Charak Samhita

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गुरु शीतं मृदु श्लक्ष्णं बहलं मधुरं स्थिरम् | प्रसन्नं पिच्छिलं स्निग्धमोजो दशगुणं स्मृतम् ||३१||

sanskrit

Guru (heavy), sheeta (cool), mridu (soft), shlakshna (smooth), bahala (viscous), madhura (sweet), sthira (stable), prasanna (lucid), pichhila (slimy), snigdha (unctous) are the ten qualities of ojas.

english translation

guru zItaM mRdu zlakSNaM bahalaM madhuraM sthiram | prasannaM picchilaM snigdhamojo dazaguNaM smRtam ||31||

hk transliteration

गुरुत्वं लाघवाच्छैत्यमौष्णादम्लस्वभावतः | माधुर्यं मार्दवं तैक्ष्ण्यात्प्रसादं चाशुभावनात् ||३२||

sanskrit

Liquor counteracts the qualities of ojas by its own qualities- it counteracts heaviness with agility, coolness with heat, sweetness with sourness, softness with sharpness, lucidity with fast action,

english translation

gurutvaM lAghavAcchaityamauSNAdamlasvabhAvataH | mAdhuryaM mArdavaM taikSNyAtprasAdaM cAzubhAvanAt ||32||

hk transliteration

रौक्ष्यात् स्नेहं व्यवायित्वात् स्थिरत्वं श्लक्ष्णतामपि | विकासिभावात्पैच्छिल्यं वैशद्यात्सान्द्रतां तथा ||३३||

sanskrit

unctuousness with roughness , stability with the ability to pervade, smoothness by expanding, slimy by non-slimy, viscous by tiny qualities.

english translation

raukSyAt snehaM vyavAyitvAt sthiratvaM zlakSNatAmapi | vikAsibhAvAtpaicchilyaM vaizadyAtsAndratAM tathA ||33||

hk transliteration

सौक्ष्म्यान्मद्यं निहन्त्येवमोजसः स्वगुणैर्गुणान् | सत्त्वं तदाश्रयं चाशु सङ्क्षोभ्य जनयेन्मदम् ||३४||

sanskrit

This leads to agitation of mental strength that is dependent on oja and results in perplexity.

english translation

saukSmyAnmadyaM nihantyevamojasaH svaguNairguNAn | sattvaM tadAzrayaM cAzu saGkSobhya janayenmadam ||34||

hk transliteration

रसवातादिमार्गाणां [१] सत्त्वबुद्धीन्द्रियात्मनाम् | प्रधानस्यौजसश्चैव हृदयं स्थानमुच्यते ||३५||

sanskrit

The heart is the site for the channels of the rasa dhatu, vata and others, sattva (mental strength), buddhi (intellect), indriya (senses), aatman (self) and primary ojas (vital essence).

english translation

rasavAtAdimArgANAM [1] sattvabuddhIndriyAtmanAm | pradhAnasyaujasazcaiva hRdayaM sthAnamucyate ||35||

hk transliteration