मरिचकविता(Poem on Maricha – Piper nigrum)

मरिचकविता

(Poem on Maricha – Piper nigrum)

📜 Sanskrit Poem (8 lines):

मरिचं कटु तीक्ष्णोष्णं दीपनं रुचिकारकं।
अग्निसंदीपनं श्रेष्ठं वातकफविनाशनम्॥
आमपाचकशूलघ्नं कृमिघ्नं ग्रहणीरिपुम्।
कासश्वासप्रमेहघ्नं तन्द्रालस्यनाशनम्॥
चक्षुष्यम् हृद्यरमणं शोथव्रणविनाशनम्।
स्रोतःशुद्धिकरं शक्तिं बृंहणं लघु पाचनम्॥
त्वग्दोषप्रशमं सौम्यं मेध्यं चोर्जःप्रदं शुभम्।
नमस्ते मरिचं तीक्ष्णं रोगशोकविनाशनम्॥

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🧩 Word-by-Word Sanskrit–English Anvaya:

1. मरिचं कटु तीक्ष्ण उष्णं – Maricha is pungent, sharp, and heating,
   दीपनं रुचि-कारकं – digestive stimulant and taste enhancer

2. अग्नि-सन्दीपनं श्रेष्ठं – excellent ignitor of digestive fire,
   वात-कफ-विनाशनम् – destroys vāta and kapha

3. आम-पाचक शूल-घ्नं – digests āma (toxins) and relieves colic,
   कृमिघ्नं ग्रहणी-रिपुम् – kills worms and cures grahaṇī (malabsorption)

4. कास-श्वास-प्रमेह-घ्नं – cures cough, asthma, and urinary diseases,
   तन्द्रा-आलस्य-नाशनम् – removes drowsiness and lethargy

5. चक्षुष्यम् हृद्य-रमणं – good for the eyes and pleasing to the heart,
   शोथ-व्रण-विनाशनम् – destroys inflammation and wounds

6. स्रोतस्-शुद्धि-करं शक्तिं – purifies body channels and increases vitality,
   बृंहणं लघु पाचनम् – nourishing, light, and aids digestion

7. त्वक्-दोष-प्रशमं सौम्यं – relieves skin disorders, gentle,
   मेध्यं च उर्जः-प्रदं शुभम् – promotes intellect and grants energy and auspiciousness

8. नमस्ते मरिचं तीक्ष्णं – Salutations to you, sharp Maricha,
   रोग-शोक-विनाशनम् – the destroyer of disease and sorrow

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📖 Full English Sentence Translation:

Maricha is pungent, sharp, and heating. It stimulates digestion and enhances taste. It is an excellent herb for igniting the digestive fire and eliminating vāta and kapha. It digests toxins, relieves colicky pain, destroys worms, and cures grahaṇī. It treats cough, asthma, and diabetes, and removes lethargy and fatigue. Maricha benefits the eyes and heart, heals inflammation and wounds, purifies the body’s channels, and builds strength. It is nourishing yet light and promotes digestion. It calms skin disorders, is mentally nourishing, energizing, and auspicious. O sharp Maricha, salutations to you — the remover of disease and sorrow.

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✍ लेखकः

डॉ. पाउस् पाउलोस्
(Dr. Pouse Poulose)