Charak Samhita

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श्लेष्मलस्यतुगुरुमधुरशीतस्निग्धोपसेविनःसम्पूरकस्याचिन्तयतोदिवास्वप्नपरस्यालसस्यश्लेष्माप्रकोपमापद्यते | सस्वभावाद्गुरुमधुरशीतस्निग्धःस्रस्तोऽग्निमुपहत्य सौम्यस्वभावात्पुरीषाशयमुपहत्यो पक्लेद्यपुरीषमतिसारायकल्पते | तस्यरूपाणि- स्निग्धंश्वेतंपिच्छिलंतन्तुमदामंगुरुदुर्गन्धंश्लेष्मोपहितमनुबद्धशूलमल्पाल्पमभीक्ष्णमतिसार्यतेसप्रवाहिकं, गुरूदरगुदबस्तिवङ्क्षणदेशःकृतेऽप्यकृतसञ्ज्ञःसलोमहर्षःसोत्क्लेशोनिद्रालस्यपरीतःसदनोऽन्नद्वेषीचेतिश्लेष्मातिसारः ||७||

sanskrit

[Kaphaja atisara] A person of kaphaja type of constitution indulging in the following factors experiences the manifestation of kaphaja atisara: 1. Consumption of heavy, sweet, cold and unctuous ingredients in excess; 2. Inactivity of the mind and indolence; and 3. Habitually sleeping during the day time. Because of the above mentioned factors, kapha gets aggravated. It moves downwards due to its nature (i.e heavy, sweet, cold and unctuous) and afflicts the agni (power of digestion) on account of its natural cooling property (which is contradictory to the heating effect of agni). Thereafter, having arrived at the colon, it liquefies the stool to cause kaphaja atisara. The signs and symptoms of kaphaja atisara (diarrhea) are as follows: 1. The stool is unctuous, white, slimy, fibrous, mixed with mucus as well as undigested food particles, heavy, foul-smelling and mixed with phlegm; 2. The patient suffers from continuous, griping, colic pain 3. The patient evacuates stool frequently in small quantities; 4. The patient suffers from heaviness in the abdomen, in the region of urinary bladder and in the pelvic region; 5. The patient feels the urge for passing stool even after having evacuated; and 6. Suffers from horripilation, nausea, excessive sleep, indolence, prostration and dislike for food. These are the specific features of kaphaja atisara.

english translation

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hk transliteration