गुडूचीकविता(Poem on Gudūcī – Tinospora cordifolia)

 गुडूचीकविता

(Poem on Gudūcī – Tinospora cordifolia)

📜 Sanskrit Poem (8 lines):

गुडूची कटुका तिक्ता पचनी दीपनी परा।
ज्वरघ्नी त्रिदोषनाशिनी रसायन्यगुणान्विता॥
अमृताभा तनुश्चैव स्निग्धोष्णा बलवर्धिनी।
शीतला रक्तदोषघ्नी मेदशोथविनाशिनी॥
अर्शोमूलहरा या च प्रमेहश्वासहापहा।
यकृच्छोथकफव्यूहहरा रक्तप्रदूषणी॥
चक्षुष्या विषनाशा या नाडीस्नायुबलप्रदा।
गुडूचीकल्पितं नित्यं रोगनाशाय कल्पयेत्॥

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🧩 Word-by-Word Sanskrit-English Anvaya:

1. गुडूची कटुका तिक्ता – Guduchi is pungent and bitter,
   पचनी दीपनी परा – best in digestion and kindling agni

2. ज्वरघ्नी त्रिदोषनाशिनी – cures fever, destroys all three doṣas,
   रसायन्यगुणान्विता – endowed with rejuvenative properties

3. अमृताभा तनुः च एव – having body like nectar (amṛta),
   स्निग्धोष्णा बलवर्धिनी – unctuous-warm, strength-giving

4. शीतला रक्तदोषघ्नी – cooling and purifier of blood disorders,
   मेद-शोथ-विनाशिनी – destroys fat and inflammation

5. अर्शोमूलहरा या च – removes root of hemorrhoids,
   प्रमेह-श्वास-हापहा – alleviates diabetes and breathlessness

6. यकृत-शोथ-कफ-व्यूह-हरा – cures liver swelling and kapha clusters,
   रक्तप्रदूषणी – and purifies the blood

7. चक्षुष्या विषनाशा या – good for eyes and antidote to poisons,
   नाडीस्नायुबलप्रदा – strengthens nerves and ligaments

8. गुडूचीकल्पितं नित्यं – Guduchi-prepared formulation daily,
   रोगनाशाय कल्पयेत् – should be designed to destroy disease

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📖 Full English Sentence Translation:

Guduchi is pungent and bitter, excelling in digestion and igniting the digestive fire. It cures fevers, balances all three doṣas, and holds potent rasāyana properties. With a nectar-like form, it is unctuous and warm in nature, and it bestows strength. It has a cooling effect, purifies the blood, and alleviates fat and swelling. Guduchi removes the root cause of hemorrhoids, cures diabetes and asthma. It heals liver inflammation and kapha accumulations, purifies the blood, and is useful for the eyes and poisons. It strengthens nerves and ligaments. Regularly using Guduchi formulations leads to complete disease eradication.

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✍ लेखकः

डॉ. पाउस् पाउलोस्
(Dr. Pouse Poulose)