Charak Samhita

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अन्नमादानकर्मा तु प्राणः कोष्ठं प्रकर्षति| तद्द्रवैर्भिन्नसङ्घातं स्नेहेन मृदुतां गतम्||६||

sanskrit

[Process of digestion-first phase] The ingested food is carried to koshtha by prana vata. The food disintegrates because of the liquids, and further it becomes soft because of the fatty substances.

english translation

annamAdAnakarmA tu prANaH koSThaM prakarSati| taddravairbhinnasaGghAtaM snehena mRdutAM gatam||6||

hk transliteration