Shloka 12

Aśva–Gaja Āyurveda: Marks, Defects, Wounds, Doṣa-Therapy, and Protective Rites

Devanagari script

एतत्पानात्क्रिमिश्लेष्ममन्दानिलविनाशनम् / निम्बपत्रं पटो लञ्च त्रिफला खदिरं तथा

Transliteration

etatpānātkrimiśleṣmamandānilavināśanam / nimbapatraṃ paṭo lañca triphalā khadiraṃ tathā

Translation

เมื่อดื่มยานี้ ย่อมทำลายพยาธิในลำไส้ เสมหะส่วนเกิน และลมวาตะที่เชื่องช้า ยานี้ปรุงด้วยใบสะเดา (นิมพะ) ปะโทละ ตรีผลา และคทิระ.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshya (Demonstrative/विशेष्य-निर्देशक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पानात्: from drinking
• पानात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• क्रिमि-श्लेष्म-मन्द-अनिल-विनाशनम्: destroying worms, phlegm, and sluggish wind (vāta)
• क्रिमि-श्लेष्म-मन्द-अनिल-विनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रिमि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्लेष्म (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थः—‘क्रिमि-श्लेष्म-मन्द-अनिलानां विनाशनम्’

• निम्बपत्रम्: neem leaf
• निम्बपत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘निम्बस्य पत्रम्’

• पटः: paṭa (a medicinal substance/cloth; here a drug-name)
• पटः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लन्: lan (a medicinal substance; drug-name)
• लन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्रव्यनाम (औषधि-नाम)

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

• त्रिफला: Triphala
• त्रिफला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + फला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास—‘त्रीणि फलानि यस्याः/यत्र’ (औषधि-नाम)

• खदिरम्: khadira (acacia catechu)
• खदिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खदिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb: ‘likewise/also’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body through appropriate, plant-based remedies as part of right living.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as an instrument (sadhana) to uphold dharma; balance of gunas/doshas supports clarity.

Application: Use bitter/astringent botanicals (nimba, patola, triphala, khadira) in a decoction to address krimi, kapha excess, and vata sluggishness under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.201 (Ayurveda/vaidya-prakarana context: formulations for disorders, dosha pacification)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of herbal remedies in Garuda Purana?

This verse shows the text also preserves practical āyurvedic knowledge—linking right living with maintaining bodily balance by using herbs like neem, triphalā, and khadira.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it supports dhārmic living through health guidance, implying that sustaining the body aids proper observance of duties and rituals.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a traditional herbal combination aimed at parasites, phlegm, and vāta-sluggishness; in modern practice, use such remedies only with qualified medical guidance, especially for dosage and contraindications.