Charak Samhita

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अथातः कासचिकित्सितं व्याख्यास्यामः ||१||

sanskrit

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

english translation

athAtaH kAsacikitsitaM vyAkhyAsyAmaH ||1||

hk transliteration

इति ह स्माह भगवानात्रेयः ||२||

sanskrit

Thus said Lord Atreya.

english translation

iti ha smAha bhagavAnAtreyaH ||2||

hk transliteration

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

sanskrit

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

वातादिजास्त्रयो ये च क्षतजः क्षयजस्तथा | पञ्चैते स्युर्नृणां कासा वर्धमानाः क्षयप्रदाः ||४||

sanskrit

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

पूर्वरूपं भवेत्तेषां शूकपूर्णगलास्यता | कण्ठे कण्डूश्च भोज्यानामवरोधश्च जायते ||५||

sanskrit

[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