviṣāvilvakūṭajairatisāranuta

Translation

เมื่อมีอาเจียน ไอ และไข้ ให้รับประทานยาละเลียที่ปรุงด้วยมุสตะและวิปายา อาการท้องร่วงบรรเทาได้ด้วยตำรับจากขิงแห้ง วิษา บิลวะ และกูฏชะ

Word by Word

• लेहः: electuary/lickable preparation
• लेहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुस्त: of musta (nut-grass)
• मुस्त: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• विपायाः: musta-based preparations
• विपायाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; मुस्त-विपायाः = मुस्तसम्बद्धाः विपायाः (musta-based preparations)

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

• वमिका: of vomiting/nausea
• वमिका: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वमिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• स: with
• स: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• ज्वरे: in fever
• ज्वरे: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; वमिका-स-ज्वरे = वमिकया सह ज्वरे (in fever with vomiting)

• पिबेत्: should drink
• पिबेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सुस्त: with susta (a drug; reading uncertain)
• सुस्त: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• शुण्ठी: with dry ginger
• शुण्ठी: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• विष: with viṣa (a drug/poison; here medicinal)
• विष: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• विल्व: with bael (vilva)
• विल्व: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• कूटजैः: with kूटज (holarrhena)
• कूटजैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूटज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सुस्त-शुण्ठी-विष-विल्व-कूटजैः (समुच्चय)

• अतिसार: of diarrhea
• अतिसार: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• नुत: relieving diarrhea
• नुत: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नुद् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) → नुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अतिसार-नुत = अतिसारं नुदति/नुतम् (diarrhea-alleviating)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yukti (rational selection of remedies) and attentive response to suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Compassion expressed as right action; maintaining the body to support life’s aims.

Application: Match remedy to symptom cluster: lehya for emesis/cough/fever; specific astringent-digestive herbs for diarrhea.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: clinic/household

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172 (gastro-respiratory pediatric remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of medicinal remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical dharmic guidance, including traditional herbal measures for common illnesses, supporting health as a basis for righteous living.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing care of the body through disciplined remedies, it supports a life fit for dharma; the chapter’s practical counsel complements the Purana’s broader teachings on karma and destiny.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a historical reference to classical herb-combinations (e.g., bilva–kūṭaja for diarrhea), and consult a qualified practitioner for safe, context-appropriate use—especially for drugs like viṣā.