Charak Samhita

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दशाङ्गुलोन्मितां नाडीमथवाऽष्टाङ्गुलोन्मिताम् | शरावसम्पुटच्छिद्रे कृत्वा जिह्मां विचक्षणः ||६६||

sanskrit

In the upper plate there should be a hole to which a tube, ten or eight angulas in length, should be inserted in slightly curved form. The patient suffering from kasa should smoke the fume emanating from this tube through his mouth.

english translation

dazAGgulonmitAM nADImathavA'STAGgulonmitAm | zarAvasampuTacchidre kRtvA jihmAM vicakSaNaH ||66||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वैरेचनं मुखेनैव कासवान् धूममापिबेत् | तमुरः केवलं प्राप्तं मुखेनैवोद्वमेत् पुनः ||६७||

sanskrit

After the smoke pervades the entire chest, it should be smoked out through the mouth.

english translation

vairecanaM mukhenaiva kAsavAn dhUmamApibet | tamuraH kevalaM prAptaM mukhenaivodvamet punaH ||67||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स ह्यस्य तैक्ष्ण्याद्विच्छिद्य श्लेष्माणमुरसि स्थितम् | निष्कृष्य शमयेत् कासं वातश्लेष्मसमुद्भवम् ||६८||

sanskrit

Because of the sharpness of the ingredients used in this recipe, the phlegm located in the chest gets detached and forcibly thrown out as a result of which kasa caused by vayu and kapha gets alleviated.

english translation

sa hyasya taikSNyAdvicchidya zleSmANamurasi sthitam | niSkRSya zamayet kAsaM vAtazleSmasamudbhavam ||68||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मनःशिलालमधुकमांसीमुस्तेङ्गुदैः पिबेत् | धूमं तस्यानु च क्षीरं सुखोष्णं सगुडं पिबेत् ||६९||

sanskrit

Intake of lukewarm milk along with guda after the dhumapana using manahshila, ala(haritala), madhuka, jatamansi, ingudi cures kasa of prthakdosha (three dosha individually) or sannipatika.

english translation

manaHzilAlamadhukamAMsImusteGgudaiH pibet | dhUmaM tasyAnu ca kSIraM sukhoSNaM saguDaM pibet ||69||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एष कासान् पृथग्दोषसन्निपातसमुद्भवान् | धूमो हन्यादसंसिद्धानन्यैर्योगशतैरपि ||७०||

sanskrit

This can cure such ailments which were not cured even after the treatment with hundred other recipes.

english translation

eSa kAsAn pRthagdoSasannipAtasamudbhavAn | dhUmo hanyAdasaMsiddhAnanyairyogazatairapi ||70||

hk transliteration by Sanscript