Charak Samhita

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जङ्गमस्थावरायां तद्योनौ ब्रह्मा न्ययोजयत् | तदम्बुसम्भवं तस्माद्द्विविधं पावकोपमम् ||६||

sanskrit

[Sources of poison] Lord Brahma deposited these visha in jangama(animal origin) and sthavara (earthen and plant origin) categories. Hence in general visha, originated from water; it is (hot) like fire and is of two types.

english translation

jaGgamasthAvarAyAM tadyonau brahmA nyayojayat | tadambusambhavaM tasmAddvividhaM pAvakopamam ||6||

hk transliteration