Shloka 64

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

क्षीरषष्टिकभोजीस्यादेवं कृष्णसहस्रकम् / बृंहणं मुद्गमायुष्यं प्लीहोदरविनाशनम्

Transliteration

kṣīraṣaṣṭikabhojīsyādevaṃ kṛṣṇasahasrakam / bṛṃhaṇaṃ mudgamāyuṣyaṃ plīhodaravināśanam

Translation

دودھ اور شَشٹِک چاول ہی غذا بنائے؛ اسی طرح ‘کرشن سہسرک’ کی विधی پوری ہوتی ہے۔ یہ بدن کو قوت دیتا ہے؛ مُدگ (مونگ) عمر بڑھاتا اور تِلی کے روگ و پیٹ کی بڑھوتری کو مٹاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• क्षीरषष्टिकभोजी: one who eats ṣaṣṭika rice with milk
• क्षीरषष्टिकभोजी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर + षष्टिक + भोजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘क्षीर-षष्टिक-भोजी’ = one who eats ṣaṣṭika rice with milk

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• कृष्णसहस्रकम्: (the formulation) kṛṣṇa-sahasraka
• कृष्णसहस्रकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; औषध/योगनाम (a ‘kṛṣṇa-sahasraka’ preparation)

• बृंहणम्: nourishing
• बृंहणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृंहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—पुष्टिकर

• मुद्गम्: green gram (mudga)
• मुद्गम्: Visheshya/Qualifier (Contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पाठान्तरसम्भवः—समासपूर्वपद (मुद्ग-)

• आयुष्यम्: life-promoting
• आयुष्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—दीर्घायुःकर

• प्लीहोदरविनाशनम्: destroying spleen/abdominal enlargement
• प्लीहोदरविनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्लीह + उदर + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘प्लीहोदरस्य विनाशनम्’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pathya and br̥ṃhaṇa: right diet is foundational medicine; longevity is cultivated through disciplined nourishment.

Vedantic Theme: Sattvika āhāra supports clarity and steadiness; body is maintained without indulgence.

Application: Use milk and śaṣṭika-rice as staple during regimen; include mudga as āyuṣya; apply for spleen/abdominal disorders with appropriate supervision.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170: pathya lists and br̥ṃhaṇa/śamana sequencing; mention of specific regimen names (e.g., kṛṣṇa-sahasraka)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Kṣīra (milk)
• Ṣaṣṭika rice
• Mudga (mung bean)
• Plīha (spleen)

FAQs

What does this verse recommend as a therapeutic diet?

It recommends a regimen centered on milk and śaṣṭika rice, describing it as nourishing and supportive of health and longevity.

Which conditions are specifically addressed in this verse?

It mentions relief from plīha-related disorders (spleen) and udara conditions (abdominal enlargement/abdominal disease).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the therapeutic role of simple, digestible foods; adapt the idea as a gentle, nourishing diet during recovery, with medical oversight for organ-related illness.