Astanga Hrudaya
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लोष्टं महीं वा दशनैश्छित्त्वा चानु ससम्भ्रमम् । निष्ठीवेन समालिम्पेद्दंशं कर्णमलेन वा ॥ ४१ ॥
tear the site and smear the dribbling saliva (spittle), the site of the bite should be smeared with or it with the excretion of the ears (cerumen, earwax).
english translation
loSTaM mahIM vA dazanaizchittvA cAnu sasambhramam । niSThIvena samAlimpeddaMzaM karNamalena vA ॥ 41 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदंशस्योपरि बध्नीयादरिष्टां चतुरङ्गुले । क्षौमादिभिर्वेणिकया सिद्धैर्मन्त्रैश्च मन्त्रवित् ॥ ४२ ॥
Tourniquet should be tied four angula (fingers breadth) above the bite with the rope of flax etc. and then fortified by potent hymns by those skilled in it;
english translation
daMzasyopari badhnIyAdariSTAM caturaGgule । kSaumAdibhirveNikayA siddhairmantraizca mantravit ॥ 42 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअम्बुवत्सेतुबन्धेन बन्धेन स्तभ्यते विषम् । न वहन्ति सिराश्चास्य विषं बन्धाभिपीडिताः ॥ ४३ ॥
by this (tourniquet) the poison stops spreading just as the flow of water by the dam; blood vessels do not transport the poison, being subjected to pressure by the binding.
english translation
ambuvatsetubandhena bandhena stabhyate viSam । na vahanti sirAzcAsya viSaM bandhAbhipIDitAH ॥ 43 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनिष्पीड्यानूद्धरेद्दंशं मर्मसन्ध्यगतं तथा । न जायते विषाद्वेगो बीजनाशादिवाङ्कुरः ॥ ४४ ॥
Next, the site of the bite should be massaged and the teeth (fangs of the snakes) removed from places, other than the vital spots and joints. By doing so, further stages by poisoning do not develop just as the sprout (does not develop) from the destruction of the seed.
english translation
niSpIDyAnUddhareddaMzaM marmasandhyagataM tathA । na jAyate viSAdvego bIjanAzAdivAGkuraH ॥ 44 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदंशं मण्डलिनां मुक्त्वा पित्तलत्वादथापरम् । प्रतप्तैर्हेमलोहाद्यैर्दहेदाशूल्मुकेन वा ॥ ४५ ॥
Except in the bite of Mandali snakes because of possessing qualities of Pitta, in the bites of all others the site of the bite should be burnt quickly with heated rods of gold, iron etc. or even by burning charcoal.
english translation
daMzaM maNDalinAM muktvA pittalatvAdathAparam । prataptairhemalohAdyairdahedAzUlmukena vA ॥ 45 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript