Charak Samhita

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मुस्तकं पौष्करं क्रौञ्चं वत्सनाभं बलाहकम् | कर्कटं कालकूटं च करवीरकसञ्ज्ञकम् ||११||

[Earthen and plant origin] The poisons of the immobile (earthen and plant) origin are: the roots (including rhizomes) of mustaka, puskara, kraunca, vatsanabha (Aconitum ferox), balahaka, karkata, kalakuta, karavira (Nerium indicum / Cerbera thevetia),

english translation

mustakaM pauSkaraM krauJcaM vatsanAbhaM balAhakam | karkaTaM kAlakUTaM ca karavIrakasaJjJakam ||11||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पालकेन्द्रायुधं तैलं मेघकं कुशपुष्पकम् | रोहिषं पुण्डरीकं च लाङ्गलक्यञ्जनाभकम् ||१२||

palaka, indrayudha taila, meghaka, kusa-puspaka, rohisa, pundarika, langalaki (Gloriosa superb), anjanabhaka,

english translation

pAlakendrAyudhaM tailaM meghakaM kuzapuSpakam | rohiSaM puNDarIkaM ca lAGgalakyaJjanAbhakam ||12||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सङ्कोचं मर्कटं शृङ्गीविषं हालाहलं तथा | एवमादीनि चान्यानि मूलजानि स्थिराणि च ||१३||

, sankoca, markata, sringi-visa, halahala, and such other poisonous roots.

english translation

saGkocaM markaTaM zRGgIviSaM hAlAhalaM tathA | evamAdIni cAnyAni mUlajAni sthirANi ca ||13||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गरसंयोगजं चान्यद्गरसञ्ज्ञं गदप्रदम् | कालान्तरविपाकित्वान्न तदाशु हरत्यसून् ||१४||

[Gara visha ( artificial poison)] There is another variety of poison called gara-visha which is prepared artificially by the combination of various substances. It produces various diseases. Since it takes time to get metabolized and to produce its toxic effects, it does not cause instantaneous death of a person.

english translation

garasaMyogajaM cAnyadgarasaJjJaM gadapradam | kAlAntaravipAkitvAnna tadAzu haratyasUn ||14||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

निद्रां तन्द्रां क्लमं दाहं सपाकं लोमहर्षणम् | शोफं चैवातिसारं च जनयेज्जङ्गमं विषम् ||१५||

[Clinical features of poisoning] Jangama-visha (poison of mobile origin or animal poison) produces nidra (excessive sleep), tandra (drowsiness), klama (mental fatigue), daha (burning sensation), sapakam (suppuration), lomaharshanam (excessive horripilation), shopha (inflammation), atisaram (diarrhoea).

english translation

nidrAM tandrAM klamaM dAhaM sapAkaM lomaharSaNam | zophaM caivAtisAraM ca janayejjaGgamaM viSam ||15||

hk transliteration by Sanscript