Charak Samhita

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अथातः पाण्डुरोगचिकित्सितं व्याख्यास्यामः||१||

sanskrit

Now we shall expound the chapter "Pandu Chikitsa" (Management of Anemia and diseases due to blood deficiency).

english translation

athAtaH pANDurogacikitsitaM vyAkhyAsyAmaH||1||

hk transliteration

इति ह स्माह भगवानात्रेयः||२||

sanskrit

Thus said Lord Atreya.

english translation

iti ha smAha bhagavAnAtreyaH||2||

hk transliteration

पाण्डुरोगाः स्मृताः पञ्च वातपित्तकफैस्त्रयः| चतुर्थः सन्निपातेन पञ्चमो भक्षणान्मृदः||३||

sanskrit

[Five types of pandu] Pandu roga is classified into five types as vatika, paittika, kaphaja, tridoshaja and mrittika bhakshhana janya pandu

english translation

pANDurogAH smRtAH paJca vAtapittakaphaistrayaH| caturthaH sannipAtena paJcamo bhakSaNAnmRdaH||3||

hk transliteration

दोषाः पित्तप्रधानास्तु यस्य कुप्यन्ति धातुषु| शैथिल्यं तस्य धातूनां गौरवं चोपजायते||४||

sanskrit

[Pathogenesis of pandu] Aggravated pitta predominant dosha vitiates the dhatu. This vitiation of dhatu cause sluggishnesss (shithilata) and heaviness (gaurava) in the dhatu

english translation

doSAH pittapradhAnAstu yasya kupyanti dhAtuSu| zaithilyaM tasya dhAtUnAM gauravaM copajAyate||4||

hk transliteration

ततो वर्णबलस्नेहा ये चान्येऽप्योजसो गुणाः| व्रजन्ति क्षयमत्यर्थं दोषदूष्यप्रदूषणात्||५||

sanskrit

resulting in diminution of complexion (varna), strength (bala), unctuousness (sneha) and the qualities of ojas. Thus, the person develops diminished blood (rakta)

english translation

tato varNabalasnehA ye cAnye'pyojaso guNAH| vrajanti kSayamatyarthaM doSadUSyapradUSaNAt||5||

hk transliteration