Shloka 40

Strīroga–Prasūti–Bāla Cikitsā, Viṣa-haraṇa, Rasāyana, Ṛtucaryā, Pañcakarma-saṅgraha

Devanagari script

एरण्डतैलं त्रिफलाक्वाथश्च द्विगुणस्तथा / वातोल्बणेषु दोषेषु भोजयित्वाथ वामयेत्

Transliteration

eraṇḍatailaṃ triphalākvāthaśca dviguṇastathā / vātolbaṇeṣu doṣeṣu bhojayitvātha vāmayet

Translation

Dầu thầu dầu (castor oil) cùng nước sắc Triphalā dùng gấp đôi liều—khi các doṣa bị vāta lấn át—nên cho dùng sau khi đã cho bệnh nhân ăn, rồi tiếp đó gây nôn (vamana).

Word by Word

• एरण्ड-तैलम्: castor oil
• एरण्ड-तैलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• त्रिफला-क्वाथः: decoction of triphalā
• त्रिफला-क्वाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिफला (प्रातिपदिक) + क्वाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• द्विगुणः: double (in quantity)
• द्विगुणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (‘twofold/double’)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वात-उल्बणेषु: in vāta-dominant
• वात-उल्बणेषु: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्बण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying doṣeṣu)

• दोषेषु: in disorders/doṣas
• दोषेषु: Adhikarana (Location/Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• भोजयित्वा: having fed (the patient)
• भोजयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भोजय् (णिजन्त; √भुज् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) ‘having caused to eat/feed’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक-निपात (then/thereupon)

• वामयेत्: should induce vomiting
• वामयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-अर्थे causative sense understood in medical usage (‘to induce vomiting’)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kriyā-krama (proper order) in treatment: timing and preparation (bhojayitvā) matter as much as the drug.

Vedantic Theme: Right means (upāya) and moderation; action aligned with context rather than impulse.

Application: In vāta-dominant doṣa states, administer eraṇḍa-taila with Triphalā kvātha (double measure as stated), feed appropriately, then perform vamana as directed—only under competent care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172: śodhana triad (virecana/vamana/basti) and their yogas; Triphalā and eraṇḍa references in the same medical section

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Doshas
• Triphala

FAQs

What is the importance of Triphala and castor oil in Garuda Purana therapy?

This verse presents them as a combined regimen (with Triphalā decoction in double quantity) specifically indicated when vāta predominates, used as part of a cleansing protocol.

Does this verse describe a spiritual afterlife teaching or a medical instruction?

It is primarily a medical instruction within the Garuda Purana’s practical sections, detailing a therapeutic sequence (feeding followed by induced emesis) for vāta-dominant disorders.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights that cleansing therapies are condition-specific (vāta-dominant cases here) and should follow proper sequencing; in modern practice, such procedures should be done only under qualified clinical supervision.