ಗೋಧಾ ವಿಪಾಕೇ ಮಧುರಾ ಕಷಾಯಕಟುಕಾ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ | ವಾತಪಿತ್ತಪ್ರಶಮನೀ ಬೃಂಹಣೀ ಬಲವರ್ಧನೀ ||೮೧|| ಶಲ್ಯಕಃ ಸ್ವಾದುಪಿತ್ತಘ್ನೋ ಲಘುಃ ಶೀತೋ ವಿಷಾಪಹಃ | ಪ್ರಿಯಕೋ ಮಾರುತೇ ಪಥ್ಯೋಽಜಗರಸ್ತ್ವರ್ಶಸಾಂ ಹಿತಃ ||೮೨|| ದುರ್ನಾಮಾನಿಲದೋಷಘ್ನಾಃ ಕೃಮಿದೂಷೀವಿಷಾಪಹಾಃ | ಚಕ್ಷುಷ್ಯಾ ಮಧುರಾಃ ಪಾಕೇ ಸರ್ಪಾ ಮೇಧಾಗ್ನಿವರ್ಧನಾಃ ||೮೩|| ದರ್ವೀಕರಾ ದೀಪಕಾಶ್ಚ ತೇಷೂಕ್ತಾಃ ಕಟುಪಾಕಿನಃ | ಮಧುರಾಶ್ಚಾತಿಚಕ್ಷುಷ್ಯಾಃ ಸೃಷ್ಟವಿಣ್ಮೂತ್ರಮಾರುತಾಃ ||೮೪||
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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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ಗೋಧೇತ್ಯಾದಿ| ದೂಷೀವಿಷಾಪಹಾ ಇತಿ ವಿಷಮೇವ ದಾವಾಗ್ನಿವಾತಾತಪಾದ್ಯಭಿಭವೇನ ಮನ್ದತಾಂ ಗತಂ ವಿಷಪೀತಸ್ಯ ವಾ ವಿಷಂ ದೂಷೀವಿಷಮ್| ಸರ್ಪಾಃ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯಸರ್ಪಾಃ| ದರ್ವೀಕರಾಃ ಫಣಾಕರಾ ಇತ್ಯರ್ಥಃ| ದೀಪಕಾ ರಾಜಿಮನ್ತಃ||೮೧-೮೪||
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.