Charak Samhita

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अब्धातुं देहस्थं कुपितः पवनो यदा विशोषयति | तस्मिञ्शुष्के शुष्यत्यबलस्तृष्यत्यथ विशुष्यन् ||११||

sanskrit

[Vata dominant trishna] Vitiated vata absorbs the watery elements in the body. As a result of absorption of these fluids, the weak person gets dehydrated and consequently suffers from morbid thirst.

english translation

abdhAtuM dehasthaM kupitaH pavano yadA vizoSayati | tasmiJzuSke zuSyatyabalastRSyatyatha vizuSyan ||11||

hk transliteration

निद्रानाशः शिरसो भ्रमस्तथा शुष्कविरसमुखता च स्रोतोऽवरोध इति च स्याल्लिङ्गं वाततृष्णायाः ||१२||

sanskrit

Lack of sleep, giddiness, dry mouth, distaste, and occlusion of the channels are the symptoms of the vataja morbid thirst.

english translation

nidrAnAzaH ziraso bhramastathA zuSkavirasamukhatA ca sroto'varodha iti ca syAlliGgaM vAtatRSNAyAH ||12||

hk transliteration

पित्तं मतमाग्नेयं कुपितं चेत्तापयत्यपां धातुम् | सन्तप्तः स हि जनयेत्तृष्णां दाहोल्बणां नॄणाम् ||१३||

sanskrit

[Pitta dominant trishna] The pitta is regarded as the thermal elements in the body which on vitiation, heats the watery elements to cause morbid thirst and person suffers from excessive burning sensation.

english translation

pittaM matamAgneyaM kupitaM cettApayatyapAM dhAtum | santaptaH sa hi janayettRSNAM dAholbaNAM nRRNAm ||13||

hk transliteration

तिक्तास्यत्वं शिरसो दाहः शीताभिनन्दता मूर्च्छा | पीताक्षिमूत्रवर्चस्त्वमाकृतिः पित्ततृष्णायाः ||१४||

sanskrit

Bitter taste in the mouth, burning sensation in the head, cravings for cold things, fainting and yellowish discoloration of eyes, urine and feces, are the clinical features of pittaja morbid thirst.

english translation

tiktAsyatvaM ziraso dAhaH zItAbhinandatA mUrcchA | pItAkSimUtravarcastvamAkRtiH pittatRSNAyAH ||14||

hk transliteration

तृष्णा याऽऽमप्रभवा साऽप्याग्नेयाऽऽमपित्तजनितत्वात् | लिङ्गं तस्याश्चारुचिराध्मानकफप्रसेकौ च ||१५||

sanskrit

[Trishna due to ama vitiation] Morbid thirst, which originates from incomplete transformation or metabolism of food, is also a pittaja type as it originates from ama and pitta (pitta obstructed due to vitiated ama). Its clinical features are anorexia, flatulence and excessive salivation.

english translation

tRSNA yA''maprabhavA sA'pyAgneyA''mapittajanitatvAt | liGgaM tasyAzcArucirAdhmAnakaphaprasekau ca ||15||

hk transliteration