Shloka 35

Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa

Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care

Devanagari script

पञ्चगव्यं हितं पानादपस्मारग्रहादिनुत् / कूष्माण्डकरसो वाज्यं सयष्टिकं तदर्थकृत्

Transliteration

pañcagavyaṃ hitaṃ pānādapasmāragrahādinut / kūṣmāṇḍakaraso vājyaṃ sayaṣṭikaṃ tadarthakṛt

Translation

Pañcagavya, khi uống đúng cách và hợp lợi, làm dịu các chứng như apasmāra (động kinh) và những khổ não được quy cho graha (tác lực bắt giữ) v.v. Cũng vậy, nước ép kūṣmāṇḍa (bí trắng/ash-gourd) hoặc bơ ghee dùng cùng yaṣṭikā (cam thảo) đều có công năng ấy.

Word by Word

• पञ्चगव्यम्: pañcagavya (five cow-products mixture)
• पञ्चगव्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (five cow-products)

• हितम्: beneficial
• हितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; 'हित' = beneficial

• पानात्: from drinking / by intake
• पानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे

• अपस्मारग्रहादिनुत्: dispelling epilepsy, seizures, etc.
• अपस्मारग्रहादिनुत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपस्मार (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + नुत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √नुद्/√नु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (विशेषणरूपेण); अपस्मारं ग्रहं च आदीन् नुदति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• कूष्माण्डकरसः: juice of ash-gourd
• कूष्माण्डकरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्माण्डक (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कूष्माण्डकस्य रसः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• आज्यम्: ghee
• आज्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सयष्टिकम्: with licorice (yaṣṭikā)
• सयष्टिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यष्टिका (प्रातिपदिक) + स- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; स-यष्टिकम् = यष्टिकया सहितम् (सह-तत्पुरुष)

• तदर्थकृत्: effective for that purpose
• तदर्थकृत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (विशेषणरूपेण); तदर्थं करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Integrating purity-substances and diet-medicines to counter disorders attributed to both physiology and subtle influences.

Vedantic Theme: Interplay of adhibhautika and adhidaivika factors; restoring sattva through shuddhi and proper intake.

Application: Use pañcagavya as drink when suitable; alternatively kūṣmāṇḍa juice, or ghee with yaṣṭikā, for apasmāra/graha-like afflictions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.170 (graha/apasmara remedies; pañcagavya as shuddhi-dravya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Grahas

FAQs

What is the importance of pañcagavya in the Garuda Purana?

Here pañcagavya is presented as a wholesome classical formulation used for serious neuro-psychosomatic conditions like apasmāra and graha-type afflictions, reflecting the text’s therapeutic tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By addressing graha-like disturbances and seizure conditions, it underscores the Purana’s concern for restoring steadiness (sattva) so a person can maintain dharma, clarity, and ritual competence.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It points to traditional formulations (pañcagavya, ash-gourd juice, ghee with licorice) historically used for such complaints; modern application should be supervised by qualified clinicians.