Charak Samhita

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अथभगवान्पुनर्वसुरात्रेयस्तदग्निवेशवचनमनुनिशम्योवाच- श्रूयतामग्निवेश! सर्वमेतदखिलेनव्याख्यायमानम् | आदिकालेखलुयज्ञेषुपशवःसमालभनीयाबभूवुर्नालम्भायप्रक्रियन्तेस्म | ततोदक्षयज्ञंप्रत्यवरकालंमनोःपुत्राणांनरिष्यन्नाभागेक्ष्वाकुनृगशर्यात्यादीनांक्रतुषुपशूनामेवाभ्यनुज्ञानात्पशवःप्रोक्षणमवापुः | अतश्चप्रत्यवरकालंपृषध्रेणदीर्घसत्रेणयजतापशूनामलाभाद्गवामालम्भःप्रवर्तितः | तंदृष्ट्वाप्रव्यथिताभूतगणाः, तेषांचोपयोगादुपाकृतानांगवांगौरवादौष्ण्यादसात्म्यत्वादशस्तोपयोगाच्चोपहताग्नीनामुपहतमनसां[१]चातीसारःपूर्वमुत्पन्नःपृषध्रयज्ञे ||४||

sanskrit

[Historical origins of atisara] After consideration of the above submission of Agnivesha, Lord Punarvasu said, “O Agnivesha, listen to me. I shall give a detailed response to your question. In the Vedic age/ancient times, sacrificial animals used to get released in the wild soon after the recitation of the sacrificial mantras, and these animals were not killed during the course of the sacrifice (yajna). However, in the subsequent periods following the reign of Daksha Prajapati, the sons of Manu named Narishyana, Nabhag, Ikshvaku, Nriga, and Sharyati, sacrifice of these animals became a part of the yajna (sacrificial ritual) at their instinctive acquiescence. After that, during the sacrifice over a long course of time performed by Prushadra (name of a king), as goats were not obtainable, even the sacred cows were also offered up for sacrifice. This deviation bewildered (or disturbed) all of humanity leading to grief. When the flesh of these sanctified cows were eaten, by the heavy, hot and incompatible to human nature properties of their flesh, as well as the use of what was not prescribed by the scriptures, the people started suffering from the loss of their ability to digest and losing their mental equilibrium, resulting in atisara (diarrhea). Thus, diarrhea originated from the yajna performed by Prushadhra

english translation

athabhagavAnpunarvasurAtreyastadagnivezavacanamanunizamyovAca- zrUyatAmagniveza! sarvametadakhilenavyAkhyAyamAnam | AdikAlekhaluyajJeSupazavaHsamAlabhanIyAbabhUvurnAlambhAyaprakriyantesma | tatodakSayajJaMpratyavarakAlaMmanoHputrANAMnariSyannAbhAgekSvAkunRgazaryAtyAdInAMkratuSupazUnAmevAbhyanujJAnAtpazavaHprokSaNamavApuH | atazcapratyavarakAlaMpRSadhreNadIrghasatreNayajatApazUnAmalAbhAdgavAmAlambhaHpravartitaH | taMdRSTvApravyathitAbhUtagaNAH, teSAMcopayogAdupAkRtAnAMgavAMgauravAdauSNyAdasAtmyatvAdazastopayogAccopahatAgnInAmupahatamanasAM[1]cAtIsAraHpUrvamutpannaHpRSadhrayajJe ||4||

hk transliteration