Charak Samhita

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यानीहोक्तानि कर्माणि विसर्पाणां निवृत्तये | एकतस्तानि सर्वाणि रक्तमोक्षणमेकतः ||१४१||

sanskrit

[Importance of raktamokshana in visarpa] If all the therapeutic measures described here as curative of visarpa be put on one side and raktamokshana on other, they will be found equal.

english translation

yAnIhoktAni karmANi visarpANAM nivRttaye | ekatastAni sarvANi raktamokSaNamekataH ||141||

hk transliteration

विसर्पो न ह्यसंसृष्टो रक्तपित्तेन जायते | तस्मात् साधारणं सर्वमुक्तमेतच्चिकित्सितम् ||१४२||

sanskrit

Visarpa never occurs without the association of the rakta and pitta hence entirely general treatment has been described. It does not mean that line of treatment as per other dosha predominance is not explained here.

english translation

visarpo na hyasaMsRSTo raktapittena jAyate | tasmAt sAdhAraNaM sarvamuktametaccikitsitam ||142||

hk transliteration

विशेषो दोषवैषम्यान्न च नोक्तः समासतः | समासव्यासनिर्दिष्टां क्रियां विद्वानुपाचरेत् ||१४३||

sanskrit

Thus, the therapeutic measures both in general and specific cases are described both in brief and in detail. The expert physician should administer these therapies appropriately.

english translation

vizeSo doSavaiSamyAnna ca noktaH samAsataH | samAsavyAsanirdiSTAM kriyAM vidvAnupAcaret ||143||

hk transliteration

तत्र श्लोकाः- निरुक्तं नामभेदाश्च दोषा दूष्याणि हेतवः | आश्रयो मार्गतश्चैव विसर्पगुरुलाघवम् ||१४४||

sanskrit

Summary Now the summing up verses – Derivation,synonyms, classification, dosha, dushya, etiology, the habitat, the severe and mild gradation,

english translation

tatra zlokAH- niruktaM nAmabhedAzca doSA dUSyANi hetavaH | Azrayo mArgatazcaiva visarpagurulAghavam ||144||

hk transliteration

लिङ्गान्युपद्रवा ये च यल्लक्षण उपद्रवः | साध्यत्वं, न च, साध्यानां साधनं च यथाक्रमम् ||१४५||

sanskrit

symptoms and signs, complications, the nature of complications, prognosis and treatment of curable ones.

english translation

liGgAnyupadravA ye ca yallakSaNa upadravaH | sAdhyatvaM, na ca, sAdhyAnAM sAdhanaM ca yathAkramam ||145||

hk transliteration