Astanga Hrudaya

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लघु रूक्षोष्णतीक्ष्णं च तदेवं मतमष्टधा। चरकस्त्वाह वीर्यं तत् क्रियते येन या क्रिया॥१३॥

sanskrit

Master Charaka says that Virya is that property, through which drug action is made possible. No drug action is possible without Veerya and all actions are possible only by the Virya 13. Some authors opine that there are 8 types of Veerya (potency of an herb/medicinal substance).

english translation

laghu rUkSoSNatIkSNaM ca tadevaM matamaSTadhA। carakastvAha vIryaM tat kriyate yena yA kriyA॥13॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/astanga-hrudaya/sutra-sthana/9/13

लघु रूक्षोष्णतीक्ष्णं च तदेवं मतमष्टधा। चरकस्त्वाह वीर्यं तत् क्रियते येन या क्रिया॥१३॥

sanskrit

Master Charaka says that Virya is that property, through which drug action is made possible. No drug action is possible without Veerya and all actions are possible only by the Virya 13. Some authors opine that there are 8 types of Veerya (potency of an herb/medicinal substance).

english translation

laghu rUkSoSNatIkSNaM ca tadevaM matamaSTadhA। carakastvAha vIryaM tat kriyate yena yA kriyA॥13॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript