Astanga Hrudaya

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विडङ्गभल्लातकनागराणि येऽश्नन्ति सर्पिर्मधुसंयुतानि । जरानदीं रोगतरङ्गिणीं ते लावण्ययुक्ताः पुरुषास्तरन्ति ॥ १५१ ॥

Persons who habitually, consume viḍaṅga – Embelia ribes, bhallātaka – Semecarpus anacardium and nāgara – Zingiber officinale added with ghee and honey can swim across the river of old age and ocean of disease and live happily.

english translation

viDaGgabhallAtakanAgarANi ye'znanti sarpirmadhusaMyutAni । jarAnadIM rogataraGgiNIM te lAvaNyayuktAH puruSAstaranti ॥ 151 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

खदिरासनयूषभावितायास्त्रिफलाया घृतमाक्षिकप्लुतायाः । नियमेन नरा निषेवितारो यदि जीवन्त्यरुजः किमत्र चित्रम् ॥ १५२ ॥

What wonder is there if the persons who consume triphalāyā – triphala – Haritaki – Terminalia chebula Vibhitaki – Terminalia bellerica Amalaki – Emblica officinalis soaked and macerated in the decoction of khadira – Acacia catechu and asana – Pterocarpus marsupium and then added with ghee and honey, in the proper manner, lead a life free of diseases.

english translation

khadirAsanayUSabhAvitAyAstriphalAyA ghRtamAkSikaplutAyAH । niyamena narA niSevitAro yadi jIvantyarujaH kimatra citram ॥ 152 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

बीजकस्य रसमङ्गुलिहार्यं शर्करां मधु घृतं त्रिफलां च । शीलयत्सु पुरुषेषु जरत्ता स्वागताऽपि विनिवर्तत एव ॥ १५३ ॥

Juice of bījakasya – Pterocarpus marsupium made suitable to be lifted by the finger (made solid by boiling) added with sugar, honey, ghee and powder of triphala and consumed daily as a habit by a person who is afflicted by old age even dislikes welcome (honorable welcome) as an old man (but prefers to be called young).

english translation

bIjakasya rasamaGgulihAryaM zarkarAM madhu ghRtaM triphalAM ca । zIlayatsu puruSeSu jarattA svAgatA'pi vinivartata eva ॥ 153 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पुनर्नवस्यार्धपलं नवस्य पिष्टं पिबेद्यः पयसाऽर्धमासम् । मासद्वयं तत्त्रिगुणं समां वा जीर्णोऽपि भूयः स पुनर्नवःस्यात् ॥ १५४ ॥

Half pala (24 grams) of fresh punarnava – Boerhavia diffusa made into a paste and consumed with milk for half a month, two months, six months or one year such a person though old, becomes young again.

english translation

punarnavasyArdhapalaM navasya piSTaM pibedyaH payasA'rdhamAsam । mAsadvayaM tattriguNaM samAM vA jIrNo'pi bhUyaH sa punarnavaHsyAt ॥ 154 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मूर्वाबृहत्यंशुमतीबलानामुशीरपाठासनसारिवाणाम् । कालानुसार्यागुरुचन्दनानां वदन्ति पौनर्नवमेव कल्पम् ॥ १५५ ॥

mūrvā -­ Marsdenia tenacissima, bṛhati -­ Solanum indicum, aṃśumatī – ­Desmodium gangeticum, balānāṃ – Sida cordifolia, uśīra – Vetiveria zizanioides, pāṭhā – Cissampelos pareira, asana – Pterocarpus marsupium, sārivāṇām -­ Hemidesmus indicus, kālānusārī – Valeriana wallichi, aguru – Aquilaria agallocha, candanānāṃ – and Santalum album each can also be used in the same manner as of paunarnavaṃ – Boerhavia diffusa.

english translation

mUrvAbRhatyaMzumatIbalAnAmuzIrapAThAsanasArivANAm । kAlAnusAryAgurucandanAnAM vadanti paunarnavameva kalpam ॥ 155 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript