Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

कलिङ्गालाबुनी पित्तनाशिनी वातकारिणी / त्रपुषोर्वारुके वातश्लेष्मले पित्तवारणे

Transliteration

kaliṅgālābunī pittanāśinī vātakāriṇī / trapuṣorvāruke vātaśleṣmale pittavāraṇe

Translation

کلِنگ اور آلابو پِتّہ کو مٹاتے ہیں مگر وات کو بڑھاتے ہیں۔ ترپُش اور وارُک وات اور شلیشم (کف) کو بڑھاتے ہیں، لیکن پِتّہ کو روکتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• कलिङ्गालाबुनी: kaliṅgā-lābunī (a gourd variety)
• कलिङ्गालाबुनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिङ्ग + अलाबुनी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (kaliṅga-type gourd; a variety of alābu)

• पित्तनाशिनी: pitta-destroying
• पित्तनाशिनी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त + नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (destroying pitta)

• वातकारिणी: vāta-producing
• वातकारिणी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात + कारिणी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (producing/increasing vāta)

• त्रपुषोः: of trapuṣa (and)
• त्रपुषोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रपुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), द्विवचन; ‘of the two: trapuṣa (cucumber-like) and vāruka’ (genitive dual)

• वारुके: of vāruka (a melon)
• वारुके: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), द्विवचन; त्रपुषोः इति सह समुच्चयार्थे (genitive dual: of vāruka)

• वातश्लेष्मले: in vāta- and kapha-dominant (states)
• वातश्लेष्मले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात + श्लेष्मल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), द्विवचन; कर्मधारय (in conditions that are vāta-and-śleṣman/kapha-dominant)

• पित्तवारणे: in pitta-restraining (states)
• पित्तवारणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त + वारण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष (in pitta-checking/obstructing conditions)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Contextual knowledge: the same food can pacify one doṣa while aggravating another; apply discernment rather than absolutism.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discrimination) applied to prakṛti and embodied conditions; skill-in-means (upāya-kauśalya) in living.

Application: Choose kaliṅga/ālabū when pitta is high but guard against vāta; choose trapuṣa/vāruka with awareness they may raise vāta/kapha while checking pitta.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169 (comparative doṣa effects of foods)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣa-specific food effects in this verse?

It gives a nuanced rule: some foods pacify pitta but may raise vāta/kapha, emphasizing individualized dietary choices rather than one-size-fits-all prescriptions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

The verse is not an afterlife passage; it supports the broader Garuda Purana ethic that disciplined, informed living (including diet) is part of dharma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If following a tridoṣa approach, use these items with awareness: pitta-reducing foods may still aggravate vāta/kapha, so balance them with suitable preparations and overall diet.