Shloka 5

Devanagari script

द्विजयष्ट्याश्च वै मूलं पिष्टं तण्डुलवारिणा / गण्डमालां हरेल्लेपादसाध्यं गलगण्डकम्

Transliteration

dvijayaṣṭyāśca vai mūlaṃ piṣṭaṃ taṇḍulavāriṇā / gaṇḍamālāṃ harellepādasādhyaṃ galagaṇḍakam

Translation

دویجَیَشٹی کی جڑ کو چاول کے ماند (تَندُل وارِی) میں پیس کر لیپ کرنے سے گنڈمالا دور ہوتی ہے؛ اسی لیپ سے دشوار گَلگنڈ بھی فرو ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• द्विजयष्ट्याः: of the dvijayaṣṭi plant
• द्विजयष्ट्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजयष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—द्विज + यष्टि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मूलम्: root
• मूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• पिष्टम्: pounded/ground
• पिष्टम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘मूलम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• तण्डुलवारिणा: with rice-water
• तण्डुलवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डुलवारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तण्डुल + वारि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• गण्डमालाम्: glandular swelling/neck scrofula
• गण्डमालाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्डमाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—गण्ड + माला (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः)

• हरेत्: should remove/cure
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• लेपात्: from/by the plaster (application)
• लेपात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• असाध्यम्: incurable
• असाध्यम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असाध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘गलगण्डकम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• गलगण्डकम्: goitre/neck swelling
• गलगण्डकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गलगण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—गल + गण्डक (तत्पुरुषः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Compassionate maintenance of the body through appropriate remedies is part of right living (sadācāra) and supports dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Sharīra as a sādhana-upakaraṇa (instrument for duty and liberation); care without over-identification.

Application: Prepare dvijayaṣṭī root paste with rice-water; apply topically for glandular swellings/goitre under competent guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.186 (Ayurveda/roga-pratikāra section)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy does this verse give for gaṇḍamālā in the Garuda Purana?

It prescribes a topical paste (lepa) made by grinding the root of dvijayaṣṭī with rice-water, applied to reduce gaṇḍamālā (glandular neck swellings).

Does the Garuda Purana mention treatment for galagaṇḍa (goitre)?

Yes. This verse states that applying the dvijayaṣṭī-root paste with rice-water can alleviate even difficult-to-treat throat goitre (galagaṇḍaka).

Practical application of this teaching today?

It highlights traditional external herbal applications for swellings; in modern practice, such remedies should be approached as heritage knowledge and used cautiously with qualified medical guidance.