Astanga Hrudaya

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चूर्णो विशेषात्तिमिरं भास्करो भास्करो यथा । त्रिंशद्भागा भुजङ्गस्य गन्धपाषाणपञ्चकम् ॥ ३१ ॥

especially and used as collyrium daily, this Bhaskarachurna cures Kacha, Arma, Naktandhaya, red striae and especially Timira just as Bhaskara (sun) dispels darkness. Thirty parts of bhujaṅgasya – lead, five parts of gandhapāṣāṇa – sulphur,

english translation

cUrNo vizeSAttimiraM bhAskaro bhAskaro yathA । triMzadbhAgA bhujaGgasya gandhapASANapaJcakam ॥ 31 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शुल्बतालकयोर्द्वौ द्वौ वङ्गस्यैकोऽञ्जनात्त्रयम् । अन्धमूषीकृतं ध्मातं पक्वं विमलमञ्जनम् ॥ ३२ ॥

two parts each of śulba – copper and orpiment, one part of tin and three parts of añjanāt – (Sauviranjana) -antimony sulphide are kept inside a blind crucible and subjected to cooking. Purified añjanam – (later powdered nicely) and

english translation

zulbatAlakayordvau dvau vaGgasyaiko'JjanAttrayam । andhamUSIkRtaM dhmAtaM pakvaM vimalamaJjanam ॥ 32 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तिमिरान्तकरं लोके द्वितीय इव भास्करः । गोमूत्रे छगणरसेऽम्लकाञ्जिके च स्त्रीस्तन्ये हविषि विषे च माक्षिके च । यत्तुत्थं ज्वलितमनेकशो निषिक्तं तत्कुर्याद्गरुडसमं नरस्य चक्षुः ॥ ३३ ॥

used as collyrium cures Timira just as a second sun to the world. Tutthaṃ – Copper sulphate, cooked in fire and put into gomūtre – (soaked in) cow urine, juice of fresh cow dung, fermented rice wash, breast milk, ghee, visha (water) and honey each separately many times (and used as collyrium) makesthe man’s vision similar to that of the Garuda (red eagle) i.e., bestows very keen vision.

english translation

timirAntakaraM loke dvitIya iva bhAskaraH । gomUtre chagaNarase'mlakAJjike ca strIstanye haviSi viSe ca mAkSike ca । yattutthaM jvalitamanekazo niSiktaM tatkuryAdgaruDasamaM narasya cakSuH ॥ 33 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

श्रेष्ठाजलं भृङ्गरसं सविषाज्यमजापयः । यष्टीरसं च यत्सीसं सप्तकृत्वः पृथक् पृथक् ॥ ३४ ॥

A rod of lead is heated and immersed in the decoction of Shrestha (triphala) – – Haritaki – Terminalia chebula – Vibhitaki – Terminalia bellerica – Amalaki – Emblica officinalis bhṛṅgarasaṃ – juice of Eclipta alba, saviṣa – Aconitum heterophyllum, ājyaṃ – ghee, ajāpayaḥ – goat milkand decoction of Glycyrrhiza glabra in each separately.This process is done seven times.

english translation

zreSThAjalaM bhRGgarasaM saviSAjyamajApayaH । yaSTIrasaM ca yatsIsaM saptakRtvaH pRthak pRthak ॥ 34 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तप्तं तप्तं पायितं तच्छलाका नेत्रे युक्ता साञ्जनाऽनञ्जना वा । तैमिर्यार्मस्रावपैच्छिल्यपैल्लं कण्डूं जाड्यं रक्तराजीं च हन्ति ॥ ३५ ॥

Then, this rodapplied into the eyeswith a collyriumor without a collyriumcuresTimira,Arma,Srava (moistures),stickiness, pailla Vartma (Praklinna Vartma), itching,sluggishnessand red striae.

english translation

taptaM taptaM pAyitaM tacchalAkA netre yuktA sAJjanA'naJjanA vA । taimiryArmasrAvapaicchilyapaillaM kaNDUM jADyaM raktarAjIM ca hanti ॥ 35 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript