Astanga Hrudaya

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अन्ते वृश्चिकदष्टानां समुदीर्णे भृशं विषे । विषेणालेपयेद्दंशमुच्चिटिङ्गेऽप्ययं विधिः ॥ ४१ ॥

In the end (when other treatments have failed), if the poison is found to be increased in its effect in those stung by scorpion, then the site of the bite should be applied with a paste of visha (sthavara visha or vegetable poison); even in case of bite of ucchatinga (poisonous crabs) this is the treatment.

english translation

ante vRzcikadaSTAnAM samudIrNe bhRzaM viSe । viSeNAlepayeddaMzamucciTiGge'pyayaM vidhiH ॥ 41 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नागपुरीषच्छत्रं रोहिषमूलं च शेलुतोयेन । कुर्याद्गुटिकां लेपादियमलिविषनाशनी श्रेष्ठा ॥ ४२ ॥

Mushroom growing on elephant’s dung and root of rohiṣa – Cymbopogon martinii­, are made into a paste with water (decoction) of śelu – Cordia dichotoma and then rolled into pills. This is best to remove the poison of scorpion etc. by external application.

english translation

nAgapurISacchatraM rohiSamUlaM ca zelutoyena । kuryAdguTikAM lepAdiyamaliviSanAzanI zreSThA ॥ 42 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अर्कस्य दुग्धेन शिरीषबीजं त्रिर्भावितं पिप्पलिचूर्णमिश्रम् । एषोऽगदो हन्ति विषाणि कीटभुजङ्गलूतोन्दुरवृश्चिकानाम् ॥ ४३ ॥

Seeds of śirīṣa – Albizia ­lebbeck soaked and macerated for three times in the milky sap of Calotropis gigantea and then mixed with pippalicūrṇa – powder of Piper longum, this agada (antidote) destroys the poison of insects, snakes, spiders, mice and scorpions.

english translation

arkasya dugdhena zirISabIjaM trirbhAvitaM pippalicUrNamizram । eSo'gado hanti viSANi kITabhujaGgalUtonduravRzcikAnAm ॥ 43 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिरीषपुष्पं सकरञ्जबीजं काश्मीरजं कुष्ठमनःशिले च । एषोऽगदो रात्रिकवृश्चिकानां सङ्क्रान्तिकारी कथितो जिनेन ॥ ४४ ॥

śirīṣapuṣpaṃ – Flowers of Albizia lebbeck, sa karañja bījaṃ – seeds of Pongamia pinnata, kāśmīrajaṃ – Crocus sativus / Costus speciosus, kuṣṭha – Saussurea lappa, and realgar are converted into paste and rolled into pills; this agada (antidote) described by Jina, destroys the poison of scorpions which in the night.

english translation

zirISapuSpaM sakaraJjabIjaM kAzmIrajaM kuSThamanaHzile ca । eSo'gado rAtrikavRzcikAnAM saGkrAntikArI kathito jinena ॥ 44 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कीटेभ्यो दारुणतरा लूता: षोडश ता जगुः । अष्टाविंशतिरित्येके ततोऽप्यन्ये तु भूयसीः ॥ ४५ ॥

Spider are more dreadful than the insects and are said to be of sixteen types; some others say they are of twenty – eight types; Some that they are innumerable;

english translation

kITebhyo dAruNatarA lUtA: SoDaza tA jaguH । aSTAviMzatirityeke tato'pyanye tu bhUyasIH ॥ 45 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript