Astanga Hrudaya
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हस्त्यश्वपृष्ठगमनकठिनोत्कटकासनैः । अर्शोनिदानाभिहितैरपरैश्च निषेवितैः ॥ १ ॥
Riding on elephant, horse etc. for long periods, sitting on hard seats, one’s own heels (and such other troublesome postures) and indulging in unsuitable activities enumerated as the causes of Arshas (piles / haemorrhoids),
english translation
hastyazvapRSThagamanakaThinotkaTakAsanaiH । arzonidAnAbhihitairaparaizca niSevitaiH ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअनिष्टादृष्टपाकेन सद्यो वा साधुगर्हणैः । प्रायेण पिटिकापूर्वो योऽङ्गुले द्व्यङ्गुलेऽपि वा ॥ २ ॥
maturing of sinful acts of previous lives or current life, of abusing ascetics; by these causes the blood and muscle tissue in the rectum become vitiated, give rise to the formation of a vrana (ulcer), probably preceded by a pitaka (eruption); one angula or two angula (deep),
english translation
aniSTAdRSTapAkena sadyo vA sAdhugarhaNaiH । prAyeNa piTikApUrvo yo'Ggule dvyaGgule'pi vA ॥ 2 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपायोर्व्रणोऽन्तर्बाह्यो वा दुष्टासृङ्मांसगो भवेत् । बस्तिमूत्राशयाभ्यासगतत्वात्स्यन्दनात्मकः ॥ ३ ॥
opening either to the interior or to the exterior; because of proximity to the urinary bladder, it is exudative (discharges urine, fecal matter etc.),
english translation
pAyorvraNo'ntarbAhyo vA duSTAsRGmAMsago bhavet । bastimUtrAzayAbhyAsagatatvAtsyandanAtmakaH ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptभगन्दरः स सर्वांश्च दारयत्यक्रियावतः । भगबस्तिगुदांस्तेषु दीर्यमाणेषु भूरिभिः ॥ ४ ॥
this disease is called Bhagandara. Because it causes tearing of all parts (mentioned below), in a person who does not follow proper diet (or has done sins) due to severe tearing in the pelvis, urinary bladder, rectum etc.
english translation
bhagandaraH sa sarvAMzca dArayatyakriyAvataH । bhagabastigudAMsteSu dIryamANeSu bhUribhiH ॥ 4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवातमूत्रशकृच्छुक्रं खैः सूक्ष्मैर्वमति क्रमात् । दोषैः पृथग्युतैः सर्वैरागन्तुः सोऽष्टमः स्मृतः ॥ ५ ॥
there is gradual elimination of air, urine, faecal matter and semen though its small orifices. It is of eight types, from each dosha separately, in their combinations of two and all the three and from agantu (external agent) the eighth.
english translation
vAtamUtrazakRcchukraM khaiH sUkSmairvamati kramAt । doSaiH pRthagyutaiH sarvairAgantuH so'STamaH smRtaH ॥ 5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript