Charak Samhita

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वैहायसे स्थापितमादशाहात् प्रयोजयंस्तद्विनिहन्ति शोफान्| भगन्दरार्शःक्रिमिकुष्ठमेहान् वैवर्ण्यकार्श्यानिलहिक्कनं च ||३१||

sanskrit

Oral administration of gandeeradyarishtha cures edema, fistula-in-ano, piles, helminthiasis, kushtha(obstinate skin diseases), polyuria, discoloration, emaciation and hiccup due to vata. Thus gandeeradyarishtha is described

english translation

vaihAyase sthApitamAdazAhAt prayojayaMstadvinihanti zophAn| bhagandarArzaHkrimikuSThamehAn vaivarNyakArzyAnilahikkanaM ca ||31||

hk transliteration

काश्मर्यधात्रीमरिचाभयाक्षद्राक्षाफलानां [९] च सपिप्पलीनाम्| शतं शतं जीर्णगुडात्तुलां [१०] च सङ्क्षुद्य कुम्भे मधुना प्रलिप्ते ||३२||

sanskrit

[Ashtashato arishta] Take 100 pala each of kashmarya, amalaki, black pepper, haritaki, vibhitaki, pippali and grapes, add to it 100 pala of old jaggery and two drona of water, then put the mixture in a vessel lined with honey for 7 days in summer or for 14 days in winter for fermentation.

english translation

kAzmaryadhAtrImaricAbhayAkSadrAkSAphalAnAM [9] ca sapippalInAm| zataM zataM jIrNaguDAttulAM [10] ca saGkSudya kumbhe madhunA pralipte ||32||

hk transliteration

सप्ताहमुष्णे द्विगुणं तु शीते स्थितं जलद्रोणयुतं पिबेन्ना| शोफान् विबन्धान् कफवातजांश्च निहन्त्यरिष्टोऽष्टशतोऽग्निकृच्च ||३३||

sanskrit

hus fermented asava is known as ashtashato-arishtha. Its oral administration cures edema and constipation due to kapha and vata and stimulates digestion and metabolism (agni). Thus ashthato-arishta is described

english translation

saptAhamuSNe dviguNaM tu zIte sthitaM jaladroNayutaM pibennA| zophAn vibandhAn kaphavAtajAMzca nihantyariSTo'STazato'gnikRcca ||33||

hk transliteration

पुनर्नवे द्वे च बले सपाठे दन्तीं [११] गुडूचीमथ चित्रकं च| निदिग्धिकां च त्रिपलानि पक्त्वा द्रोणावशेषे सलिले ततस्तम् ||३४||

sanskrit

[Punarnavadi arishta] Make a decoction of 120 gm each of two types of punarnavā, balā, pāṭhā, dantī, guḍūchī, chitraka, kantakāri and triphalā by adding water (about 4.1 liters) and reducing it to 1.024 liter.

english translation

punarnave dve ca bale sapAThe dantIM [11] guDUcImatha citrakaM ca| nidigdhikAM ca tripalAni paktvA droNAvazeSe salile tatastam ||34||

hk transliteration

पूत्वा रसं द्वे च गुडात् पुराणात्तुले मधुप्रस्थयुतं सुशीतम्| मासं निदध्याद्घृतभाजनस्थं पल्ले यवानां परतस्तु मासात् ||३५||

sanskrit

Add to this decoction 8 kg of jaggery and 640 gm of honey and keep it in a vessel lined with ghee and place it in a heap of barley for a month.

english translation

pUtvA rasaM dve ca guDAt purANAttule madhuprasthayutaM suzItam| mAsaM nidadhyAdghRtabhAjanasthaM palle yavAnAM paratastu mAsAt ||35||

hk transliteration