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

समानेनावधूतोऽग्निरुदर्यः पवनोद्वहः| काले भुक्तं समं सम्यक् पचत्यायुर्विवृद्धये||७||

sanskrit

The samana vata, that has an inherent ability to intensify the agni, intensifies the digestive enzymes and properly digests the food that one consumes timely and in an appropriate quantity, thus leading to longevity.

english translation

samAnenAvadhUto'gnirudaryaH pavanodvahaH| kAle bhuktaM samaM samyak pacatyAyurvivRddhaye||7||

hk transliteration

एवं रसमलायान्नमाशयस्थमधः स्थितः| पचत्यग्निर्यथा स्थाल्यामोदनायाम्बुतण्डुलम्||८||

sanskrit

This process of digestion by agni in the gut which leads to the formation of rasa and mala is comparable to the process of cooking of the raw rice kept in an earthen vessel containing water on a fire

english translation

evaM rasamalAyAnnamAzayasthamadhaH sthitaH| pacatyagniryathA sthAlyAmodanAyAmbutaNDulam||8||

hk transliteration

अन्नस्य भुक्तमात्रस्य षड्रसस्य प्रपाकतः| मधुराद्यात् कफो भावात् फेनभूत उदीर्यते||९||

sanskrit

[Three states of digestion and provoking dosha] As soon as the food that has all the six tastes is consumed, it undergoes the first stage of digestion known as madhura (sweet) state during which kapha is produced which is like froth. Afterwards, while the food undergoing digestion is in its partially digested form, it attains amla (sour) state.

english translation

annasya bhuktamAtrasya SaDrasasya prapAkataH| madhurAdyAt kapho bhAvAt phenabhUta udIryate||9||

hk transliteration

परं तु पच्यमानस्य विदग्धस्याम्लभावतः| आशयाच्च्यवमानस्य पित्तमच्छमुदीर्यते||१०||

sanskrit

When the semi-digested food leaves the stomach, the release of liquid form of pitta known as accha-pitta occurs.

english translation

paraM tu pacyamAnasya vidagdhasyAmlabhAvataH| AzayAccyavamAnasya pittamacchamudIryate||10||

hk transliteration