Shloka 9

Strīroga–Prasava Cikitsā, Bāla-Rakṣā, Rasāyana and Vājīkaraṇa Prayogas

Devanagari script

प्रदरं हरते रोगं नात्र कार्या विचारणा / द्विजयष्टी त्रिकटुकं चूर्णं पीतं हरेच्छिव

Transliteration

pradaraṃ harate rogaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / dvijayaṣṭī trikaṭukaṃ cūrṇaṃ pītaṃ harecchiva

Translation

یہ نسخہ مرضِ پرَدَر کو دور کرتا ہے؛ اس میں شک کی گنجائش نہیں۔ اے شِو، دْوِجَیَشْٹی کے ساتھ تْرِکَٹُک کا سفوف اندرونی طور پر لیا جائے تو پرَدَر یقینی طور پر مٹ جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• प्रदरम्: pradara (gynecological discharge)
• प्रदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• हरते: removes
• हरते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• रोगम्: disease
• रोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: to be done/needed
• कार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• विचारणा: consideration, deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• द्विजयष्टी: licorice (dvijayaṣṭī)
• द्विजयष्टी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + यष्टी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजस्य यष्टी)

• त्रिकटुकम्: trikaṭuka (three pungent drugs)
• त्रिकटुकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + कटुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (three pungents)

• चूर्णम्: powder
• चूर्णम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पीतम्: taken (drunk/ingested)
• पीतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Participial predicate/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (चूर्णम्) पीतम् = ‘when taken’

• हरेत्: should remove
• हरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्-प्रायः (imperative/optative sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right use of knowledge (auṣadha-yukti) as a dharmic support for sustaining health, especially in women’s ailments, with faith in prescribed means.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s guṇas and bodily imbalance are managed through appropriate upāyas; steadiness of mind (niścaya) supports healing.

Application: Administer powdered dvijayaṣṭī with trikaṭuka internally for pradara, following appropriate dosage and suitability.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.202 (series of gynecological/bleeding remedies; trikaṭuka appears as a common digestive-catalyst in Ayurvedic formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of pradara treatment in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Garuda Purana also preserves practical health guidance, prescribing a specific herbal powder (dvijayaṣṭī with trikaṭuka) to address pradara as a curable condition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey or afterlife here; instead, it focuses on bodily well-being through a medicinal formulation, reflecting the text’s broader inclusion of dharma and daily-life support.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a historical reference to classical herbal knowledge; for real-world use, consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner before taking trikaṭuka-based formulations, especially for gynecological concerns.