Skip to content
navigationtools

Charak Samhita

Progress:62.9%

x

विविधं सर्पति यतो विसर्पस्तेन स स्मृतः । परिसर्पोऽथवा नाम्ना सर्वतः परिसर्पणात् ॥११॥

[Definition of visarpa] It spreads in various ways hence known as visarpa. It is also called parisarpa due to its extensive spreading.

english translation

स च सप्तविधो दोषैर्विज्ञेयः सप्तधातुकः । पृथक् त्रयस्त्रिभिश्चैको विसर्पो द्वन्द्वजास्त्रयः ॥१२॥

[Classification] Visarpa is of seven types as per dosha basis and it involves seven body elements. Three types of visarpa are due to the morbidity of individual dosha; one variety is due to the morbidity of all the three dosha and three varieties are due to the morbidity of any of the two dosha.

english translation

वातिकः पैत्तिकश्चैव कफजः सान्निपातिकः । चत्वार एते विसर्पा वक्ष्यन्ते द्वन्द्वजास्त्रयः ॥१३॥

Vatika, paittika, kaphaja and sannipatik these are the four varieties of visarpa and the remaining three varieties viz., vata-pittaja, kapha-vataja and pitta-kaphaja type will now be described.

english translation

आग्नेयो वातपित्ताभ्यां ग्रन्थ्याख्यः कफवातजः । यस्तु कर्दमको घोरः स पित्तकफसम्भवः ॥१४॥

The variety due to morbid vata-pitta is agnivisarpa, kapha-vata cause granthi visarpa and pitta-kapha leads to serious condition known as kardamaka visarpa.

english translation

रक्तं लसीकात्वङ्मांसं दूष्यं दोषास्त्रयो मलाः । विसर्पाणां समुत्पत्तौ विज्ञेयाः सप्त धातवः ॥१५॥

[Vitiated factors] Blood, lymph, skin, flesh and three dosha, these seven elements are involved in the pathogenesis of visarpa of all kinds.

english translation