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Astanga Hrudaya

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स्वां नासां प्रेक्षमाणस्य निष्कम्पं मूर्ध्नि धारिते । कृष्णादर्धाङ्गुलं मुक्त्वा तथार्धार्धमपाङ्गतः ॥११॥

the head of the patient should be held tight, not allowing its shaking; he should be asked to fix his gaze on (the tip of) his own nose. Then leaving half angula (1 cm) of space from the border of the black portion (cornea) and a quarter angula (0.5 cm) from the outer canthus,

english translation

तर्जनीमध्यमाङ्गुष्ठैः शलाकां निश्चलं धृताम् । दैवच्छिद्रं नयेत्पार्श्वादूर्ध्वमामन्थयन् इव ॥१२॥

holding the metal rod tight between the middle finger, index finger and the thumb, draw the natural aperture (pupil) to the sides, twisting from above and then puncture (push the less outside)

english translation

सव्यं दक्षिणहस्तेन नेत्रं सव्येन चेतरत् । विध्येत्सुविद्धे शब्दः स्यादरुक् चाम्बुलवस्रुतिः॥१३॥

using the right hand for the left eye and the left hand for the other eye. When properly punctured (driven outside), there will be a sound produced, there will be no pain and slight flow of water.

english translation

सान्त्वयन्नातुरं चानु नेत्रं स्तन्येन सेचयेत् । शलाकायास्ततोऽग्रेण निर्लिखेन्नेत्रमण्डलम् ॥१४॥

After that the patient is made comfortable, the eyes filled with breast milk, then the areas of the eye scratched with the tip / edge of the metal rod,

english translation

अबाधमानः शनकैर्नासां प्रति नुदंस्ततः । उच्छिङ्घनाच्चापहरेद्दृष्टिमण्डलगं कफम् ॥१५॥

without causing pain, slowly pushing the dirt (mucous) in the direction of the nose (downward) and then remove the Kapha (dirty mucus) collected on the area of vision (surrounding the pupil).

english translation