Shloka 32

Therapeutic Formulations for Glandular Swelling, Skin Diseases, Heat-Afflictions, Bleeding Disorders, Respiratory Complaints, and Vomiting

Devanagari script

बिल्वमूलञ्च समधुगुडूचीक्वथितं जलम् / पीतं हरेच्च त्रिवधं छर्दिं नैवात्रसंशयः / पीता दूर्वा छर्दिनुत्स्यात्पिष्टातण्डुलवारिणा

Transliteration

bilvamūlañca samadhuguḍūcīkvathitaṃ jalam / pītaṃ harecca trivadhaṃ chardiṃ naivātrasaṃśayaḥ / pītā dūrvā chardinutsyātpiṣṭātaṇḍulavāriṇā

Translation

น้ำต้มกุฑูจีผสมน้ำผึ้ง พร้อมรากบิลวะ เมื่อดื่มแล้ว ย่อมระงับอาเจียนได้สามประการ ไม่ต้องสงสัย อีกทั้งหญ้าทูรวาเมื่อดื่มกับน้ำจากข้าวที่บดละเอียด ก็ช่วยห้ามอาเจียนได้

Word by Word

• बिल्वमूलम्: bilva root
• बिल्वमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (बिल्वस्य मूलम्)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• समधुगुडूची: guḍūcī together with honey
• समधुगुडूची: Karma (in compound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + मधु + गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदत्वे); तत्पुरुषः (मधुना सह गुडूची)

• क्वथितम्: decocted/boiled
• क्वथितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उष्णोदकेन पक्तम्’ अर्थे

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पीतम्: when drunk/taken
• पीतम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरेत्: would remove
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्रिविधम्: threefold
• त्रिविधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः विधाः यस्य)

• छर्दिम्: vomiting
• छर्दिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छर्दि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: certainly
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पीता: (when) drunk/taken
• पीता: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘दूर्वा’ इति विशेष्ये

• दूर्वा: dūrvā grass
• दूर्वा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• छर्दिनुत्: vomiting-removing
• छर्दिनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छर्दि + नुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदत्वे); तत्पुरुषः (छर्दिं नुदति इति)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पिष्टातण्डुलवारिणा: with water of pounded rice
• पिष्टातण्डुलवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिष्ट + तण्डुल + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पिष्टानां तण्डुलानां वारि)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Skillful preparation (kvātha) and appropriate adjuncts (honey, rice-water) restore balance; certainty arises from śāstra and experience.

Vedantic Theme: Balance (sāmya) as health; right means applied at right time reduces duḥkha.

Application: Drink guḍūcī-boiled water mixed with honey along with bilva root to stop three types of vomiting; alternatively, take dūrvā with rice-water (pounded rice water) to check vomiting.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household kitchen/boiling hearth

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (gastrointestinal remedies; kvātha and anupāna)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for vomiting is taught in Garuda Purana 1.190.32?

It prescribes drinking water decocted with guḍūcī, mixed with honey, along with bilva root, as a remedy said to remove three kinds of vomiting; it also mentions dūrvā taken with water made from ground rice.

Does this verse relate to after-death rites or Yama’s realm?

No. This specific verse is practical, medicinal instruction (a remedy for vomiting) rather than a description of the soul’s journey, preta state, or Yama’s punishments.

How can this teaching be applied today in a traditional way?

As a conservative takeaway, it highlights using simple, plant-based decoctions (guḍūcī, bilva) and cooling supports (dūrvā, rice-water) for restoring bodily balance—best understood today as a traditional remedy to be used with appropriate medical judgment.