Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

कुशकाशोरुचृकानां मृलैर्गोक्षुरकस्य च / शृतं दुग्धं सितायुक्तं गर्भिण्याः शूलनुत्परम्

Transliteration

kuśakāśorucṛkānāṃ mṛlairgokṣurakasya ca / śṛtaṃ dugdhaṃ sitāyuktaṃ garbhiṇyāḥ śūlanutparam

Translation

以库沙草、迦沙草与鲁遮利迦之根丝（mūla），并加瞿叉罗（gokṣura）同煎于乳，佐以糖而服，最能缓解孕妇之绞痛般腹痛。

Word by Word

• कुशकाशोरुचृकानाम्: of kuśa, kāśa, and uru-cṛkā (herbs)
• कुशकाशोरुचृकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश + काश + उरुचृका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्वे नपुंसकप्राय), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; Genitive plural; समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व/समाहार-द्वन्द्व

• मृलैः: with (their) roots/fibres (mṛla)
• मृलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• गोक्षुरकस्य: of gokṣuraka (tribulus)
• गोक्षुरकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्षुरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; Genitive singular

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

• शृतम्: boiled
• शृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु/श्रि? → श्रु (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘boiled/cooked’ qualifying dugdha

• दुग्धम्: milk
• दुग्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular (context: the preparation)

• सितायुक्तम्: mixed with sugar
• सितायुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिता + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (सितया युक्तम्)

• गर्भिण्याः: of a pregnant woman
• गर्भिण्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• शूलनुत्परम्: excellent for relieving colic pain
• शूलनुत्परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूल + नुत् + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (शूलं नुदति इति शूलनुत्; तस्मात् परम्/श्रेष्ठम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (instructing Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Compassionate safeguarding of the pregnant woman through appropriate diet and medicine.

Vedantic Theme: Ahimsā and dayā as lived dharma; sustaining the body as a field for dharma.

Application: Boil milk with root-fibres of kuśa, kāśa, rucṛkā and gokṣura; take with sugar to relieve colic-like pain in pregnancy under supervision.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: domestic/clinical setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.172 (garbhini-śūla and supportive formulations)

Characters & Entities

• Kusha grass
• Kasha grass
• Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris)
• Pregnant woman (Garbhinī)

FAQs

What is the key remedy described here for a pregnant woman’s pain (śūla)?

Boiled milk prepared with kuśa, kāśa, rucṛkā roots and gokṣura, taken with sugar, is stated to be excellent for alleviating śūla in pregnancy.

Does this verse relate to karma, punishment, or Yama’s kingdom as in other Garuda Purana sections?

No. The verse is a therapeutic, ayurvedic-style prescription and does not address afterlife cosmology or death-ritual procedures.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It underscores gentle, nourishing preparations for prenatal discomfort; however, pregnancy-safe use of herbs should be determined by a qualified clinician.