चन्दनकविता(Poem on Chandana – Santalum album)

चन्दनकविता

(Poem on Chandana – Santalum album)

📜 Sanskrit Poem (8 lines):

चन्दनं शीतलं शुभ्रं मधुरं मनसः प्रियं।
दाहशोषहरं रम्यं मुखसौगन्ध्यकारकम्॥
रक्तपित्तप्रशमकं तवक्दोषविनाशनम्।
शोथदाहहरं सौम्यं मूत्रकृच्छ्रविनाशनम्॥
चर्मरोगहरं पुण्यं स्निग्धं हृद्यं मनोहरम्।
सुरभिं देवपूज्यं च तापहारं शिवप्रदम्॥
कण्ठ्यं स्वरकरं शुद्धं मूर्च्छाभीतिप्रणाशनम्।
नमस्ते चन्दन श्रेष्ठ त्वं शान्तिप्रदं सदा शुभम्॥

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🧩 Word-by-Word Sanskrit–English Anvaya:

1. चन्दनं शीतलं शुभ्रं – Chandana is cooling and bright (pure),
   मधुरं मनसः प्रियं – sweet and dear to the mind

2. दाह-शोष-हरं रम्यं – cures burning and dryness, delightful,
   मुख-सौगन्ध्य-कारकम् – gives fragrance to the mouth

3. रक्त-पित्त-प्रशमकं – pacifies blood and pitta disorders,
   त्वक्-दोष-विनाशनम् – removes skin disorders

4. शोथ-दाह-हरं सौम्यं – gently cures inflammation and heat,
   मूत्र-कृच्छ्र-विनाशनम् – relieves painful urination

5. चर्म-रोग-हरं पुण्यं – removes skin diseases, sacred in essence,
   स्निग्धं हृद्यं मनोहरम् – unctuous, heart-pleasing, and charming

6. सुरभिं देव-पूज्यं च – fragrant and used in divine worship,
   ताप-हारं शिव-प्रदम् – removes heat and grants auspiciousness

7. कण्ठ्यं स्वर-करं शुद्धं – clears the throat and improves voice,
   मूर्च्छा-भीति-प्रणाशनम् – cures fainting and fear

8. नमस्ते चन्दन श्रेष्ठ – Salutations to you, O noble Chandana,
   त्वं शान्ति-प्रदं सदा शुभम् – you always bestow peace and goodness

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📖 Full English Sentence Translation:

Chandana is a cooling, pure, and sweet-smelling herb, dearly loved by the heart and mind. It alleviates burning, thirst, and dryness, bringing freshness and fragrance. It pacifies blood and pitta disorders and heals skin conditions. Gentle yet powerful, it relieves swelling, burning sensations, and painful urination. Chandana heals skin diseases, is sacred in nature, unctuous, heart-friendly, and mentally pleasing. It is fragrant and used in divine rituals, removes inner heat, and blesses the user with auspiciousness. It clears the voice, purifies the throat, and dispels fear and fainting. O noble Chandana, salutations to you — the eternal giver of peace and auspicious serenity.

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✍ लेखकः

डॉ. पाउस् पाउलोस्
(Dr. Pouse Poulose)