Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अग्नि मन्थो ब्रह्मदण्डी श्वदंष्ट्रैरण्डके तथा / यवकोलकुलत्थादिकर्षाशी दशमूलकम् / पृथक् समस्तो वातातोर्बहुपित्तहरस्तथा

Transliteration

agni mantho brahmadaṇḍī śvadaṃṣṭrairaṇḍake tathā / yavakolakulatthādikarṣāśī daśamūlakam / pṛthak samasto vātātorbahupittaharastathā

Translation

اگنِیمنٹھ، برہمدنڈی، شوَدَمشٹرا اور نیز اَیرنڈک؛ اور یَو، کول، کُلتھ وغیرہ—کرشا مقدار میں یہ مجموعہ دَشمول کہلاتا ہے۔ اسے جدا جدا یا اکٹھا استعمال کرنے سے وات کے عوارض دور ہوتے ہیں اور زیادہ پِتّ بھی کم ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

अग्निagni (a medicinal ingredient; lit. fire)

मन्थःmantha (a plant/ingredient)

ब्रह्मदण्डीbrahmadaṇḍī (a medicinal plant)

श्वदंष्ट्राśvadaṃṣṭrā (Gokṣura/Tribulus; lit. dog's tooth)

एरण्डकःcastor (eraṇḍa)

तथाalso, likewise

यवbarley

कोलjujube (kola)

कुलत्थhorse-gram (kulattha)

आदिetc.

कर्षाशीhaving a dose of one karṣa (measure)

दशमूलकम्daśamūla (group of ten roots)

पृथक्separately

समस्तःcombined, as a whole

वातातुर्of one afflicted by vāta

बहुपित्तहरःremoving excessive pitta

तथाalso

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṅghāta (synergy) and viveka (discerning use): substances may be used singly or combined for targeted doṣa relief.

Vedantic Theme: Order (ṛta-like regularity) in bodily management supports steadiness of mind.

Application: Prepare/measure the group in karṣa quantities; use as indicated for vāta disorders and to reduce excessive pitta, either individually or as a combined daśamūla regimen.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173 (daśamūla and doṣa-hara groupings)

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Garuda

FAQs

What is Daśamūla as referenced in the Garuda Purana?

Daśamūla means the classical “ten roots” grouping; the verse frames it as a combination of named botanicals and related items used to address vāta disorders and excess pitta.

Does this verse describe afterlife rituals like piṇḍa-dāna or Yama’s realm?

No—this specific verse is primarily medical/technical, detailing an herbal grouping and its effects on doṣas rather than death rites or the post-death journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It can guide textual identification of daśamūla-related terms; therapeutic use should be done through an Ayurvedic practitioner, especially when vāta-pitta symptoms are involved.