Agni Purana — Ayurveda, Shloka 25

Chapter 282 — नानारोगहराण्यौषधानि

Medicines that Remove Various Diseases

Devanagari script

श्यामायष्टिनिशालोध्रपद्मकोत्पलचन्दनैः समरीचैः शृतं तैलं क्षीरे स्याद्ब्रणरोहणं

Transliteration

śyāmāyaṣṭiniśālodhrapadmakotpalacandanaiḥ samarīcaiḥ śṛtaṃ tailaṃ kṣīre syādbraṇarohaṇaṃ

Translation

以牛乳煎煮之药油，加入śyāmā、yaṣṭi（甘草）、niśā（姜黄）、lodhra、莲花、utpala（青莲）、檀香，并佐以marīca（黑胡椒），即成促使创口愈合之方。

Word by Word

• श्यामा-यष्टि-निशा-लोध्र-पद्मक-उत्पल-चन्दनैः: with śyāmā, yaṣṭi, niśā, lodhra, padmaka, utpala, and sandalwood
• श्यामा-यष्टि-निशा-लोध्र-पद्मक-उत्पल-चन्दनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यामा (प्रातिपदिक) + यष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + निशा (प्रातिपदिक) + लोध्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पद्मक (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पल (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (with śyāmā, yaṣṭi, niśā, lodhra, padmaka, utpala, candana)

• समरीचैः: together with pepper (marīca)
• समरीचैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सहार्थे करण

• शृतम्: cooked; decocted
• शृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु/शृ (धातु) → शृत (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) विशेषण (तैलम्)

• तैलम्: oil
• तैलम्: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-उपपाद्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्षीरे: in milk
• क्षीरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्यात्: should be; becomes
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• व्रण-रोहणम्: healing of wounds
• व्रण-रोहणम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + रोहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (व्रणस्य रोहणम्)

Speaker

Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the common Agni Purana dialogue frame)

Vidya Category

Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Ayurveda","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Preparation of medicated oil (taila) cooked in milk for wound healing (ropana), soothing burning and promoting granulation.","sutra_style":true}

Encyclopedic Reference

Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Kṣīra-pāka śyāmādi taila for vraṇa-ropana","lookup_keywords":["taila","kṣīra-pāka","vraṇa-ropana","yaṣṭimadhu","candana"],"quick_summary":"Oil processed in milk with cooling and healing herbs becomes a ropana-tailam suitable for wound care and tissue repair."}

Ayurveda Layer

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṃskāra (processing) transforms a base medium (oil) into targeted medicine via dravya-guṇa extraction.

Application: Use appropriate media (milk for cooling/ropana) and correct cooking to deliver drug qualities to the wound site.

Khanda Section

Khanda Section: Ayurveda (Cikitsa / Vrana-ropana: wound-healing formulations)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A medic cooks oil with milk and a bundle of herbs—turmeric, licorice, lodhra bark, lotus petals, sandalwood—stirring a simmering pot; later the oil is filtered and applied to a wound.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, large cooking pot over gentle fire, stylized lotus and sandalwood motifs, vaidya stirring with ladle, calm healing ambience, flat color blocks with ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold work on the pot rim and ladle, richly decorated herb trays, serene physician preparing medicated oil, luminous highlights on lotus and sandalwood elements.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, technical depiction of taila preparation: measuring milk, adding herbs, simmering, filtering through cloth; fine lines and soft gradients.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed kitchen-pharmacy with copper vessels, assistant grinding herbs, physician supervising taila-pāka, realistic lotus and turmeric, intricate textiles and border."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्याद्ब्रणरोहणं = स्यात् + व्रणरोहणम्; श्यामायष्टिनिशा…चन्दनैः is a dvandva in instrumental plural.

Cross References

Related Themes: Agni Purana 282 (Taila/ghṛta preparations for vrana)

Characters & Entities

• Agni Purana
• Ayurveda
• Vrana (wound)
• śyāmā
• yaṣṭi (licorice)
• niśā (turmeric)
• lodhra
• padma (lotus)
• utpala
• candana (sandalwood)
• marīca (black pepper)
• kṣīra (milk)
• taila (medicated oil)

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

Ayurvedic pharmacy: preparing a vrana-ropana (wound-healing) medicated oil by cooking oil with milk and specific herbs (taila-siddhi / kṣīra-pāka style processing) for topical wound management.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

It preserves practical clinical knowledge—an applied Ayurvedic recipe—within a Purana, showing how the Agni Purana compiles medicine alongside theology, ritual, polity, and other sciences.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

By promoting healing and relief of suffering through dharmic care, the instruction aligns with puṇya-generating compassion (dayā) and protection of life, a recurring ethical aim in Puranic teachings.