विदङ्गकविता(Poem on Vidanga – Embelia ribes)

विदङ्गकविता

(Poem on Vidanga – Embelia ribes)

📜 Sanskrit Poem (8 lines):

विदङ्गं कटुतीक्ष्णं च कृमिघ्नं दोषनाशनम्।
दीपनं पाचनं श्रेष्ठं रुचिकरं कफापहम्॥
त्वग्विकारहरं शुद्धं मेहकुष्ठविनाशनम्।
रक्तपित्तहरं सौम्यं ग्रहणीदोषशोधनम्॥
वातश्लेष्महरं दक्षं शोथदाहविनाशनम्।
अर्शोविकारहं साक्षात् सूत्रभेदनकारकम्॥
सन्धिव्रणप्रशमनं गर्भदोषविनाशनम्।
नमस्ते विदङ्ग राजन् शरीरशुद्धिदायक॥

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🧩 Word-by-Word Sanskrit–English Anvaya:

1. विदङ्गं कटु तीक्ष्णं च – Vidanga is pungent and sharp,
   कृमिघ्नं दोष-नाशनम् – destroys worms and pacifies imbalanced doṣas

2. दीपनं पाचनं श्रेष्ठं – it is a great stimulant and digestive,
   रुचिकरं कफ-अपहम् – enhances taste and removes kapha

3. त्वक्-विकार-हरं शुद्धं – cures skin disorders, pure in nature,
   मेह-कुष्ठ-विनाशनम् – destroys urinary and skin diseases (leprosy)

4. रक्त-पित्त-हरं सौम्यं – gently pacifies blood and pitta,
   ग्रहणी-दोष-शोधनम् – cleanses digestive absorption disorders

5. वात-श्लेष्म-हरं दक्षं – ably removes vāta and kapha,
   शोथ-दाह-विनाशनम् – removes swelling and burning

6. अर्शो-विकार-हं साक्षात् – directly cures hemorrhoidal disorders,
   सूत्र-भेदन-कारकम् – known to penetrate intestinal worms

7. सन्धि-व्रण-प्रशमनं – heals joint wounds,
   गर्भ-दोष-विनाशनम् – removes uterine and fetal complications

8. नमस्ते विदङ्ग राजन् – O Vidanga, king of worm-killers,
   शरीर-शुद्धि-दायक – giver of complete body purification

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📖 Full English Sentence Translation:

Vidanga is pungent and sharp in nature. It is a powerful destroyer of intestinal worms and corrects all doṣic imbalances. It is a superior digestive and appetizer that enhances taste and eliminates kapha. Vidanga is pure and effective in treating skin diseases and major disorders like diabetes and leprosy. It gently pacifies pitta and blood impurities and purifies grahaṇī-related dysfunctions. It effectively eliminates vāta and kapha, and reduces inflammation and burning. It is especially noted in treating hemorrhoids and works directly to penetrate and destroy intestinal worms. It also helps heal joint wounds and corrects uterine disorders. O Vidanga, king of anthelmintics, I bow to you — the purifier of the body.

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✍ लेखकः

डॉ. पाउस् पाउलोस्
(Dr. Pouse Poulose)