रसोऽप्यस्य न रक्ताय मांसाय कुत एव तु । उपस्तब्धः स शकृता केवलं वर्तते क्षयी ॥ २२ ॥
When Rasa (essence, nutrient portion) is insufficient for Rakta (blood, the second Dhatu) itself, where is it for Mamsa (muscle, the third Dhatu); the patient of Kshaya is sustained by strength of the feces only.
रसोऽप्यस्य न रक्ताय मांसाय कुत एव तु । उपस्तब्धः स शकृता केवलं वर्तते क्षयी ॥ २२ ॥
When Rasa (essence, nutrient portion) is insufficient for Rakta (blood, the second Dhatu) itself, where is it for Mamsa (muscle, the third Dhatu); the patient of Kshaya is sustained by strength of the feces only.