Astanga Hrudaya

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वरीजीवन्तिनिर्यासपयोभिर्यमकं पचेत् । जीवनीयैश्च तन्नस्यं सर्वजत्रूर्ध्वरोगजित् ॥ ४६ ॥

Yamaka sneha (two fats – oil and ghee) are cooked with vari, decoction of jīvanti -Leptadenia­ reticulata, milk and herbs of Jivaniya gana (chapter 15 of Sutrasthana); this, used for nasal medication cures all the diseases arising above the shoulders.

english translation

varIjIvantiniryAsapayobhiryamakaM pacet । jIvanIyaizca tannasyaM sarvajatrUrdhvarogajit ॥ 46 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मयूरं पक्षपित्तान्त्रपादविट्तुण्डवर्जितम् । दशमूलबलारास्नामधुकैस्त्रिपलैर्युतम् ॥ ४७ ॥

A peacock (mayūraṃ) devoid of its feathers, bile, intestines, legs, excreta, and beak (pakṣa-pittāntra-pāda-viṭ-tuṇḍa-varjitam—leaving only the meat), combined with three palas (144 g each) of Daśamūla, balā (Sida cordifolia), rāsnā (Pluchea lanceolata), and madhuka (Glycyrrhiza glabra),

english translation

mayUraM pakSapittAntrapAdaviTtuNDavarjitam । dazamUlabalArAsnAmadhukaistripalairyutam ॥ 47 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जले पक्त्वा घृतप्रस्थं तस्मिन् क्षीरसमं पचेत् । कल्कितैर्मधुरद्रव्यैः सर्वजत्रूर्ध्वरोगजित् ॥ ४८ ॥

is cooked in water; to this decoction, one prastha (768 g) of ghee (ghṛta-prasthaṃ), an equal quantity of milk (kṣīra-samaṃ), and a fine paste (kalkitaiḥ) of herbs of sweet taste (madhura-dravyaiḥ) are added and processed into medicated ghee. This cures all diseases occurring above the clavicle / shoulders (sarva-jatrūrdhva-roga-jit).

english translation

jale paktvA ghRtaprasthaM tasmin kSIrasamaM pacet । kalkitairmadhuradravyaiH sarvajatrUrdhvarogajit ॥ 48 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तदभ्यासीकृतं पानबस्त्यभ्यञ्जननावनैः । एतेनैव कषायेण घृतप्रस्थं विपाचयेत् ॥ ४९ ॥

Habitually utilized (tad-abhyāsīkṛtaṃ) through internal drinking (pāna), enema therapy (basti), external massage/anointing (abhyañjana), and nasal drops (nāvanaiḥ), [it effectively treats all these disorders]. From this decoction itself (of peacock's flesh, etc.), one prastha (768 g) of ghee should be cooked by adding four times

english translation

tadabhyAsIkRtaM pAnabastyabhyaJjananAvanaiH । etenaiva kaSAyeNa ghRtaprasthaM vipAcayet ॥ 49 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

चतुर्गुणेन पयसा कल्कैरेभिश्च कार्षिकैः । जीवन्तीत्रिफलामेदामृद्वीकर्द्धिपरूषकैः ॥ ५० ॥

the quantity of milk (caturguṇena payasā) along with a fine paste (kalkaiḥ) consisting of one karṣa (12 g) each of jīvantī (Leptadenia reticulata), triphalā (harītakī, vibhītakī, and āmalakī), medā (Polygonatum cirrhifolium), mṛdvīkā (Vitis vinifera), ṛddhi (Habenaria intermedia), and parūṣaka (Grewia asiatica);

english translation

caturguNena payasA kalkairebhizca kArSikaiH । jIvantItriphalAmedAmRdvIkarddhiparUSakaiH ॥ 50 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript