निम्बकविता(Poem on Nimba – Azadirachta indica)

निम्बकविता

(Poem on Nimba – Azadirachta indica)

📜 Sanskrit Poem :

तिक्तो लघुश्च कटुको रक्तपित्तविनाशकः।
विषघ्नः कृमिघ्नश्च त्वच्यः शोथहरो हितः॥
मुखशुद्धिकरः शीतः क्षारः स्वेदहरोऽनघः।
नेत्रक्लेशविनाशश्च दन्तरोगविनाशकः॥
कुष्ठार्शः प्रमेहघ्नो वातपित्तहरः परः।
दीपनो रोचनो नित्यं त्रिदोषनाशनः शुभः॥
रक्तशुद्धिकरः श्रेष्ठो व्रणदाहविनाशकः।
निम्बस्तु तिक्तराजोऽयं जीवनीयो मनोहरः॥

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🧩 Word-by-Word Sanskrit–English Anvaya:

1. तिक्तः लघुः च कटुकः – bitter, light, and pungent,
   रक्तपित्त-विनाशकः – destroys blood and pitta disorders

2. विषघ्नः कृमिघ्नः च – removes toxins and parasites,
   त्वच्यः शोथहरः हितः – beneficial for skin and reduces inflammation

3. मुख-शुद्धि-करः शीतः – purifies the mouth and is cooling,
   क्षारः स्वेदहरः अनघः – alkaline, reduces sweat, and sinless (pure)

4. नेत्र-क्लेश-विनाशः च – cures eye ailments,
   दन्त-रोग-विनाशकः – removes dental diseases

5. कुष्ठ-अर्शः प्रमेह-घ्नः – cures leprosy, piles, and diabetes,
   वात-पित्त-हरः परः – best remover of vāta and pitta

6. दीपनः रोचनः नित्यं – kindles digestion, enhances taste, always,
   त्रिदोष-नाशनः शुभः – auspicious destroyer of all three doṣas

7. रक्त-शुद्धि-करः श्रेष्ठः – supreme purifier of blood,
   व्रण-दाह-विनाशकः – cures wounds and burning sensations

8. निम्बः तु तिक्त-राजः अयं – Nimba is truly the king of bitters,
   जीवनीयः मनोहरः – life-giving and delightful

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📖 Full English Sentence Translation:

Nimba is bitter, light, and pungent, and it pacifies blood and pitta disorders. It is an excellent antidote to toxins and parasites, promotes healthy skin, and reduces inflammation. Neem purifies the mouth, has a cooling potency, is alkaline, and reduces excessive sweating. It cures eye ailments and is highly effective for dental diseases. It treats leprosy, piles, and urinary disorders like diabetes and also pacifies vāta and pitta. It stimulates digestive fire and enhances appetite and is known to destroy all three doṣas. Neem purifies the blood, heals wounds and burns, and is known as the “King of Bitters,” being life-giving and aesthetically graceful.

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✍ लेखकः

डॉ. पाउस् पाउलोस्
(Dr. Pouse Poulose)