Shloka 39

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

उष्णं वारि ज्वरश्वासमेदो ऽनिलकफापहम् / शृतं शीतत्रिदोषघ्नमुषितं तच्च दोषलम्

Transliteration

uṣṇaṃ vāri jvaraśvāsamedo 'nilakaphāpaham / śṛtaṃ śītatridoṣaghnamuṣitaṃ tacca doṣalam

Translation

温水能缓解发热、气喘与脂肪过盛，并除去伐多（vāta）与迦婆（kapha）之疾。煮沸后放凉之水能平息三种多沙（doṣa）；而隔夜久置之水则生多沙，反成有害。

Word by Word

• उष्णम्: hot/warm
• उष्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वारि: water
• वारि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्म/विषय (water)

• ज्वरश्वासमेदः: fever, dyspnea, and fat (disorders)
• ज्वरश्वासमेदः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + श्वास (प्रातिपदिक) + मेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (ज्वरः + श्वासः + मेदः)

• अनिलकफापहम्: removing vata and kapha
• अनिलकफापहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक) + कफ (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अनिलं कफं च अपहन्ति)

• शृतम्: boiled
• शृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु/श्रि? (धातु: श्रि/श्रु not applicable) ; √श्रि?
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) from √श्रि/√श्रु not; correct: √श्रि?; actually ‘शृत’ from √श्रि?; traditional: √श्रि (पाक) / √श्रु?; meaning ‘boiled/cooked’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शीतत्रिदोषघ्नम्: cold; destroying the three doshas
• शीतत्रिदोषघ्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रिदोष (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शीतं; त्रिदोषं हन्ति)

• उषितम्: kept overnight/stale
• उषितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वस् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) from √वस् (निवासे) in sense ‘left standing/kept overnight’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Anuvada (Referent/अनुवाद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• दोषलम्: harmful/causing dosha
• दोषलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोषल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (fault-causing/producing dosha)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Appropriate preparation and timing of water intake determines benefit or harm; negligence (stale water) produces doṣas.

Vedantic Theme: Pramāda (carelessness) harms the embodied instrument; mindful regulation sustains sattva and capacity for higher aims.

Application: Use warm water for fever/breathlessness/heaviness; prefer boiled then cooled water for broad doṣa balance; avoid overnight-stale water for drinking.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169.37-38 (water source and purification); Garuda Purana 1.169.40-41 (milk properties as dietetics)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta
• Kapha

FAQs

What does the Garuda Purana say about warm water versus stale water?

Warm water is described as relieving fever, breathlessness, and excess fat and as reducing vāta-kapha issues, while water kept overnight is said to become doṣa-producing (unwholesome).

How does this verse explain tridoṣa balance?

It classifies water by preparation: boiled-and-cooled water is praised as tridoṣa-ghna (supportive for balancing vāta, pitta, kapha), showing a practical, regimen-based approach to doṣa management.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Prefer freshly prepared water; use warm or boiled-and-cooled water when appropriate, and avoid routinely drinking water left standing too long, especially in hot climates or unhygienic conditions.