पिप्पलीकविता(Poem on Pippalī – Piper longum)

 पिप्पलीकविता

(Poem on Pippalī – Piper longum)

📜 Sanskrit Poem (8 lines):

पिप्पली कटु तीक्ष्णोष्णा दीपन्या हृद्यकारिणी।
कासश्वासविनाशिन्यः ग्रहणीदोषनाशिनी॥
अग्निसन्दीपन्योष्णा च मेध्या रसायनी परा।
वृष्या रक्तशुद्धिकरी स्निग्धोष्णा रुचिप्रदा॥
आमपाचकरी गुर्वी कफवातहरा शिवा।
शूलश्लेष्महरा सौम्या प्रमेहघ्नी च शक्तिमत्॥
स्निग्धवातहरा शुद्धा श्वेतपित्तविनाशिनी।
नमस्ते पिप्पली देवी दीर्घायुष्यप्रदायिनी॥

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🧩 Word-by-Word Sanskrit–English Anvaya:

1. पिप्पली कटु तीक्ष्ण उष्णा – Pippalī is pungent, sharp, and heating,
   दीपन्या हृद्य-कारिणी – stimulates digestion and supports the heart

2. कास-श्वास-विनाशिन्यः – cures cough and asthma,
   ग्रहणी-दोष-नाशिनी – treats disorders of digestion and absorption

3. अग्नि-सन्दीपनी उष्णा च – kindles digestive fire, hot in potency,
   मेध्या रसायनी परा – enhances memory and acts as a great rejuvenative

4. वृष्या रक्त-शुद्धि-करी – promotes virility and purifies blood,
   स्निग्ध-उष्णा रुचि-प्रदा – oily-hot in quality and improves taste

5. आम-पाच-करि गुर्वी – digests āma (toxins) despite being heavy,
   कफ-वात-हरा शिवा – relieves kapha and vāta, auspicious in nature

6. शूल-श्लेष्म-हरा सौम्या – removes pain and phlegm, gentle,
   प्रमेह-घ्नी च शक्तिमत् – powerful in treating urinary disorders

7. स्निग्ध-वात-हरा शुद्धा – lubricating and vāta-pacifying, pure,
   श्वेत-पित्त-विनाशिनी – removes discoloration and pitta imbalance

8. नमस्ते पिप्पली देवी – O Goddess Pippalī, salutations to you,
   दीर्घ-आयुष्य-प्रदायिनी – bestower of long life

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📖 Full English Sentence Translation:

Pippalī is pungent, sharp, and heating. It stimulates digestion and supports cardiac health. It effectively treats cough and breathlessness and removes digestive disorders like grahaṇī. Being hot in potency, it kindles digestive fire, enhances intellect, and is a supreme rasāyana. It promotes sexual health and purifies blood. With its oily-warm nature, it enhances taste. Though heavy, it digests toxins, and pacifies kapha and vāta. It relieves pain and phlegm and is gentle yet strong enough to tackle urinary disorders. It lubricates, balances vāta, and removes pitta conditions like leucoderma. O divine Pippalī, salutations to you — the granter of longevity.

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✍ लेखकः

डॉ. पाउस् पाउलोस्
(Dr. Pouse Poulose)