Shloka 10

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

धात्रीशिवाकणावह्निक्वाथः सर्वज्वरान्तकः / ज्वरातिसारहरणमौषधं प्रवदाम्यथ

Transliteration

dhātrīśivākaṇāvahnikvāthaḥ sarvajvarāntakaḥ / jvarātisāraharaṇamauṣadhaṃ pravadāmyatha

Translation

دھاتری، شِوا، کَنا اور وَہنی کا جوشاندہ ہر قسم کے بخار کا خاتمہ کرنے والا ہے۔ اب میں بخار کے ساتھ ہونے والے اسہال کو دور کرنے والی دوا بیان کرتا ہوں۔

Word by Word

• धात्री-शिवा-कणा-वह्नि-क्वाथः: a decoction of dhātrī, śivā, kaṇā, and vahni
• धात्री-शिवा-कणा-वह्नि-क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धात्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिवा (प्रातिपदिक) + कणा (प्रातिपदिक) + वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (धात्री-आदि-द्रव्यैः कृतः क्वाथः)

• सर्व-ज्वर-अन्तकः: destroyer of all fevers
• सर्व-ज्वर-अन्तकः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां ज्वराणाम् अन्तकः); विशेषणम् (क्वाथः)

• ज्वर-अतिसार-हरणम्: removing fever and diarrhea
• ज्वर-अतिसार-हरणम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अतिसार (प्रातिपदिक) + हरण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ज्वरस्य च अतिसारस्य च हरणम्); विशेषणम् (औषधम्)

• औषधम्: medicine
• औषधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रवदामि: I declare, I describe
• प्रवदामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अथ: now, then
• अथ: Discourse marker (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भार्थक-निपात (particle: 'now/then')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śāstric enumeration of remedies: right knowledge applied to suffering is a form of dharmic care.

Vedantic Theme: Pragmatic upāya within vyavahāra: alleviating duḥkha at the bodily level while pursuing higher aims.

Application: Use a decoction (kvātha) of dhātrī, śivā, kaṇā, and vahni for fevers; then proceed to the indicated remedy for jvara with atisāra.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170.11 (immediately following: jvara-atisāra auṣadha)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of this decoction in the Garuda Purana?

It presents a specific, named combination—dhātrī, harītakī, pippalī, and a dīpana (fire-kindling) drug—as a broad fever-remedy, reflecting Ayurvedic therapeutic logic within the Purana.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This verse is medical rather than eschatological; it focuses on treating bodily illness and does not describe Yama’s realm or post-death travel.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It emphasizes strengthening digestion (vahni/dīpana) while using rasāyana-like and warming herbs; modern use should be guided by an Ayurvedic clinician, especially in dehydration or infection.