Astanga Hrudaya

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गुरुशीतसरस्निग्धमन्दसूक्ष्ममृदुद्रवम्। औषधं स्नेहनं प्रायो, विपरीतं विरूक्षणम्॥१॥

sanskrit

Qualities of oil and fats - Snehana Dravya The Snehana substances – used for oleation therapy have the following qualities - Guru – heaviness Sheeta – cold Sara – easily moving, mobility, spreading Snigdha – unctuous, oily Manda – mild, Sookshma – minute Mrudu – soft Dravam – liquid The substances used for imparting dryness to the body (Rookshana) are of opposite qualities to the above-mentioned.

english translation

guruzItasarasnigdhamandasUkSmamRdudravam। auSadhaM snehanaM prAyo, viparItaM virUkSaNam॥1॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/astanga-hrudaya/sutra-sthana/16/1

गुरुशीतसरस्निग्धमन्दसूक्ष्ममृदुद्रवम्। औषधं स्नेहनं प्रायो, विपरीतं विरूक्षणम्॥१॥

sanskrit

Qualities of oil and fats - Snehana Dravya The Snehana substances – used for oleation therapy have the following qualities - Guru – heaviness Sheeta – cold Sara – easily moving, mobility, spreading Snigdha – unctuous, oily Manda – mild, Sookshma – minute Mrudu – soft Dravam – liquid The substances used for imparting dryness to the body (Rookshana) are of opposite qualities to the above-mentioned.

english translation

guruzItasarasnigdhamandasUkSmamRdudravam। auSadhaM snehanaM prAyo, viparItaM virUkSaNam॥1॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript