Shloka 45

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

कृष्णाधात्रीसिताशुण्ठीमरीचसैन्धवान्वितः / क्वाथ एरण्डतैलेन सामं हन्त्यनिलं गुरुम्

Transliteration

kṛṣṇādhātrīsitāśuṇṭhīmarīcasaindhavānvitaḥ / kvātha eraṇḍatailena sāmaṃ hantyanilaṃ gurum

Translation

کِرِشنا، دھاتری (آملہ)، شکر، شُنٹھی، کالی مرچ اور سینڈھَو نمک سے تیار قَواٹھ—ایرَند کے تیل کے ساتھ برابر ملا کر پیا جائے—تو گہرا اور شدید سام-وات دُوش بھی دور ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• कृष्णाधात्रीसिताशुण्ठीमरीचसैन्धवान्वितः: combined with pippalī, āmalakī, sugar, dry ginger, black pepper, and rock salt
• कृष्णाधात्रीसिताशुण्ठीमरीचसैन्धवान्वितः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्णा/पिप्पली (प्रातिपदिक) + धात्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सिता (प्रातिपदिक) + शुण्ठी (प्रातिपदिक) + मरीच (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ/अन्वि धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘अन्वित’ = ‘endowed/combined with’; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः

• क्वाथः: the decoction
• क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एरण्डतैलेन: with castor oil
• एरण्डतैलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• सामम्: āma (undigested toxic matter)
• सामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हन्ति: destroys
• हन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; पदे ‘हन्ति’ (हन्त्य्-आदेशः परे स्वरादौ)

• अनिलम्: vāta (wind humor)
• अनिलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गुरुम्: heavy/strong
• गुरुम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अनिलस्य)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Addressing root causes (āma + vāta) rather than symptoms aligns with right discernment in action.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka in practice: remove obscurations (āvaraṇa) to restore natural function; bodily analogy to clearing ignorance.

Application: Use the specified kvātha with castor oil as anupāna to pacify severe vāta with heaviness/āma; pair with āma-reducing regimen (light diet, warmth) per vaidya.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (vāta disorders; use of eraṇḍa taila as vāta-anulomana)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta-control remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents a practical Ayurvedic formulation, showing that the Garuda Purana also preserves applied health-instructions (upāya) for correcting vāta imbalance, not only afterlife teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it focuses on maintaining bodily balance through vāta-pacifying medicine—supporting dharmic life by sustaining health.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the principle of treating severe vāta with warming, digestive herbs and appropriate oil support; apply only with qualified Ayurvedic guidance.