Charak Samhita

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तथा जातोदकं सर्वमुदरं व्यधयेद्भिषक्| वामपार्श्वे त्वधो नाभेर्नाडीं दत्त्वा च गालयेत् ||१८९||

sanskrit

[Surgical Intervention in jalodara] In all conditions of udara with accumulation of fluid, the fluid should be aspirated by inserting a cannula into the abdomen just below the umbilicus on the left side. While aspirating, compress the abdomen and after the aspiration the abdomen is tightly wrapped with a cloth.

english translation

tathA jAtodakaM sarvamudaraM vyadhayedbhiSak| vAmapArzve tvadho nAbhernADIM dattvA ca gAlayet ||189||

hk transliteration