Shloka 13

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

तिक्तरसः स्यादेरण्डः काकमाची त्रिदोषहृत् / चाङ्गेरी कफवातघ्नी सर्षपः सर्वदोषदम्

Transliteration

tiktarasaḥ syāderaṇḍaḥ kākamācī tridoṣahṛt / cāṅgerī kaphavātaghnī sarṣapaḥ sarvadoṣadam

Translation

ارَنڈ کو تلخ مزہ والا کہا گیا ہے؛ کاکمچی تری دوش کو ہٹاتی ہے۔ چانگیری کَف‑وات کو شانت کرتی ہے، مگر سرشپ (سرسوں) کو سب دوشوں کو بڑھانے والی بتایا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तिक्त-रसः: bitter taste
• तिक्त-रसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (तिक्तः रसः)

• स्यात्: would be / is said to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• एरण्डः: castor plant (eraṇḍa)
• एरण्डः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• काकमाची: kākamācī (a medicinal herb)
• काकमाची: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकमाची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्रि-दोष-हृत्: removing the three doṣas
• त्रि-दोष-हृत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + हृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हृ (धातु) ‘to take away’ से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिदोषाणां हृत् = हरति)

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

• आङ्गेरी: āṅgerī (a herb)
• आङ्गेरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आङ्गेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कफ-वात-घ्नी: alleviating kapha and vāta
• कफ-वात-घ्नी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + वात (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्नी (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कफवातयोः घ्नी)

• सर्षपः: mustard (sarṣapa)
• सर्षपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्षप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्व-दोष-दम्: subduing all doṣas
• सर्व-दोष-दम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + दम् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दम्/√दमन (धातु) ‘to subdue’ से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वदोषाणां दमम्/दमकं)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viveka in consumption: even common items can heal or harm depending on guṇa and doṣa context.

Vedantic Theme: Moderation and discernment (yukta-āhāra) support sattva and steadiness of mind.

Application: Use eraṇḍa with awareness of its rasa/guṇa; consider kākamācī for tri-doṣa balancing; use cāṅgerī for kapha-vāta; treat mustard as potentially aggravating—dose/processing matters.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (continuation of dravya-guṇa listings)

FAQs

What is the importance of rasa (taste) in this Garuda Purana verse?

Rasa is used as a diagnostic/therapeutic marker—taste helps infer a substance’s doṣa impact, guiding diet and remedies.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not; it focuses on Ayurvedic classification—taste and doṣa effects—within the Garuda Purana’s practical instruction sections.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a cautionary note: mustard may aggravate sensitivities in some constitutions; apply Ayurvedic dietary choices with individualized guidance.