Charak Samhita

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अर्शांस्यचेष्टा न च देहशुद्धिर्मर्मोपघातो विषमा प्रसूतिः| मिथ्योपचारः प्रतिकर्मणां च निजस्य हेतुः श्वयथोः प्रदिष्टः ||६||

sanskrit

Excessive intake of curd, raw food articles, soil, leafy vegetables, mutually contradictory food articles (virodhi), spoiled or mixed with toxic substance (such as pesticide), or a person suffering from piles, having sedentary life style, nonperforming of shodhana therapy even if indicated, injury to vital organs (marma), abnormal delivery, due to improper treatment and as complication of improper purification treatment

english translation

arzAMsyaceSTA na ca dehazuddhirmarmopaghAto viSamA prasUtiH| mithyopacAraH pratikarmaNAM ca nijasya hetuH zvayathoH pradiSTaH ||6||

hk transliteration

बाह्यास्त्वचो दूषयिताऽभिघातः काष्ठाश्मशस्त्राग्निविषायसाद्यैः [१] | आगन्तुहेतुःत्रिविधो निजश्च सर्वार्धगात्रावयवाश्रितत्वात् ||७||

sanskrit

[Causative factors of agantuka (exogenous) swelling] External causative factors of swelling are trauma to skin with wood, stone, weapon, fire, poison etc. Endogenous swelling is of three types i.e. of whole body, half body or limited to one part or organ

english translation

bAhyAstvaco dUSayitA'bhighAtaH kASThAzmazastrAgniviSAyasAdyaiH [1] | AgantuhetuHtrividho nijazca sarvArdhagAtrAvayavAzritatvAt ||7||

hk transliteration

बाह्याः सिराः प्राप्य यदा कफासृक्पित्तानि सन्दूषयतीह वायुः| तैर्बद्धमार्गः स तदा विसर्पन्नुत्सेधलिङ्गं श्वयथुं करोति ||८||

sanskrit

[Pathogenesis of swelling] Morbid vata is obstructed by vitiated kapha, rakta and pitta aggravated at the site of peripheral superficial vessels. This vitiated vata (due to obstruction) spreads to the various places causing swelling as its cardinal symptom. If the vata lodges in the chest, then it causes edema of upper parts of the body;

english translation

bAhyAH sirAH prApya yadA kaphAsRkpittAni sandUSayatIha vAyuH| tairbaddhamArgaH sa tadA visarpannutsedhaliGgaM zvayathuM karoti ||8||

hk transliteration

उरःस्थितैरूर्ध्वमधस्तु [१] वायोः स्थानस्थितैर्मध्यगतैस्तु मध्ये| सर्वाङ्गगः सर्वगतैः क्वचित्स्थैर्दोषैः क्वचित् स्याच्छ्वयथुस्तदाख्यः ||९||

sanskrit

if it lodges in its own place i.e. lower parts then it causes edema of lower parts and if it lodges in middle then it causes edema of middle parts. If vata spreads in the entire body then it causes edema all over the body but if it lodges in one place then it causes local swelling of that part or organ. These swellings are named after the particular region that it affects

english translation

uraHsthitairUrdhvamadhastu [1] vAyoH sthAnasthitairmadhyagataistu madhye| sarvAGgagaH sarvagataiH kvacitsthairdoSaiH kvacit syAcchvayathustadAkhyaH ||9||

hk transliteration

ऊष्मा तथा स्याद्दवथुः सिराणामायाम इत्येव च पूर्वरूपम्| सर्वस्त्रिदोषोऽधिकदोषलिङ्गैस्तच्छब्दमभ्येति भिषग्जितं च ||१०||

sanskrit

[Prodromal symptoms of edema] Rise in temperature, burning sensation as if burnt by fire and dilation of the vessels are the prodromal symptoms of swelling. [Tridoshaja nature of all swellings] All types of swelling are produced by involvement of all the three dosha but they are named based on the predominance of that particular dosha. The line of treatment is also according to the dominant dosha

english translation

USmA tathA syAddavathuH sirANAmAyAma ityeva ca pUrvarUpam| sarvastridoSo'dhikadoSaliGgaistacchabdamabhyeti bhiSagjitaM ca ||10||

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