Charak Samhita

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स्निग्धेऽन्ने भुक्ते या तृष्णा स्यात्तां गुडाम्बुना शमयेत् | तर्षं मूर्च्छाभिहतस्य रक्तपित्तापहैर्हन्यात् ||५६||

sanskrit

The thirst resulting from eating unctuous food should be quenched with jaggery water; and the thirst in a person who has fainted should be remedied by medication mentioned in murchha (fainting).

english translation

snigdhe'nne bhukte yA tRSNA syAttAM guDAmbunA zamayet | tarSaM mUrcchAbhihatasya raktapittApahairhanyAt ||56||

hk transliteration

तृट्दाहमूर्च्छाभ्रमक्लममदात्ययास्रविषपित्ते | शस्तं स्वभावशीतं, शृतशीतं सन्निपातेऽम्भः ||५७||

sanskrit

[Indications of cold and hot water] Fresh cold water is beneficial in thirst associated with fainting, giddiness, exhaustion, alcoholism, poisoning and disorder of rakta and pitta.

english translation

tRTdAhamUrcchAbhramaklamamadAtyayAsraviSapitte | zastaM svabhAvazItaM, zRtazItaM sannipAte'mbhaH ||57||

hk transliteration

हिक्काश्वासनवज्वरपीनसघृतपीतपार्श्वगलरोगे | कफवातकृते स्त्याने सद्यःशुद्धे च हितमुष्णम् ||५८||

sanskrit

In thirst caused by sannipata (vitiation of all dosha) tridoshaja, water cooled after boiling is beneficial.

english translation

hikkAzvAsanavajvarapInasaghRtapItapArzvagalaroge | kaphavAtakRte styAne sadyaHzuddhe ca hitamuSNam ||58||

hk transliteration

पाण्डूदरपीनसमेहगुल्ममन्दानलातिसारेषु | प्लीह्नि च तोयं न हितं काममसह्ये पिबेदल्पम् ||५९||

sanskrit

Warm water is useful in condition like hiccough, dyspnea, acute fever, coryza, after consumption of ghee, disorders of flanks and throat, diseases caused by kapha and vata, or when the dosha are still not moving properly in the body and just after the purificatory treatment.

english translation

pANDUdarapInasamehagulmamandAnalAtisAreSu | plIhni ca toyaM na hitaM kAmamasahye pibedalpam ||59||

hk transliteration

पूर्वामयातुरः सन् दीनस्तृष्णार्दितो जलं काङ्क्षन् | न लभेत स चेन्मरणमाश्वेवाप्नुयाद्दीर्घरोगं वा ||६०||

sanskrit

In anemia, abdominal disease, gulma, meha, depleted digestive power, diarrhea and splenic disorders water intake is not beneficial; but if the thirst is unbearable, the patient may drink water in less quantity.

english translation

pUrvAmayAturaH san dInastRSNArdito jalaM kAGkSan | na labheta sa cenmaraNamAzvevApnuyAddIrgharogaM vA ||60||

hk transliteration