Shloka 11

Treatment of Nāḍī-vraṇa, Bhagandara, Upadaṃśa, Fractures, Kuṣṭha/Śvitra, Āmlapitta, ENT–Eye Disorders, and Bleeding Conditions

Devanagari script

रसोनमधुनासाज्यसिताकल्कं समश्नुता / छिन्नभिन्नच्युतास्थीनां सन्धानमचिराद्भवेत्

Transliteration

rasonamadhunāsājyasitākalkaṃ samaśnutā / chinnabhinnacyutāsthīnāṃ sandhānamacirādbhavet

Translation

شہد، گھی اور شکر کے لیپ کے ساتھ لہسن کھانے سے کٹی، چکناچور یا اپنی جگہ سے ہٹی ہوئی ہڈیوں کا جوڑ جلد قائم ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• रसोन-मधुना: with garlic-honey
• रसोन-मधुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसोन (प्रातिपदिक) + मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सह/साधनभावः) — ‘रसोनस्य मधु’/‘रसोनयुक्तेन मधुना’ (garlic-honey)

• साज्य-सिता-कल्कम्: sugar paste mixed with ghee
• साज्य-सिता-कल्कम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साज्य (स + आज्य; अव्ययीभाव/विशेषणवत्) + सिता (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘आज्ययुक्तः सिता-कल्कः’ = sugar-paste with ghee)

• समश्नुता: eat/consume
• समश्नुता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम् (अश्नुते)

• छिन्न-भिन्न-च्युत-अस्थीनाम्: of cut, split, and displaced bones
• छिन्न-भिन्न-च्युत-अस्थीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिद् (धातु)→छिन्न (क्त) + भिद्→भिन्न (क्त) + च्यु (धातु)→च्युत (क्त) + अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘छिन्नानि भिन्नानि च्युतानि च अस्थीनि’ = bones that are cut, split, displaced)

• सन्धानम्: joining, union (healing)
• सन्धानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-धा (धातु) → सन्धान (प्रातिपदिक/भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अचिरात्: quickly, soon
• अचिरात्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिरात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• भवेत्: would become/should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right action with right means yields swift results; disciplined regimen supports recovery.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s guṇas harnessed skillfully; upāya (means) in embodied life.

Application: Use prescribed formulation responsibly under competent guidance; combine internal remedy with immobilization and diet.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.171: internal rasāyana-like support for asthi-sandhāna (bone union)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy is prescribed in this Garuda Purana verse for bone union (sandhāna)?

It prescribes consuming garlic combined with honey, ghee, and sugar paste as a traditional formulation aimed at promoting sandhāna—rejoining and healing of injured bones.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey; it is a practical instruction within Ācāra Kanda, presenting bodily care as part of ordered living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a traditional dietary formulation; for fractures or dislocations, rely on qualified medical diagnosis and care, using such remedies only if safe and appropriate.