Shloka 32

Therapeutic Formulations for Glandular Swelling, Skin Diseases, Heat-Afflictions, Bleeding Disorders, Respiratory Complaints, and Vomiting

Devanagari script

बिल्वमूलञ्च समधुगुडूचीक्वथितं जलम् / पीतं हरेच्च त्रिवधं छर्दिं नैवात्रसंशयः / पीता दूर्वा छर्दिनुत्स्यात्पिष्टातण्डुलवारिणा

Transliteration

bilvamūlañca samadhuguḍūcīkvathitaṃ jalam / pītaṃ harecca trivadhaṃ chardiṃ naivātrasaṃśayaḥ / pītā dūrvā chardinutsyātpiṣṭātaṇḍulavāriṇā

Translation

بلوہ کی جڑ کے ساتھ گُڈوچی کا جوشاندہ پانی، شہد ملا کر پیا جائے تو تین قسم کی قے (چھردی) دور ہو جاتی ہے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ اسی طرح پِسے ہوئے چاول کے پانی کے ساتھ دُروَا پینے سے بھی قے رک جاتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• बिल्वमूलम्: bilva root
• बिल्वमूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (बिल्वस्य मूलम्)

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

• समधुगुडूची: guḍūcī together with honey
• समधुगुडूची: Karma (in compound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + मधु + गुडूची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदत्वे); तत्पुरुषः (मधुना सह गुडूची)

• क्वथितम्: decocted/boiled
• क्वथितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उष्णोदकेन पक्तम्’ अर्थे

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पीतम्: when drunk/taken
• पीतम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरेत्: would remove
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• त्रिविधम्: threefold
• त्रिविधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः विधाः यस्य)

• छर्दिम्: vomiting
• छर्दिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छर्दि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: certainly
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पीता: (when) drunk/taken
• पीता: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘दूर्वा’ इति विशेष्ये

• दूर्वा: dūrvā grass
• दूर्वा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• छर्दिनुत्: vomiting-removing
• छर्दिनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छर्दि + नुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासपूर्वपदत्वे); तत्पुरुषः (छर्दिं नुदति इति)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पिष्टातण्डुलवारिणा: with water of pounded rice
• पिष्टातण्डुलवारिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिष्ट + तण्डुल + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पिष्टानां तण्डुलानां वारि)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Skillful preparation (kvātha) and appropriate adjuncts (honey, rice-water) restore balance; certainty arises from śāstra and experience.

Vedantic Theme: Balance (sāmya) as health; right means applied at right time reduces duḥkha.

Application: Drink guḍūcī-boiled water mixed with honey along with bilva root to stop three types of vomiting; alternatively, take dūrvā with rice-water (pounded rice water) to check vomiting.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: household kitchen/boiling hearth

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.190 (gastrointestinal remedies; kvātha and anupāna)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What remedy for vomiting is taught in Garuda Purana 1.190.32?

It prescribes drinking water decocted with guḍūcī, mixed with honey, along with bilva root, as a remedy said to remove three kinds of vomiting; it also mentions dūrvā taken with water made from ground rice.

Does this verse relate to after-death rites or Yama’s realm?

No. This specific verse is practical, medicinal instruction (a remedy for vomiting) rather than a description of the soul’s journey, preta state, or Yama’s punishments.

How can this teaching be applied today in a traditional way?

As a conservative takeaway, it highlights using simple, plant-based decoctions (guḍūcī, bilva) and cooling supports (dūrvā, rice-water) for restoring bodily balance—best understood today as a traditional remedy to be used with appropriate medical judgment.