दारुहरिद्राकविता(Poem on Dāruharidrā – Berberis aristata)

दारुहरिद्राकविता

(Poem on Dāruharidrā – Berberis aristata)

📜 Sanskrit Poem (8 lines):

दारुहरिद्रां तीक्ष्णोष्णां तिक्तां रक्तविशोधनाम्।
कुष्ठशोथव्रणघ्नीं च नेत्ररोगविनाशिनीम्॥
प्रमेहकफनाशां च कृमिघ्नीं दीपन्यौषधीम्।
मूत्रकृच्छ्रहरां हृष्टां पित्तशान्तिप्रदां शिवाम्॥
वातपित्तकफघ्नीं च त्रिदोषहरशक्तिमत्।
त्वग्दोषहरकां सौम्यां शोणितदूषनाशिनीम्॥
शोथदाहविनाशां च हृदयाय प्रशस्यतीम्।
नमस्ते हरिद्रे दारु त्वं चक्रेऽपि प्रतिष्ठिता॥

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🧩 Word-by-Word Sanskrit–English Anvaya:

1. दारुहरिद्रां तीक्ष्ण उष्णां – Dāruharidrā is sharp and heating,
   तिक्तां रक्त-विशोधनाम् – bitter and purifies the blood

2. कुष्ठ-शोथ-व्रण-घ्नीं च – cures leprosy, inflammation, and wounds,
   नेत्र-रोग-विनाशिनीम् – removes eye diseases

3. प्रमेह-कफ-नाशां च – destroys diabetes and kapha,
   कृमिघ्नीं दीपनी औषधीम् – kills worms, a digestive stimulant medicine

4. मूत्र-कृच्छ्र-हरां हृष्टां – relieves painful urination and restores vigor,
   पित्त-शान्ति-प्रदां शिवाम् – bestows pitta-pacifying peace and auspiciousness

5. वात-पित्त-कफ-घ्नीं च – pacifies vāta, pitta, and kapha,
   त्रिदोष-हर-शक्तिमत् – powerfully removes all three doṣas

6. त्वक्-दोष-हरकां सौम्यां – gently clears skin disorders,
   शोणित-दूषण-नाशिनीम् – destroys blood impurities

7. शोथ-दाह-विनाशां च – removes swelling and burning sensations,
   हृदयाय प्रशस्यतीम् – praised for heart health

8. नमस्ते हरिद्रे दारु – Salutations to you, O Dāruharidrā,
   त्वं चक्रेऽपि प्रतिष्ठिता – even established in the celestial chakra (divine circle)

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📖 Full English Sentence Translation:

Dāruharidrā is sharp, heating, and bitter in taste. It is a powerful purifier of the blood and is highly effective in treating skin diseases like leprosy, inflammation, and wounds. It cures eye diseases and destroys kapha and urinary disorders such as diabetes. As a digestive stimulant, it removes worms and improves appetite. It treats painful urination, restores energy, and brings peace by pacifying pitta. Dāruharidrā powerfully pacifies all three doṣas — vāta, pitta, and kapha. It soothes skin conditions gently and purifies the blood. It cures swelling, burning sensations, and is praised for supporting heart health. Salutations to you, Dāruharidrā, whose divine essence is honored even in the chakra of the gods.

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✍ लेखकः

डॉ. पाउस् पाउलोस्
(Dr. Pouse Poulose)