Astanga Hrudaya
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रसेन्द्रभुजगौ तुल्यौ तयोस्तुल्यमथाञ्जनम् । ईषत्कर्पूरसंयुक्तमञ्जनं तिमिरापहम् ॥ ३६ ॥
Equal quantities of mercury, lead and antimony sulphide equal to both of them together, added with little quantity of karpūra – Cinnamomum camphora, añjanaṃ – (and nicely powdered) This used as collyrium, cures Timira.
english translation
rasendrabhujagau tulyau tayostulyamathAJjanam । ISatkarpUrasaMyuktamaJjanaM timirApaham ॥ 36 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयो गृध्रस्तरुणरविप्रकाशगल्लस्तस्यास्यं समयमृतस्य गोशकृद्भिः । निर्दग्धं समघृतमञ्जनं च पेष्यं योगोऽयं नयनबलं करोति गार्ध्रम् ॥ ३७ ॥
A young vulture, which has its neck shining like the sun (bright white) is killed just then and its face (head) given a plaster of cow dung nirdagdhaṃ and cooked (in a heap of burning coal), later the ash is taken out and mixed with equal quantity of ghee and macerated well; used as a collyrium, this recipe bestows strength to the eyes (keen vision) similar to that of a vulture.
english translation
yo gRdhrastaruNaraviprakAzagallastasyAsyaM samayamRtasya gozakRdbhiH । nirdagdhaM samaghRtamaJjanaM ca peSyaM yogo'yaM nayanabalaM karoti gArdhram ॥ 37 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकृष्णसर्पवदने सहविष्कं दग्धमञ्जननिःसृतधूमम् । चूर्णितं नलदपत्रविमिश्रं भिन्नतारमपि रक्षति चक्षुः ॥ ३८ ॥
The mouth of a black cobra (killed just then) is filled with ghee (the head given a coating of cow dung and), burnt in such a way that smoke does not come out of it. It is then taken out, mixed with leaves of Nardostachys jatamamsi powdered nicely and used as collyrium. It protects the eye though the tara (pupil) is torn.
english translation
kRSNasarpavadane sahaviSkaM dagdhamaJjananiHsRtadhUmam । cUrNitaM naladapatravimizraM bhinnatAramapi rakSati cakSuH ॥ 38 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकृष्णसर्पं मृतं न्यस्य चतुरश्चापि वृश्चिकान् । क्षीरकुम्भे त्रिसप्ताहं क्लेदयित्वा प्रमन्थयेत् ॥ ३९ ॥
A dead black serpent and four scorpions (killed) are put in a pot of milk and kept undisturbed for three weeks, and moistened. Afterwards it is churned and butter obtained from it
english translation
kRSNasarpaM mRtaM nyasya caturazcApi vRzcikAn । kSIrakumbhe trisaptAhaM kledayitvA pramanthayet ॥ 39 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतत्र यन्नवनीतं स्यात्पुष्णीयात्तेन कुक्कुटम् । अन्धस्तस्य पुरीषेण प्रेक्षते ध्रुवमञ्जनात् ॥ ४० ॥
and butter is fed to a cock. The excreta of that cock (are collected powdered well) and used as a collyrium. By this even a blind man will be able to see.
english translation
tatra yannavanItaM syAtpuSNIyAttena kukkuTam । andhastasya purISeNa prekSate dhruvamaJjanAt ॥ 40 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript