बिभीतकीकविता (Poem on Bibhītakī – Terminalia bellirica)
📜 Sanskrit Poem (8 lines):
बिभीतकी फलं श्रेष्ठं कफपित्तविनाशनम्।
तिक्तं कषायसंयुक्तं कटुपाकं रसायनम्॥
नेत्रयुष्टि-प्रदं नित्यं मूत्रकृच्छ्र-विनाशनम्।
कण्ठ्यं स्वरविकारेषु लेखनं गर्तनाशनम्॥
रक्तदोषहरं शुद्धं त्रिदोषघ्नं च दीपकम्।
त्वग्विकारेषु युक्तं च शिरोगात्रविकारहरम्॥
बिभीतकी महौषध्या त्वच्यं सौंदर्यकारकम्।
सप्तफलं त्रिफल्यां च श्रेष्ठं मध्यं समाहितम्॥
🧩 Word-by-Word Sanskrit-English Anvaya:
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बिभीतकी फलं श्रेष्ठं – Bibhītakī fruit is excellent,
कफपित्तविनाशनम् – destroys kapha and pitta -
तिक्तं कषायसंयुक्तं – having bitter and astringent taste,
कटुपाकं रसायनम् – pungent post-digestively, and rejuvenating -
नेत्रयुष्टि-प्रदं नित्यं – daily improves vision,
मूत्रकृच्छ्रविनाशनम् – cures painful urination -
कण्ठ्यं स्वरविकारेषु – beneficial for throat disorders,
लेखनं गर्तनाशनम् – scraping property, removes deep-seated phlegm -
रक्तदोषहरं शुद्धं – purifies blood disorders,
त्रिदोषघ्नं च दीपकम् – balances all three doṣas, ignites digestive fire -
त्वग्विकारेषु युक्तं च – useful in skin diseases,
शिरो-गात्रविकारहरम् – cures diseases of head and body -
बिभीतकी महौषध्या – Bibhītakī is a great medicine,
त्वच्यं सौंदर्यकारकम् – promotes skin beauty -
सप्तफलं त्रिफल्यां च – among the three Triphalā fruits,
श्रेष्ठं मध्यं समाहितम् – it is the best and sits in the middle
📖 Full English Sentence Translation:
Bibhītakī is an excellent fruit known for its power to destroy kapha and pitta. It is bitter and astringent in taste, undergoes pungent digestion, and acts as a rejuvenator. Taken regularly, it improves eyesight and relieves urinary difficulties. It is beneficial in throat conditions and clears deep-seated phlegm. Bibhītakī purifies the blood, balances all three doṣas, and improves digestion. It is effective in skin disorders and in curing ailments of the head and limbs. A superior medicinal herb, it enhances the complexion and beauty of the skin. Among the three fruits of Triphalā, it holds the central and best place.
✍ लेखकः
डॉ. पाउस् पाउलोस्
(Dr. Pouse Poulose)
