शतावरीकविता(Poem on Śatāvarī – Asparagus racemosus)

शतावरीकविता

(Poem on Śatāvarī – Asparagus racemosus)

📜 Sanskrit Poem (8 lines):

शतावरी स्तन्यवृद्धिः स्त्रीणां शक्तिवर्धिनी।
मधुरा स्निग्धशीता च पित्तदाहविनाशिनी॥
गर्भपोषणकर्त्री या रजोदोषनिवारिणी।
शुक्रवृद्धिकरी रम्या रसायन्यपि बन्धनी॥
मूत्रकृच्छ्रविनाशा या व्रणशोधनकारिणी।
शोथरक्तविकारघ्नी त्रिदोषघ्नी मनोहरा॥
शतशाखाकृतिः शुभ्रा सदा सौम्या सुखप्रदा।
रसायन्यां च श्रेष्ठा या स्त्रीबलप्रदकारिणी॥

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🧩 Word-by-Word Sanskrit–English Anvaya:

1. शतावरी स्तन्यवृद्धिः – Śatāvarī promotes breast milk,
   स्त्रीणां शक्तिवर्धिनी – enhances women’s strength

2. मधुरा स्निग्ध-शीता च – sweet, unctuous, and cooling in nature,
   पित्त-दाह-विनाशिनी – pacifies pitta and burning sensations

3. गर्भपोषणकर्त्री या – supports fetal development,
   रजोदोष-निवारिणी – removes menstrual disorders

4. शुक्रवृद्धिकरी रम्या – increases semen, beautiful,
   रसायन्या अपि बन्धनी – also rasāyana and stabilizer of pregnancy

5. मूत्रकृच्छ्र-विनाशा या – cures painful urination,
   व्रण-शोधन-कारिणी – cleanses and heals wounds

6. शोथ-रक्त-विकारघ्नी – cures swelling and blood disorders,
   त्रिदोषघ्नी मनोहरा – pacifies all three doṣas and is delightful

7. शत-शाखा-आकृतिः शुभ्रा – white, with hundred-branch form,
   सदा सौम्या सुखप्रदा – always gentle and bliss-giving

8. रसायन्यां च श्रेष्ठा या – best among rasāyana herbs,
   स्त्री-बल-प्रद-कारिणी – giver of strength to women

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📖 Full English Sentence Translation:

Śatāvarī promotes lactation and enhances the strength of women. It is sweet, unctuous, and cooling in nature, effective in pacifying pitta and burning sensations. It supports fetal growth and corrects menstrual disorders. It increases semen, is beautiful to behold, and acts as a stabilizing rasāyana during pregnancy. Śatāvarī relieves painful urination and helps cleanse and heal wounds. It cures swelling and blood disorders, balances all three doṣas, and is pleasant in action. With a white, multi-branched structure, she is always gentle and comfort-giving. Among all rejuvenative herbs, she is supreme, especially in empowering women.

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✍ लेखकः

डॉ. पाउस् पाउलोस्
(Dr. Pouse Poulose)