ਗੋਧਾ ਵਿਪਾਕੇ ਮਧੁਰਾ ਕਸਾਯਕਟੁਕਾ ਸ੍ਮਤਾ | ਵਾਤਪਿਤ੍ਤਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਮਨੀ ਬਂਹਣੀ ਬਲਵਰ੍ਧਨੀ ||੮੧|| ਸ਼ਲ੍ਯਕਃ ਸ੍ਵਾਦੁਪਿਤ੍ਤਘ੍ਨੋ ਲਘੁਃ ਸ਼ੀਤੋ ਵਿਸਾਪਹਃ | ਪ੍ਰਿਯਕੋ ਮਾਰੁਤੇ ਪਥ੍ਯੋਜਗਰਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਰ੍ਸ਼ਸਾਂ ਹਿਤਃ ||੮੨|| ਦੁਰ੍ਨਾਮਾਨਿਲਦੋਸਘ੍ਨਾਃ ਕਮਿਦੂਸੀਵਿਸਾਪਹਾਃ | ਚਕ੍ਸੁਸ੍ਯਾ ਮਧੁਰਾਃ ਪਾਕੇ ਸਰ੍ਪਾ ਮੇਧਾਗ੍ਨਿਵਰ੍ਧਨਾਃ ||੮੩|| ਦਰ੍ਵੀਕਰਾ ਦੀਪਕਾਸ਼੍ਚ ਤੇਸੂਕ੍ਤਾਃ ਕਟੁਪਾਕਿਨਃ | ਮਧੁਰਾਸ਼੍ਚਾਤਿਚਕ੍ਸੁਸ੍ਯਾਃ ਸਸ੍ਟਵਿਣ੍ਮੂਤ੍ਰਮਾਰੁਤਾਃ ||੮੪||
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गोधा विपाके मधुरा कषायकटुका स्मृता | वातपित्तप्रशमनी बृंहणी बलवर्धनी ||८१|| शल्यकः स्वादुपित्तघ्नो लघुः शीतो विषापहः | प्रियको मारुते पथ्योऽजगरस्त्वर्शसां हितः ||८२|| दुर्नामानिलदोषघ्नाः कृमिदूषीविषापहाः | चक्षुष्या मधुराः पाके सर्पा मेधाग्निवर्धनाः ||८३|| दर्वीकरा दीपकाश्च तेषूक्ताः कटुपाकिनः | मधुराश्चातिचक्षुष्याः सृष्टविण्मूत्रमारुताः ||८४||
Meaning of the śloka
Monitor lizard is described as sweet after digestion, astringent and pungent, calming vāta and pitta, nourishing, and strength-promoting. Śalyaka is sweet, light, cooling, reduces pitta, and is said to counter poison. Priyaka is considered suitable in vāta conditions, while python is said to be suitable for piles. Snakes are described as reducing durnāma, vāta disorders, worms, and dūṣīviṣa; as beneficial for the eyes; sweet after digestion; and promoting intellect and agni. Among them, darvīkara and dīpaka snakes are said to have a pungent post-digestive effect, to be sweet and especially beneficial for the eyes, and to promote the passage of stool, urine, and vāta.
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ਗੋਧੇਤ੍ਯਾਦਿ| ਦੂਸੀਵਿਸਾਪਹਾ ਇਤਿ ਵਿਸਮੇਵ ਦਾਵਾਗ੍ਨਿਵਾਤਾਤਪਾਦ੍ਯਭਿਭਵੇਨ ਮਨ੍ਦਤਾਂ ਗਤਂ ਵਿਸਪੀਤਸ੍ਯ ਵਾ ਵਿਸਂ ਦੂਸੀਵਿਸਮ੍| ਸਰ੍ਪਾਃ ਸਾਮਾਨ੍ਯਸਰ੍ਪਾਃ| ਦਰ੍ਵੀਕਰਾਃ ਫਣਾਕਰਾ ਇਤ੍ਯਰ੍ਥਃ| ਦੀਪਕਾ ਰਾਜਿਮਨ੍ਤਃ||੮੧-੮੪||
Meaning of the commentary
The commentary defines dūṣīviṣa as poison that has become weakened through factors such as forest fire, wind, or sun, or as residual poison in a person who has ingested poison. It says ‘snakes’ refers to snakes generally, identifies darvīkara as hooded snakes, and dīpaka as the striped rājimant type.
Key terms
- godhA (godhā)
- Monitor lizard.
- shalyaka (śalyaka)
- A burrow-dwelling animal described with specific dietary qualities.
- dUShIviSha (dūṣīviṣa)
- Weakened or residual poison as defined by the commentary.
- darvIkara (darvīkara)
- A hooded snake.
- dIpaka (dīpaka)
- Identified as a striped rājimant snake type.