Astanga Hrudaya
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वसाऽञ्जने च वैयाघ्री वाराही वा प्रशस्यते । गृध्राहिकुक्कुटोत्था वा मधुकेनान्विता पृथक् ॥ ५६ ॥
Muscle fat of either the tiger, boar, vulture, snake or cock mixed with honey separately is best (to be used as Collyrium).
english translation
vasA'Jjane ca vaiyAghrI vArAhI vA prazasyate । gRdhrAhikukkuTotthA vA madhukenAnvitA pRthak ॥ 56 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्रत्यञ्जने च स्रोतोजं रसक्षीरघृते क्रमात् । निषिक्तं पूर्ववद्योज्यं तिमिरघ्नमनुत्तमम् ॥ ५७ ॥
Lead sulphideheated and immersed in meat juice, milk and ghee (for seven times in each) as described earlier (mixed with honey) in that order and used as Pratyanjana (eye salve of mild potency applied after and eye-salve of strong potency) is best to cure Timira.
english translation
pratyaJjane ca srotojaM rasakSIraghRte kramAt । niSiktaM pUrvavadyojyaM timiraghnamanuttamam ॥ 57 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptन चेदेवं शमं याति ततस्तर्पणमाचरेत् शताह्वाकुष्ठनलदकाकोलीद्वययष्टिभिः ॥ ५८ ॥
If by these methods, Timira does not get cured, then tarpana (therapy of nourishing the eye-vide chapter 24 of Sutrasthana) should be done. Medicated ghee prepared with (the decoction and paste of) śatāhvā – Anethum sowa, kuṣṭha – Saussurea lappa, nalada – Nardostachys jatamamsi, the two Kakoli – Kakoli – Fritillaria roylei, KshiraKakoli – Roscoea purpurea, yaṣṭibhiḥ – Glycyrrhiza glabra,
english translation
na cedevaM zamaM yAti tatastarpaNamAcaret zatAhvAkuSThanaladakAkolIdvayayaSTibhiH ॥ 58 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्रपौण्डरीकसरलपिप्पलीदेवदारुभिः । सर्पिरष्टगुणक्षीरं पक्वं तर्पणमुत्तमम् ॥ ५९ ॥
prapauṇḍarīka – Nymphaea lotus, sarala – Pinus longifolia, pippalī – Piper longum and devadārubhiḥ – Cedrus deodara,added with eight parts of milk is best for Tarpana.
english translation
prapauNDarIkasaralapippalIdevadArubhiH । sarpiraSTaguNakSIraM pakvaM tarpaNamuttamam ॥ 59 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमेदसस्तद्वदैणेयाद्दुग्धसिद्धात्खजाहतात् । उद्धृतं साधितं तेजो मधुकोशीरचन्दनैः ॥ ६० ॥
Similarly, the muscle-fat of the deer and cow milk are mixed together and churned with a churner, the teja (essence i.e., butter like material) is boiled along with madhuka – Glycyrrhiza glabra, uśīra – Vetiveria zizanioides, candanaiḥ – Santalum album (is also good for tarpana).
english translation
medasastadvadaiNeyAddugdhasiddhAtkhajAhatAt । uddhRtaM sAdhitaM tejo madhukozIracandanaiH ॥ 60 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript