Shloka 4

Rasa-Dravya Varga: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent; Snehana and Svedana Guidelines

Devanagari script

मूर्छादाहप्रशमनः पडिन्द्रियप्रसादनः / कृमिकृत्कफकृच्चैव एको ऽत्यर्थ निपेवितः

Transliteration

mūrchādāhapraśamanaḥ paḍindriyaprasādanaḥ / kṛmikṛtkaphakṛccaiva eko 'tyartha nipevitaḥ

Translation

یہ مُورچھا اور دَاہ کو فرو کرتا ہے، چھ اَندریوں کو صفا و شاداب کرتا ہے، کیڑوں کو ہلاک کرتا ہے اور بلغم (کَف) کو گھٹاتا ہے—خصوصاً جب اسے طریقۂ شاستر کے مطابق اور مناسب مقدار میں پیا جائے۔

Word by Word

• मूर्छा: fainting; stupor
• मूर्छा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• दाह: burning sensation
• दाह: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• प्रशमनः: alleviating; pacifying
• प्रशमनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) + शम् (धातु) + ल्युट् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (ल्युट्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (मूर्छा-दाह-प्रशमनः)

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (as compound member)

• इन्द्रिय: sense-organ
• इन्द्रिय: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• प्रसादनः: clarifying/pleasing (the senses)
• प्रसादनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) + सद् (धातु) + णिच् + ल्युट् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (ल्युट्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (षडिन्द्रिय-प्रसादनः)

• कृमि: worm; parasite
• कृमि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• कृत्: destroying/acting on worms
• कृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्विप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्विप्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (कृमि-कृत् = कृमीन् करोति/नाशयति)

• कफ: phlegm; kapha
• कफ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• कृत्: affecting kapha (kapha-producing/acting)
• कृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्विप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्विप्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (कफ-कृत् = कफं करोति/वर्धयति—context-dependent)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• एकः: one; single
• एकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अत्यर्थम्: excessively; very much
• अत्यर्थम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यर्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: excessively)

• निपेवितः: (when) drunk/consumed
• निपेवितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग) + पा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘निपीत/निपेवित’ = well-drunk/consumed

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (instruction to Garuda on properties of substances)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Properly used madhura regimen pacifies distress, supports indriya-prasada (clarity of faculties), and counters parasites and kapha excess.

Vedantic Theme: Indriya-shuddhi as a support for inner calm; moderation (mātrā) as a universal discipline.

Application: Use sweet/nourishing regimen in correct dose; avoid overuse; apply for burning sensations, faintness, and to support sensory clarity, while monitoring kapha and ama.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.173.1-3 (definition and members of madhura group)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What does this verse say about health benefits in the Garuda Purana?

It attributes specific therapeutic actions—cooling burning, easing faintness, improving sensory clarity, and countering worms and phlegm—to the discussed consumable.

How does this verse explain balance of the body in traditional terms?

By noting reduction of kapha and krimi, it frames disease as imbalance and impurity that can be corrected through appropriate intake.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If using traditional dietary remedies, focus on moderation and suitability; for parasites or chronic respiratory phlegm, combine tradition with medical advice.