Shloka 21

Aśva–Gaja Āyurveda: Marks, Defects, Wounds, Doṣa-Therapy, and Protective Rites

Devanagari script

विकारे भोजने दुग्धं शाल्यन्नं वातले ददेत् / कर्षमांसरसैः पित्ते मधुमुद्गरसाज्यकैः

Transliteration

vikāre bhojane dugdhaṃ śālyannaṃ vātale dadet / karṣamāṃsarasaiḥ pitte madhumudgarasājyakaiḥ

Translation

اگر ہضم میں خرابی ہو تو خوراک میں دودھ اور شالی چاول دیا جائے؛ وات کے عارضے میں بھی ایسا ہی پَتھّیہ کھانا مناسب ہے۔ پِتّ کے عارضے میں دبلا گوشت کا شوربہ، اور شہد، مونگ کا رس (سوپ) اور گھی کے ساتھ غذا دی جائے۔

Word by Word

• विकारे: in disorder/ailment
• विकारे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• भोजने: in diet/feeding
• भोजने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• दुग्धम्: milk
• दुग्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• शालि: śāli rice
• शालि: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रातिपदिक-रूपे; समास-पूर्वपदम्

• अन्नम्: rice food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: शालि-अन्नम् (rice-food)

• वातले: in vāta (condition)
• वातले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (in vāta-condition)

• ददेत्: should give
• ददेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कर्ष: karṣa-measure
• कर्ष: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रातिपदिक-रूपे; समास-पूर्वपदम् (a measure: karṣa)

• मांस: meat
• मांस: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रातिपदिक-रूपे; समास-पूर्वपदम् (meat)

• रसैः: with meat-juices (in measured amount)
• रसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: कर्ष-मांस-रसैः (with karṣa-measured meat-juices)

• पित्ते: in pitta (condition)
• पित्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• मधु: honey
• मधु: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रातिपदिक-रूपे; समास-पूर्वपदम् (honey)

• मुद्ग: mudga (mung)
• मुद्ग: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रातिपदिक-रूपे; समास-पूर्वपदम् (mung bean)

• रस: soup/juice
• रस: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रातिपदिक-रूपे; समास-पूर्वपदम् (juice/soup)

• आज्यकैः: with ghee-preparations (along with honey and mudga-soup)
• आज्यकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: मधु-मुद्ग-रस-आज्यकैः (with honey, mudga-soup, and ghee-preparations)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Diet as medicine: for digestive disturbance give milk and rice; adjust accompaniments by doṣa—vāta with suitable light fare; pitta with lean meat broth, honey, mung soup, and ghee.

Vedantic Theme: Ahāra-niyama: regulated intake supports clarity and capacity for right living.

Application: Use milk and śāli rice for digestive upset; in pitta conditions add lean meat broth plus honey, mudga-rasa, and ghee; tailor to vāta/pitta presentation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: āhāra-cikitsā and doṣa-based dietary rules

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of diet-based healing in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents food as a primary remedy: milk and rice for digestive disturbance, with specific additions tailored to vāta and pitta imbalances.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it supports dharmic living by maintaining bodily balance through appropriate diet; such disciplined care of the body is treated as part of right conduct rather than an afterlife description here.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use simple, cooling and nourishing foods (milk, rice, ghee, mung soup) when digestion is disturbed, and match diet to vāta/pitta tendencies with moderation and medical guidance.