Charak Samhita

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शङ्खप्रवालवैदूर्यलौहताम्रप्लवास्थिभिः| स्रोतोजश्वेतमरिचैर्वर्तिःसर्वाक्षिरोगनुत्||२४६||

sanskrit

[Formulas for other eye diseases] Shankhadi-varti: Varti (bougie) prepared of sankha bhasma, pravala bhasma, vaidurya pishti, lauha bhasma (iron), tamra bhasma (copper), bhasma of the bone of plava (pelican- bird called prasevaka-gala), srotonjana and sveta- maricha cures all types of eye diseases.

english translation

zaGkhapravAlavaidUryalauhatAmraplavAsthibhiH| srotojazvetamaricairvartiHsarvAkSiroganut||246||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शाणार्धंमरिचाद्द्वौचपिप्पल्यर्णवफेनयोः| शाणार्धंसैन्धवाच्छाणानवसौवीरकाञ्जनात्||२४७||

sanskrit

Churnanjana: Half shana ( 1 shana = 3 grams) of maricha (Black pepper fruit – piper nigrum), two shana of pippali – Piper longum, and samudraphena, half shana of saindhava lavana, nine shana of sauviranjana should be triturated and made to a fine powder during chitra constellation.

english translation

zANArdhaMmaricAddvaucapippalyarNavaphenayoH| zANArdhaMsaindhavAcchANAnavasauvIrakAJjanAt||247||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पिष्टंसुसूक्ष्मंचित्रायांचूर्णाञ्जनमिदंशुभम्| कण्डूकाचकफार्तानांमलानांचविशोधनम्||२४८||

sanskrit

This powder collyrium is beneficial in itching, cataract and kaphaja eye diseases and eliminates impurities.

english translation

piSTaMsusUkSmaMcitrAyAMcUrNAJjanamidaMzubham| kaNDUkAcakaphArtAnAMmalAnAMcavizodhanam||248||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

बस्तमूत्रेत्र्यहंस्थाप्यमेलाचूर्णंसुभावितम्| चूर्णाञ्जनंहितैमिर्यक्रिमिपिल्लमलापहम्||२४९||

sanskrit

Seeds of ela (Cardamom-Elattaria cardamom), goat’s urine (dip the cardamom in the urine for three days), let the cardamom be well-impregnated and dried and made to a powder. Application of this powder in the form of collyrium cures timira (a type of cataract), krimi (parasitic infestation), patala (another type of cataract) and discharge of mucoid matter from the eyes.

english translation

bastamUtretryahaMsthApyamelAcUrNaMsubhAvitam| cUrNAJjanaMhitaimiryakrimipillamalApaham||249||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सौवीरमञ्जनंतुत्थंताप्योधातुर्मनःशिला| चक्षुष्यामधुकंलोहामणयःपौष्पमञ्जनम्||२५०||

sanskrit

Sauviranjana, tuttha, tapya-dhatu (maksika), manahshila, chaksushya (variety of kulattha), madhuka (Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra), loha bhasma(iron), precious stones, pushpanjana,

english translation

sauvIramaJjanaMtutthaMtApyodhAturmanaHzilA| cakSuSyAmadhukaMlohAmaNayaHpauSpamaJjanam||250||

hk transliteration by Sanscript