Charak Samhita

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अग्न्यधिष्ठानमन्नस्य ग्रहणाद्ग्रहणी मता| नाभेरुपर्यह्यग्निबलेनोपष्टब्धोपबृंहिता [१८] ||५६||

sanskrit

[Functions of grahani] Grahani is seat of agni and it is so called since it holds/retains the food (for proper digestion and assimilation). It holds the food just above the umbilical region and it is supported and nourished by the agni. Grahani with help of agni holds the undigested food and pushes forward digested food, but when agni becomes weak and vitiated due to vidagdha ahara murchita dosha

english translation

agnyadhiSThAnamannasya grahaNAdgrahaNI matA| nAbheruparyahyagnibalenopaSTabdhopabRMhitA [18] ||56||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अपक्वं धारत्यन्नं पक्वं सृजति पार्श्वतः| दुर्बलाग्निबला दुष्टा [१९] त्वाममेव विमुञ्चति||५७||

sanskrit

(afflicted by improperly digested food) i.e sama dosha(dosha associated with ama) it vitiates the grahani and releases food in the form of ama i.e. undigested form

english translation

apakvaM dhAratyannaM pakvaM sRjati pArzvataH| durbalAgnibalA duSTA [19] tvAmameva vimuJcati||57||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वातात् पित्तात् कफाच्च स्यात्तद्रोगस्त्रिभ्य एव च| हेतुं लिङ्गं रूपभेदाञ् शृणु तस्य पृथक् पृथक्||५८||

sanskrit

[Four types of grahani disease] Grahani is classified into four types viz vataja, pittaja, kaphaja and sannipataja. On the basis of the classification, etiological factors, symptoms and signs are being mentioned one by one

english translation

vAtAt pittAt kaphAcca syAttadrogastribhya eva ca| hetuM liGgaM rUpabhedAJ zRNu tasya pRthak pRthak||58||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कटुतिक्तकषायातिरूक्षशीतलभोजनैः| प्रमितानशनात्यध्ववेगनिग्रहमैथुनैः||५९||

sanskrit

[Causes of vataja grahani] Excessive indulgence in diet having katu (pungent), tikta (bitter), kashaya (astringent) dominant food, which is dry in nature or having absorptive or emaciative qualities; cold, chilled or frozen items, eating quantitatively less amount of food, suppression of natural urges

english translation

kaTutiktakaSAyAtirUkSazItalabhojanaiH| pramitAnazanAtyadhvaveganigrahamaithunaiH||59||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

करोति कुपितो मन्दमग्निं सञ्छाद्य मारुतः तस्यान्नं पच्यते दुःखं शुक्तपाकं खराङ्गता||६०||

sanskrit

and excessive sexual intercourse contribute to aggravation of vata dosha which encompass the agni causing suppression of agni [Symptoms of vataja grahani] Symptoms of vatika grahani are as follows: Food is not easily digested and gets fermented (leading to sourness), roughness of skin,

english translation

karoti kupito mandamagniM saJchAdya mArutaH tasyAnnaM pacyate duHkhaM zuktapAkaM kharAGgatA||60||

hk transliteration by Sanscript