vājīkaraṇyastvōṣadhayaḥ svabalaguṇōtkarṣādvirēcanavadupayuktāḥ śukraṁ śīghraṁ virēcayanti ||17||
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वाजीकरण्यस्त्वोषधयः स्वबलगुणोत्कर्षाद्विरेचनवदुपयुक्ताः शुक्रं शीघ्रं विरेचयन्ति ||१७||
Meaning of the śloka
Vajikarana medicines, when used, are said to bring about the prompt discharge of shukra through the excellence of their own potency and qualities, in a manner compared with purgative medicines.
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yadi māsēna rasaḥ śukrībhavati tarhi vājīkarīṇāṁ mahauṣadhīnāṁ prayōgō niṣphalaḥ syādityāha- vājīkaraṇya ityādi| vājīkaraṇyastvōṣadhaya iti yābhirōṣadhibhiḥ strīṣu narō vājīva samarthō bhavati tā vājīkaraṇyaḥ| svabalaguṇōtkarṣāditi svaśabdō balaguṇābhyāṁ saha pratyēkaṁ saṁvadhyatē, utkarṣaśabdō'pi| atra kāścidōṣadhayaḥ svabalōtkarṣāt, kāścit svaguṇōtkarṣāt, kāścit svabalaguṇōtkarṣāt, tatra saṅkalpapādalēpaviśiṣṭakāntāsparśādayaḥ svabalōtkarṣāt, svaprabhāvōtkarṣādityarthaḥ; ghr̥takṣīrādayaḥ svaguṇōtkarṣāt, svasnēhādyutkarṣādityarthaḥ; māṣādayaḥ svabalaguṇōtkarṣāt, svaprabhāvasnēhādyutkarṣādityarthaḥ; utkarṣa ādhikyam| vājīkaraṇya iti bahuvacanamādyarthē, tēna balyabr̥ṁhaṇīyajīvanasaṅgrahaṇādayō'pi tadvadvācyā iti||17||
Meaning of the commentary
This answers the objection that, if rasa takes a month to become shukra, powerful vajikarana medicines would be ineffective. Vajikarana refers to measures by which a man is said to become sexually capable like a stallion. The words 'own' and 'excellence' apply separately to potency and qualities. Some measures act through exceptional inherent potency, some through their qualities, and some through both. Desire or mental resolve, an application to the feet, and the touch of a particular beloved woman illustrate inherent potency, or prabhava. Ghee and milk illustrate excellence of qualities such as unctuousness. Masha and similar materials illustrate both inherent potency and unctuous qualities. The plural reference to vajikarana is understood inclusively, extending the same principle to strengthening, nourishing, life-supporting and retaining or consolidating groups of measures.
Key terms
- vAjIkaraNyaH (vājīkaraṇyaḥ)
- Measures described as promoting sexual capacity and the discharge of shukra.
- prabhAva (prabhāva)
- Inherent specific potency, distinguished here from qualities such as unctuousness.