Astanga Hrudaya

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वातासृङ्मोहमेहार्शोगुल्मविण्मूत्रसङ्ग्रहान्। विषमज्वरवीसर्पवर्ध्माध्मानप्रवाहिकाः॥४१॥

It effectively cures gout/gouty arthritis (vātāsṛk), mental delusion (moha), urinary disorders and diabetes (meha), hemorrhoids (arśas), abdominal tumors (gulma), retention or obstruction of feces and urine (viṭ-mūtra-saṅgraha), irregular fevers (viṣama-jvara), herpes/erysipelas (vīsarpā), scrotal enlargement (vardhma), tympanites/flatulence (ādhmāna), and dysentery (pravāhikā).

english translation

vAtAsRGmohamehArzogulmaviNmUtrasaGgrahAn। viSamajvaravIsarpavardhmAdhmAnapravAhikAH॥41॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वङ्क्षणोरुकटीकुक्षिमन्याश्रोत्रशिरोरुजः । हन्त्यासृग्दरोन्मादशोफकासाश्मकुण्डलान् ॥ ४२ ॥

It eliminates acute pain (rujaḥ) located in the groins (vaṅkṣaṇa), thighs (ūru), waist/lumbar region (kaṭī), belly (kukṣi), nape of the neck (manyā), ears (śrotra), and head (śiras). It also destroys menorrhagia/metrorrhagia (asṛgdara), insanity (unmāda), edema (śopha), cough (kāsa), urinary calculi (aśmarī), and bladder disorders like mūtra-kuṇḍala.

english translation

vaGkSaNorukaTIkukSimanyAzrotrazirorujaH । hantyAsRgdaronmAdazophakAsAzmakuNDalAn ॥ 42 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

चक्षुष्यः पुत्रदो राजा यापनानां रसायनम् । मृगाणां लघुवद्राणां दशमूलस्य चाम्भसा ॥ ४३ ॥

This elite formulation is highly beneficial for the eyes and vision (cakṣuṣyaḥ), bestows healthy progeny (putradaḥ), stands as the undisputed king among all stabilizing enemas (rājā yāpanānām), and functions as an exceptional rejuvenator (rasāyanam). Meat of animals of small size (rabbit, deer etc.) and big size (boar, buffalo etc.) boiled in the decoction of Dasamula

english translation

cakSuSyaH putrado rAjA yApanAnAM rasAyanam । mRgANAM laghuvadrANAM dazamUlasya cAmbhasA ॥ 43 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

हपुषामिशिगाङ्गेयीकल्कैर्वातहरः परम् । निरूहोऽत्यर्थवृष्यश्च महास्नेहसमन्वितः ॥ ४४ ॥

Brihati – Solanum indicum Kantakari – Solanum xanthocarpum Gokshura – Tribulus – Tribulus terrestris Shalaparni – Desmodium gangeticum Prishniparni – Uraria picta Bilva – Bael tree – Aegle marmelos Agnimantha – Premna mucronata Shyonaka – Oroxylum indicum Patala – Stereospermum suaveolens Gambhari – Gmelina arborea with paste of hapuṣā – Juniperus communis, miśi – Anethum sowa, gāṅgeyī – Cyperus rotundus (then filtered) and administered as enema is best to mitigate vata. The same decoction boiled with the Mahasneha (four facts ghee, oil, fat and marrow) is a highly valuable aphrodisiac.

english translation

hapuSAmizigAGgeyIkalkairvAtaharaH param । nirUho'tyarthavRSyazca mahAsnehasamanvitaH ॥ 44 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मयूरं पक्षपित्तान्त्रपादविट्तुण्डवर्जितम्। लग़ुना पञ्चमूलेन पालिकेन समन्वितम्॥४५॥

Take a whole peacock carcass that has been fully dressed by removing its feathers (pakṣa), bile (pitta), intestines (āntra), feet (pāda), fecal matter (viṭ), and beak (tuṇḍa). Combine this flesh with the roots of the laghu-pañcamūla (the five lesser roots), with each root measuring exactly one pala (approx. 48g).

english translation

mayUraM pakSapittAntrapAdaviTtuNDavarjitam। lag2unA paJcamUlena pAlikena samanvitam॥45॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript