Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

त्रिफलापञ्चकोले च दशमूलं विडङ्गकम् / शतावरीगुडूची च निम्बवासककिंशुकाः

Transliteration

triphalāpañcakole ca daśamūlaṃ viḍaṅgakam / śatāvarīguḍūcī ca nimbavāsakakiṃśukāḥ

Translation

พึงใช้ตรีผลาและปัญจกโกล ทศมูลและวิดังคะ พร้อมทั้งศตาวรีและคุฑูจี และยังมีนิมพะ วาสกะ และกิมศุกะด้วย

Word by Word

• त्रिफला: Triphala (three-fruit formulation)
• त्रिफला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + फला (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रीणि फलानि यस्याः/समूहः)

• पञ्चकोले: pañcakola (five pungent drugs)
• पञ्चकोले: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + कोल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (पञ्च कोलानि)

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

• दशमूलम्: daśamūla (ten roots)
• दशमूलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + मूल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (दश मूलानि)

• विडङ्गकम्: viḍaṅga (Embelia)
• विडङ्गकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विडङ्गक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• शतावरी: śatāvarī (Asparagus racemosus)
• शतावरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतावरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गुडूची: guḍūcī (Tinospora)
• गुडूची: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• निम्ब: neem
• निम्ब: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• वासक: vāsaka (Adhatoda)
• वासक: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• किंशुकाः: kiṃśuka (palāśa) trees
• किंशुकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंशुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cikitsā-dharma: right use of dravya (substances) for restoring balance and health.

Vedantic Theme: Body as instrument (śarīra-sādhana) to uphold dharma; knowledge applied for welfare (loka-hita).

Application: Select and combine indicated herbs (e.g., Triphalā, Pañcakola, Daśamūla, Viḍaṅga, Śatāvarī, Guḍūcī, Nimba, Vāsaka, Kiṃśuka) according to condition and proper preparation under expert guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: vaidya’s dispensary/forest pharmacopeia (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.201 (gaja-roga cikitsā sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of listing herbs like Triphala and Daśamūla in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional, dharma-aligned materia medica—herbs used for purification, balance of doṣas, and readiness for ritual observances, reflecting the text’s concern with bodily and spiritual cleanliness.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like rites and post-death practices?

Even when discussing afterlife-oriented duties, the Garuda Purana often includes practical supports—such as purificatory or protective preparations—because proper ritual performance is linked to physical cleanliness and steadiness of mind.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a traditional reference list: consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner before using these herbs, and combine any remedy with disciplined conduct (śauca, satya, and restraint) as the Purana emphasizes.