Astanga Hrudaya

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चूर्णितं मधुसर्पिर्भ्यां लीढ्वा साधु विरिच्यते । सन्निपातज्वरस्तम्भपिपासादाहपीडितः ॥ ११ ॥

powdered nicely and licked (consumed) along with honey and ghee produces easy purgation in sannipata Jvara (fever caused by the increase of all the three doshas together), stiffness of the body parts, thirst and burning sensation.

english translation

cUrNitaM madhusarpirbhyAM lIDhvA sAdhu viricyate । sannipAtajvarastambhapipAsAdAhapIDitaH ॥ 11 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

लिम्पेदन्तस्त्रिवृतया द्विधा कृत्वेक्षुगण्डिकाम् । एकीकृत्य च तत् स्विन्नं पुटपाकेन भक्षयेत् ॥ १२ ॥

A piece of Saccharum officinarum is split filled inside it, powder of Trivrt – Operculina turpethum, then slices of cane bound together and cooked in the putapaka method (bound slices are enveloped with leaves, given a coating of mud; after it dries, it is placed inside heap of burning coal for a few minutes and removed out when it becomes red hot). After it cools the coatings are removed and the cooked cane is chewed.

english translation

limpedantastrivRtayA dvidhA kRtvekSugaNDikAm । ekIkRtya ca tat svinnaM puTapAkena bhakSayet ॥ 12 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

भृङ्गैलाभ्यां समा नीली तैस्त्रिवृतैश्च शर्करा । चूर्णं फलरसक्षौद्रसक्तुभिस्तर्पणं पिबेत् ॥ १३ ॥

nīlī – Indigofera tinctoria, equal in quantity with bhṛṅगा (twak – Cinnamomum zeylanicum) and elā – Elettaria cardamomum; equal to the quantity of these three should be trivṛt (Operculina turpethum), and sugar equal to all the four combined is added. This powder made into a tarpaṇa (satiating drink) by adding fruit juices, honey and flour (of Hordeum vulgare) should be drunk.

english translation

bhRGgailAbhyAM samA nIlI taistrivRtaizca zarkarA । cUrNaM phalarasakSaudrasaktubhistarpaNaM pibet ॥ 13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वातपित्तकफोत्थेषु रोगेष्वल्पानलेषु च । नरेषु सुकुमारेषु निरपायं विरेचनम् ॥ १४ ॥

This is a harmless purgative in diseases arising from Vata, Pitta and Kapha, for those who have weak digestive activity and those of tender constitution.

english translation

vAtapittakaphottheSu rogeSvalpAnaleSu ca । nareSu sukumAreSu nirapAyaM virecanam ॥ 14 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विडङ्गतण्डुलवरायावशूककणास्त्रिवृत् । सर्वतोऽर्धेन तल्लीढं मध्वाज्येन गुडेन वा ॥ १५ ॥

viḍaṅgataṇḍula – Seeds of Embelia ribes, Vara (Haritaki – Terminalia chebula, Vibhitaki – Terminalia bellerica, Amalaki – Emblica officinalis), yāvaśūka – alkali prepared of Hordeum vulgare, and kaṇā – Piper longum, all equal in quantity; and trivṛt – Operculina turpethum equal to half of the total weight of all the other ingredients combined, should be powdered together and licked with honey and ghee or Jaggery (treacle);

english translation

viDaGgataNDulavarAyAvazUkakaNAstrivRt । sarvato'rdhena tallIDhaM madhvAjyena guDena vA ॥ 15 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript