Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 10

मृतसञ्जीवनीकरसिद्धयोगः (Mṛtasañjīvanī-kara Siddha-yogaḥ) — Perfected Formulations for Revivification and Disease-Conquest

Devanagari script

मधुकं मधुना युक्तं विप्पलीं शर्करान्वितां नागरं गुडसंयुक्तं हिक्वाघ्नं लावणत्रयम्

Transliteration

madhukaṃ madhunā yuktaṃ vippalīṃ śarkarānvitāṃ nāgaraṃ guḍasaṃyuktaṃ hikvāghnaṃ lāvaṇatrayam

Translation

Ang madhuka (licorice) na hinaluan ng pulot; ang pippalī (mahabang paminta) na sinamahan ng asukal; ang nāgara (tuyong luya) na hinalo sa jaggery/asukal na pula (guḍa); at kasama ang “tatlong asin”—ang pormulang ito’y pumupuksa sa sinok (hikka).

Word by Word

• मधुकम्: licorice
• मधुकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• युक्तम्: mixed/combined
• युक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + त (क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मधुकम् इति विशेषणम्

• पिप्पलीम्: long pepper
• पिप्पलीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शर्करान्विताम्: accompanied with sugar
• शर्करान्विताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—शर्करा + अन्विता (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: ‘with sugar’); पिप्पलीम् इति विशेषणम्

• नागरम्: dry ginger
• नागरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गुडसंयुक्तम्: mixed with jaggery
• गुडसंयुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—गुड + संयुक्त (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: ‘mixed with jaggery’); नागरम् इति विशेषणम्

• हिक्वाघ्नम्: hiccup-destroying
• हिक्वाघ्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिक्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—हिक्वा + घ्न (उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘hiccup-destroying’)

• लावणत्रयम्: the three salts (trikaṭu-like tri-salt)
• लावणत्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लावण (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयम् लावणानि)

Speaker

Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purana’s standard narration frame)

Vidya Category

Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Simple compound formulation using common kitchen drugs (madhuka, pippali, nagara, guda, honey, and three salts) for hiccup management.","sutra_style":true}

Encyclopedic Reference

Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Formula","entry_title":"Hikkā-ghna yoga: Madhuka–Pippalī–Nāgara with Lavana-traya","lookup_keywords":["hikka","madhuka","pippali","nagara","lavana-traya"],"quick_summary":"A set of sweet-anupāna combinations (honey/sugar/jaggery) with warming spices and three salts is prescribed to check hiccup."}

Ayurveda Layer

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yukti (rational combination) of dravya and anupāna

Application: Match carriers (honey/sugar/jaggery) and salts to deliver pungent drugs safely and effectively.

Khanda Section

Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Agni Purana medicinal remedies / Bhaiṣajya-kalpa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A mortar-and-pestle scene: licorice, long pepper, dry ginger, sugar, jaggery, honey, and three salts arranged; the vaidya mixes small portions for a patient with hiccup.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, symmetrical layout of herbs and salts on banana-leaf trays, vaidya preparing a lickable paste with honey, patient holding throat/chest, bold outlines and earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, ornate gold-highlighted bowls of honey and jaggery, stylized spice bundles, central physician figure, decorative halo-like arch motif behind the preparation table.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, stepwise depiction of combining madhuka with honey, pippalī with sugar, nāgara with jaggery, then adding lavana-traya; fine detailing and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, apothecary table with labeled jars, attendant weighing salts, physician mixing, patient seated on carpet, intricate floral borders and realistic textures."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: शर्करा + अन्विताम् → शर्करान्विताम् (आ + अ → आ). गुड + संयुक्तम् → गुडसंयुक्तम् (द् + स → तद्भव/अनुस्वार-रूपेण सं).

Cross References

Related Themes: Agni Purana 284 (hikkā-kāsa-śvāsa remedies; lavana and madhura-anupāna usages)

Characters & Entities

• Madhuka (licorice)
• Madhu (honey)
• Pippalī (long pepper)
• Śarkarā (sugar)
• Nāgara/Śuṇṭhī (dry ginger)
• Guḍa (jaggery)
• Lāvaṇa-traya (three salts)
• Hikkā (hiccup)

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

Ayurvedic bhaiṣajya-vidyā: a practical compound remedy (yoga) using madhuka with honey, pippalī with sugar, nāgara with jaggery, and lāvaṇa-traya as an anti-hiccup (hikkāghna) preparation.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

It shows the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic scope by embedding applied Ayurveda—specific ingredients, combinations, and therapeutic indication (hiccups)—alongside its broader religious, ritual, and dharma topics.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

While primarily medical, such prescriptions support dharma by preserving health and vitality, enabling steadiness in japa, pūjā, and daily duties; healing is treated as a supportive means to righteous living.