Shloka 13

Strīroga–Prasūti–Bāla Cikitsā, Viṣa-haraṇa, Rasāyana, Ṛtucaryā, Pañcakarma-saṅgraha

Devanagari script

विदारी कन्दस्वरसं मूलं कार्पासजं तथा / धात्री स्तन्यविशुद्ध्यर्थं मुद्गयूपरसाशिनी

Transliteration

vidārī kandasvarasaṃ mūlaṃ kārpāsajaṃ tathā / dhātrī stanyaviśuddhyarthaṃ mudgayūparasāśinī

Translation

دھاتری کے دودھ کی تطہیر کے لیے اسے وِدارِی کند کا تازہ رس اور کپاس کے پودے کی جڑ کھلائی جائے۔ نیز مونگ اور یُوپ رس سے تیار کردہ مرکب کا عصارہ بھی پلایا جائے۔

Word by Word

• विदारी: vidārī plant
• विदारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कन्द: of the tuber
• कन्द: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• स्वरसम्: fresh juice
• स्वरसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कार्पासजम्: cotton-derived
• कार्पासजम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्पास (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (कृत्-प्रत्यय, ‘ज’ = born/produced)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कार्पासात् जातम् (tatpurusha)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also/likewise)

• धात्री: dhātrī (amla/Indian gooseberry)
• धात्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धात्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्तन्य: of breast-milk
• स्तन्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• विशुद्धि: purification
• विशुद्धि: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• अर्थम्: for the purpose
• अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; स्तन्य-विशुद्ध्यर्थम् = स्तन्यस्य विशुद्ध्यर्थम् (for the purpose of purifying milk)

• मुद्ग: of green gram
• मुद्ग: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• यूप: of the post/pillar (yūpa)
• यूप: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• रस: of juice/essence
• रस: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• अशिनी: one who consumes the juice (of mudga-yūpa)
• अशिनी: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश् (धातु) + णिनि (कृत्) → अशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मुद्ग-यूप-रस-अशिनी = तेषां रसः अश्नाति इति (one who eats/drinks the juice)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śauca (purity) and responsible guardianship through proper nourishment.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as sustaining order (loka-saṅgraha) through right conduct in embodied life.

Application: Ensure wet-nurse/mother’s diet and medicines support clean, wholesome milk; prioritize infant welfare with measured remedies.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172 (bāla-cikitsā/strī-stanya-śuddhi context)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of stanya-viśuddhi (breast-milk purification) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats milk purity as essential for the infant’s health and prescribes specific herbal/food preparations to cleanse and improve the quality of the nurse’s milk.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the after-death journey; it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s practical, dharmic-āyurvedic guidance for bodily wellbeing and right living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a historical reference for traditional postpartum care; for actual medical decisions, consult a qualified clinician or Ayurvedic physician before using herbs.