मुस्ताकविता(Poem on Mustaka – Cyperus rotundus)

मुस्ताकविता

(Poem on Mustaka – Cyperus rotundus)

📜 Sanskrit Poem (8 lines):

मुस्तं कटुं कषायं च तीक्ष्णोष्णं पाचनं लघु।
दीपनं कफवातघ्नं शुक्रदोषविनाशनम्॥
त्रिदोषशमनं शीतं ज्वरशूलनिवारणम्।
ग्रहणीदोषसंहर्ता रक्तपित्तप्रशान्तिकृत्॥
मूत्रकृच्छ्रविनाशाय कृमिघ्नं त्वग्विकारहृत्।
रुचिकरं त्वगुत्तं च प्रलापघ्नं विचक्षणम्॥
स्रंसनं बन्धनं चैव युक्तं कालवशादपि।
नमस्ते मुस्तके सौम्य त्रिदोषहर शुभप्रद॥

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🧩 Word-by-Word Sanskrit–English Anvaya:

1. मुस्तं कटुं कषायं च – Mustaka is pungent and astringent,
   तीक्ष्ण उष्णं पाचनं लघु – sharp, heating, digestive, and light

2. दीपनं कफ-वात-घ्नं – improves appetite, pacifies kapha and vāta,
   शुक्र-दोष-विनाशनम् – removes seminal disorders

3. त्रिदोष-शमनं शीतं – pacifies all three doṣas and cool in action,
   ज्वर-शूल-निवारणम् – alleviates fever and abdominal pain

4. ग्रहणी-दोष-संहर्ता – treats grahaṇī (absorption defects),
   रक्त-पित्त-प्रशान्ति-कृत् – calms disorders of blood and pitta

5. मूत्र-कृच्छ्र-विनाशाय – cures urinary difficulties,
   कृमिघ्नं त्वक्-विकार-हृत् – destroys worms and skin diseases

6. रुचिकरं त्वक्-उत्तं च – improves taste and enhances skin glow,
   प्रलाप-घ्नं विचक्षणम् – relieves delirium and is wise (balancing to mind)

7. स्रंसनं बन्धनं च एव – can loosen or bind the bowels,
   युक्तं काल-वशात् अपि – as needed according to time/condition

8. नमस्ते मुस्तके सौम्य – Salutations to you, gentle Mustaka,
   त्रिदोष-हर शुभ-प्रद – pacifier of doṣas and giver of well-being

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📖 Full English Sentence Translation:

Mustaka is pungent, astringent, sharp, heating, digestive, and light to digest. It stimulates appetite, pacifies kapha and vāta, and removes reproductive fluid disorders. It is cooling and balances all three doṣas, while also treating fevers and abdominal pain. Mustaka effectively manages grahaṇī (malabsorption syndromes) and pacifies blood and pitta imbalances. It alleviates urinary difficulty, destroys worms, and cures skin conditions. It improves taste, promotes healthy skin, and helps relieve delirium or mental confusion. Interestingly, Mustaka can either loosen or bind the bowels depending on the condition. Salutations to you, O gentle Mustaka, who removes all three doṣas and brings auspicious health.

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✍ लेखकः

डॉ. पाउस् पाउलोस्
(Dr. Pouse Poulose)