Shloka 28

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

समूलफलपत्राया निर्गुण्ड्याः स्वरसैर्घृतम् / सिद्धं पीत्वा क्षयक्षीणी निर्व्यादिर्भाति देववत्

Transliteration

samūlaphalapatrāyā nirguṇḍyāḥ svarasairghṛtam / siddhaṃ pītvā kṣayakṣīṇī nirvyādirbhāti devavat

Translation

جڑ، پھل اور پتے سمیت نرگُنڈی کے نچوڑ میں گھی پکا کر پینے سے دق (کَشَی) سے کمزور شخص بے بیماری ہو کر دیوتا کی مانند درخشاں ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• samūla-phala-patrāyāḥ: of (nirguṇḍī) with root, fruit, and leaves
• samūla-phala-patrāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘मूलफलपत्रैः सह’ इति विशेषणम् (निर्गुण्ड्याः)

• nirguṇḍyāḥ: of nirguṇḍī (Vitex negundo)
• nirguṇḍyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirguṇḍī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• svarasaiḥ: with fresh juices
• svarasaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ghṛtam: ghee
• ghṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• siddham: prepared/cooked
• siddham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sidh (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘cooked/prepared’ (ghṛtam)

• pītvā: having drunk
• pītvā: Kriya (Subordinate action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया ‘having drunk’

• kṣaya-kṣīṇī: one emaciated by consumption (TB-like wasting)
• kṣaya-kṣīṇī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣīṇa (कृदन्त; √kṣi (धातु) क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘क्षयेन क्षीणा’

• nirvyādiḥ: free from disease
• nirvyādiḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir- (उपसर्ग) + vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (प्रायः पुं), प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्/निर्व्याधि-भावः ‘व्याधिरहितः/व्याधिरहिता’

• bhāti: shines/appears
• bhāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• deva-vat: like a god
• deva-vat: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; उपमानार्थक (like/as)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Restoring strength and freedom from disease supports one’s capacity for duty and spiritual practice.

Vedantic Theme: Ojas/tejas as functional supports; health as a means, not the end.

Application: Prepare ghṛta siddha with nirgundī (root/fruit/leaves) expressed juice; administer orally to the kṣaya-afflicted under proper regimen.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (ghṛta-siddha preparations; kṣaya and respiratory remedies nearby)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nirgundī-ghṛta in Garuda Purana?

The verse highlights a classical method—processing ghee with plant juices—to deliver strengthening, disease-reducing effects, presented as a remedy for severe wasting conditions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe afterlife geography or Yama’s realm; it supports the Purana’s teaching that maintaining health enables one to fulfill dharma, which in turn shapes karmic outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional formulation concept (herb-processed ghee); for chronic wasting or tuberculosis-like illness, prioritize modern diagnosis and use Ayurveda only under supervision.