Charak Samhita

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गुडूचीं पिप्पलीं मूर्वां हरिद्रां श्रेयसीं वचाम् । निदिग्धिकां कासमर्दं पाठां चित्रकनागरम् ॥१६१॥

॥ Guduchyadi ghritam॥Guduchi, pippali, murva, haridra, shreyasi, vacha, nidigdhika, kasmarda, patha, chitraka and nagara are to be boiled with four times of water,

english translation

guDUcIM pippalIM mUrvAM haridrAM zreyasIM vacAm । nidigdhikAM kAsamardaM pAThAM citrakanAgaram ॥161॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जले चतुर्गुणे पक्त्वा पादशेषेण तत्समम् । सिद्धं सर्पिः पिबेद्गुल्मश्वासार्तिक्षयकासनुत् ॥१६२॥

till the quantity of water reduces to one-fourth. To this decoction equal quantity of ghrita should be added and cooked. Intake of this cures gulma, shwasa and kshayajakasa.

english translation

jale caturguNe paktvA pAdazeSeNa tatsamam । siddhaM sarpiH pibedgulmazvAsArtikSayakAsanut ॥162॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कासमर्दाभयामुस्तपाठाकट्फलनागरैः । पिप्पलीकटुकाद्राक्षाकाश्मर्यसुरसैस्तथा ॥१६३॥

One prastha of ghrita should be cooked by adding the paste of one aksha of each of kasamarda, abhaya, musta, patha, katphala, nagara, pippali, katuka, draksha, kashmarya and surasa;

english translation

kAsamardAbhayAmustapAThAkaTphalanAgaraiH । pippalIkaTukAdrAkSAkAzmaryasurasaistathA ॥163॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अक्षमात्रैर्घृतप्रस्थं क्षीरद्राक्षारसाढके । पचेच्छोषज्वरप्लीहसर्वकासहरं शिवम् ॥१६४॥

one adhaka of milk and one adhaka of grape juice. Thus prepared ghrita is considered as auspicious, and cures shosha, jwara, pleeha and kasa.

english translation

akSamAtrairghRtaprasthaM kSIradrAkSArasADhake । pacecchoSajvaraplIhasarvakAsaharaM zivam ॥164॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

धात्रीफलैः क्षीरसिद्धैः सर्पिर्वाऽप्यवचूर्णितम् । द्विगुणे दाडिमरसे विपक्वं व्योषसंयुतम् ॥१६५॥

Dhatri phala or dhatriphala powder should be cooked with ksheera and ghrita for ghritapaka, yava-kshara-ghrita prepared by adding double the quantity of dadima-rasa and the powder of vyosha, and which should be taken at the end of a meal;

english translation

dhAtrIphalaiH kSIrasiddhaiH sarpirvA'pyavacUrNitam । dviguNe dADimarase vipakvaM vyoSasaMyutam ॥165॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript