Charak Samhita

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सर्वदेहगतं शुक्रं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः| तथाऽस्थिमध्यमज्ज्ञश्च शुक्रं भवति देहिनाम्||२६||

sanskrit

If at all shukra, which is present everywhere in the body is formed out of majja that is located inside the asthi, how does it come out as one cannot see pores on asthi?

english translation

sarvadehagataM zukraM pravadanti manISiNaH| tathA'sthimadhyamajjJazca zukraM bhavati dehinAm||26||

hk transliteration

छिद्रं न दृश्यतेऽस्थ्नां च तन्निःसरति वा कथम्| एवमुक्तस्तु शिष्येण गुरुः प्राहेदमुत्तरम्||२७||

sanskrit

[Formation of rasa and rakta] After listening to the query raised by the student, the teacher replied as follows: The nourishment fluid formed, known as rasa,

english translation

chidraM na dRzyate'sthnAM ca tanniHsarati vA katham| evamuktastu ziSyeNa guruH prAhedamuttaram||27||

hk transliteration

तेजो रसानां सर्वेषां मनुजानां यदुच्यते| पित्तोष्मणः स रागेण रसो रक्तत्वमृच्छति||२८||

sanskrit

undergoes transformation by the ushma (heat) of pitta and gets converted into the red colored tissue known as rakta

english translation

tejo rasAnAM sarveSAM manujAnAM yaducyate| pittoSmaNaH sa rAgeNa raso raktatvamRcchati||28||

hk transliteration

वाय्वम्बुतेजसा रक्तमूष्मणा चाभिसंयुतम्| स्थिरतां प्राप्य मांसं स्यात् स्वोष्मणा पक्वमेव तत् ||२९||

sanskrit

[Formation of mamsa dhatu] Due to the action of heat along with the vata, ambu (water) and tejas, the rakta is converted into stable mamsa, after being acted upon by its own agni (mamsadhatvagni)

english translation

vAyvambutejasA raktamUSmaNA cAbhisaMyutam| sthiratAM prApya mAMsaM syAt svoSmaNA pakvameva tat ||29||

hk transliteration

स्वतेजोऽम्बुगुणस्निग्धोद्रिक्तं मेदोऽभिजायते| पृथिव्यग्न्यनिलादीनां सङ्घातः स्वोष्मणा कृतः||३०||

sanskrit

[Formation of meda dhatu] Because of the action of medo-dhatvagni on the excessively dominant snigdha attribute of aṃbu, the meda dhatu is formed [Formation of asthi dhatu] Because of the action of asthi dhātvagni on the aggregation of prithvi, agni and anila, roughness is attained during the formation of the asthi

english translation

svatejo'mbuguNasnigdhodriktaM medo'bhijAyate| pRthivyagnyanilAdInAM saGghAtaH svoSmaNA kRtaH||30||

hk transliteration