Charak Samhita

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षड्भिः केचिदहोरात्रैरिच्छन्ति परिवर्तनम्| सन्तत्या भोज्यधातूनां परिवृत्तिस्तु चक्रवत्||२१||

sanskrit

Some scholars believe that the conversion of rasa up to shukra occurs in a span of six days and six nights. This process of transformation of nourishing portion of the digested food is continuous similar to rotating wheel

english translation

SaDbhiH kecidahorAtrairicchanti parivartanam| santatyA bhojyadhAtUnAM parivRttistu cakravat||21||

hk transliteration

(इत्युक्तवन्तमाचार्यं शिष्यस्त्विदमचोदयत्| रसाद्रक्तं विसदृशात् कथं देहेऽभिजायते||२२||

sanskrit

(After listening to the above explanation by his teacher, the student asked the following doubt: How is it that rakta is formed in the body out of rasa, though being different from it?

english translation

(ityuktavantamAcAryaM ziSyastvidamacodayat| rasAdraktaM visadRzAt kathaM dehe'bhijAyate||22||

hk transliteration

रसस्य च न रागोऽस्ति स कथं याति रक्तताम्| द्रवाद्रक्तात्स्थिरं मांसं कथं तज्जायते नृणाम्||२३||

sanskrit

Rasa is in fact colorless, and how does it attain the red color of rakta? How is it that a solid structure such as mamsa is formed out of rakta which is a fluid by its nature?

english translation

rasasya ca na rAgo'sti sa kathaM yAti raktatAm| dravAdraktAtsthiraM mAMsaM kathaM tajjAyate nRNAm||23||

hk transliteration

द्रवधातोः स्थिरान्मांसान्मेदसः सम्भवः कथम्| श्लक्ष्णाभ्यां मांसमेदोभ्यां खरत्वं कथमस्थिषु||२४||

sanskrit

How is it that, again, from the mamsa, which is solid, a fluid substance such as meda is formed?

english translation

dravadhAtoH sthirAnmAMsAnmedasaH sambhavaH katham| zlakSNAbhyAM mAMsamedobhyAM kharatvaM kathamasthiSu||24||

hk transliteration

खरेष्वस्थिषु मज्जा च केन स्निग्धो मृदुस्तथा| मज्ज्ञश्च परिणामेन यदि शुक्रं प्रवर्तते||२५||

sanskrit

How is it that a rough asthi is formed out of smooth structures such as mamsa and meda? How does the soft and fatty majja form out of rough structures such as asthi?

english translation

khareSvasthiSu majjA ca kena snigdho mRdustathA| majjJazca pariNAmena yadi zukraM pravartate||25||

hk transliteration