Shloka 78

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

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

Devanagari script

दूर्वास्वरससिद्धं वा तलं कम्पिल्लकेन वा / दार्वोत्वचश्च कल्केन प्रधानं व्रणरोपणम्

Transliteration

dūrvāsvarasasiddhaṃ vā talaṃ kampillakena vā / dārvotvacaśca kalkena pradhānaṃ vraṇaropaṇam

Translation

دُروَا کے رس سے تیار کیا ہوا لیپ، یا کمپِلّک سے بنایا گیا لیپ، اور درخت کی چھال کا کلک—یہ سب زخم بھرنے کے بنیادی علاج مانے گئے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• दूर्वा-स्वरस-सिद्धम्: prepared with dūrvā juice
• दूर्वा-स्वरस-सिद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरस्/स्वरस (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (कृदन्त; साध् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सिद्धम् = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) from साध् (to prepare/accomplish)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (particle of alternative)

• तलम्: tala (a medicinal substance)
• तलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तल (प्रातिपदिक; औषध/द्रव्य-नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• कम्पिल्लकेन: with kampillaka
• कम्पिल्लकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्पिल्लक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• दारु-त्वचः: bark of a tree (wood-bark)
• दारु-त्वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारु (प्रातिपदिक) + त्वच्/त्वचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दारोः त्वचः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कल्केन: with paste (kalkā)
• कल्केन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• प्रधानम्: chief, principal
• प्रधानम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• व्रण-रोपणम्: wound-healing (remedy)
• व्रण-रोपणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + रोपण (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; रुह्/रोप् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (व्रणस्य रोपणम्)

Speaker

Dhanvantari (medical instruction within Garuda Purana’s discourse tradition)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nature-derived remedies as primary supports for vraṇa-ropana (wound healing); choosing appropriate topical applications.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti as a functional support system; wise use of resources sustains the embodied being.

Application: Apply wound-healing pastes: dūrvā-juice-based preparation, kampillaka-based application, and bark-skin paste as principal topical measures, as appropriate to wound type.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171.1 (wound-like management procedures); Garuda Purana 1.171.3 (topical and other routes for skin/wound disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Dūrvā
• Kampillaka

FAQs

What is the importance of wound-healing remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves practical Ayurvedic wound-care knowledge, presenting specific herbal preparations as primary (pradhāna) measures for vraṇa-ropaṇa (wound healing).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey; it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s medical/therapeutic instruction sections focusing on bodily treatment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the classical approach of topical herbal pastes for wound management; in modern practice, use only under qualified Ayurvedic/medical guidance, especially for infected or deep wounds.