Charak Samhita

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खरत्वं प्रकरोत्यस्य जायतेऽस्थि ततो नृणाम्| करोति तत्र सौषिर्यमस्थ्नां मध्ये समीरणः||३१||

sanskrit

[Formation of majja dhatu] Vata produces hollowness inside the asthi dhatu, and after which, these hollow cavities get filled up by fatty tissue which is known as majja

english translation

kharatvaM prakarotyasya jAyate'sthi tato nRNAm| karoti tatra sauSiryamasthnAM madhye samIraNaH||31||

hk transliteration

मेदसस्तानि पूर्यन्ते स्नेहो मज्जा ततः स्मृतः| तस्मान्मज्ज्ञस्तु यः स्नेहः शुक्रं सञ्जायते ततः||३२||

sanskrit

[Formation of shukra dhatu] The sneha (fatty) portion of majja produces shukra. The porosity in the asthi is produced because of the factors such as vata and akasha.

english translation

medasastAni pUryante sneho majjA tataH smRtaH| tasmAnmajjJastu yaH snehaH zukraM saJjAyate tataH||32||

hk transliteration

वाय्वाकाशादिभिर्भावैः सौषिर्यं जायतेऽस्थिषु| तेन स्रवति तच्छुक्रं नवात् कुम्भादिवोदकम्||३३||

sanskrit

Shukra comes out of asthi through these pores just as the water comes out of a new earthen vessel. Through the channels known as shukravaha srotamsi, this shukra spreads all over the body.

english translation

vAyvAkAzAdibhirbhAvaiH sauSiryaM jAyate'sthiSu| tena sravati tacchukraM navAt kumbhAdivodakam||33||

hk transliteration

स्रोतोभिः स्यन्दते देहात् समन्ताच्छुक्रवाहिभिः | हर्षेणोदीरितं वेगात् सङ्कल्पाच्च मनोभवात्||३४||

sanskrit

This shukra is discharged through the urethra (which is connected to the urinary bladder) because of several factors such as sexual excitation, reflex activities (vega), and mental determination (samkalpa).

english translation

srotobhiH syandate dehAt samantAcchukravAhibhiH | harSeNodIritaM vegAt saGkalpAcca manobhavAt||34||

hk transliteration

विलीनं घृतवद्व्यायामोष्मणा स्थानविच्युतम्| बस्तौ सम्भृत्य निर्याति स्थलान्निम्नादिवोदकम्)||३५||

sanskrit

Just as the ghee moves out with ease when heated, the shukra too, is discharged due to the heat liberated during the sexual activity. This process of seminal discharge is comparable with the movement of water from a place of lower altitude to a place of higher altitude)

english translation

vilInaM ghRtavadvyAyAmoSmaNA sthAnavicyutam| bastau sambhRtya niryAti sthalAnnimnAdivodakam)||35||

hk transliteration