Charak Samhita

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अथातस्तृष्णाचिकित्सितं व्याख्यास्यामः ||१||

sanskrit

Now we shall expound the chapter "Trishna Chikitsa" (Management of morbid thirst).

english translation

athAtastRSNAcikitsitaM vyAkhyAsyAmaH ||1||

hk transliteration

इति ह स्माह भगवानात्रेयः ||२||

sanskrit

Thus said Lord Atreya.

english translation

iti ha smAha bhagavAnAtreyaH ||2||

hk transliteration

ज्ञानप्रशमतपोभिः ख्यातोऽत्रिसुतो जगद्धितेऽभिरतः | तृष्णानां प्रशमार्थं चिकित्सितं प्राह पञ्चानाम् ||३||

sanskrit

The son of Atri, famed for his sagaciousness, tranquility, austerity and devoted to the wellness of the world, expounded the chapter therapeutics of morbid thirst.

english translation

jJAnaprazamatapobhiH khyAto'trisuto jagaddhite'bhirataH | tRSNAnAM prazamArthaM cikitsitaM prAha paJcAnAm ||3||

hk transliteration

क्षोभाद्भयाच्छ्रमादपि शोकात्क्रोधाद्विलङ्घनान्मद्यात् | क्षाराम्ललवणकटुकोष्णरूक्षशुष्कान्नसेवाभिः ||४||

sanskrit

[Etio-pathogenesis] As a result of shock/excess distress, fear, fatigue, grief, anger, extreme starvation, alcoholism, regular use of alkaline and sour substances, use of excessive salt, pungent, salty, dry and dehydrated food, emaciation due to excessive loss of basic body forming elements and emaciation due to disease,

english translation

kSobhAdbhayAcchramAdapi zokAtkrodhAdvilaGghanAnmadyAt | kSArAmlalavaNakaTukoSNarUkSazuSkAnnasevAbhiH ||4||

hk transliteration

धातुक्षयगदकर्षणवमनाद्यतियोगसूर्यसन्तापैः | पित्तानिलौ प्रवृद्धौ सौम्यान्धातूंश्च शोषयतः ||५||

sanskrit

excessive use of purifactory procedures, excessive exposure to sunlight, pitta and vata get severely vitiated and dry up the watery contents of the body.

english translation

dhAtukSayagadakarSaNavamanAdyatiyogasUryasantApaiH | pittAnilau pravRddhau saumyAndhAtUMzca zoSayataH ||5||

hk transliteration