Charak Samhita

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अथातः कासचिकित्सितं व्याख्यास्यामः ॥१॥

Now we shall expound the chapter "Kasa chikitsa"(Management of cough of various origins).

english translation

athAtaH kAsacikitsitaM vyAkhyAsyAmaH ॥1॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इति ह स्माह भगवानात्रेयः ॥२॥

Thus said Lord Atreya.

english translation

iti ha smAha bhagavAnAtreyaH ॥2॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तपसा यशसा धृत्या धिया च परयाऽन्वितः । आत्रेयः कासशान्त्यर्थं प्राह सिद्धं चिकित्सितम् ॥३॥

Atreya, endowed with power of penance, fame and perseverance and super-intellect expounded the infallible therapies for the treatment of kasa. There are five types of kasa.

english translation

tapasA yazasA dhRtyA dhiyA ca parayA'nvitaH । AtreyaH kAsazAntyarthaM prAha siddhaM cikitsitam ॥3॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वातादिजास्त्रयो ये च क्षतजः क्षयजस्तथा । पञ्चैते स्युर्नृणां कासा वर्धमानाः क्षयप्रदाः ॥४॥

If exacerbated they may cause kshaya. These five types are vataja, pittaja, kaphaja, kshataja and kshayaja.

english translation

vAtAdijAstrayo ye ca kSatajaH kSayajastathA । paJcaite syurnRNAM kAsA vardhamAnAH kSayapradAH ॥4॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पूर्वरूपं भवेत्तेषां शूकपूर्णगलास्यता । कण्ठे कण्डूश्च भोज्यानामवरोधश्च जायते ॥५॥

॥ Premonitory signs॥ Following are the premonitory signs and symptoms of kasa: Sensation as if throat and mouth are filled with shooka (thorns). Itching sensation in the throat. Inability to swallow food.

english translation

pUrvarUpaM bhavetteSAM zUkapUrNagalAsyatA । kaNThe kaNDUzca bhojyAnAmavarodhazca jAyate ॥5॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript