Charak Samhita

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सैन्धवंशौकरीदंष्ट्राकतकंचाञ्जनंशुभम्| तिमिरादिषुचुर्णंवावर्तिर्वेयमनुत्तमा||२५१||

sanskrit

saindhava, tusk of boar, kataka – strychnos potatorum may be used in the form of either powder or varti as collyrium which is excellent remedies for timira (cataract) and such other eye-diseases.

english translation

saindhavaMzaukarIdaMSTrAkatakaMcAJjanaMzubham| timirAdiSucurNaMvAvartirveyamanuttamA||251||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कतकस्यफलंशङ्खःसैन्धवंत्र्यूषणंसिता| फेनोरसाञ्जनंक्षौद्रंविडङ्गानिमनःशिला||२५२||

sanskrit

Sukhavati varti: Kataka (Strychnos potatorum), shankha, saindhava (rock salt), shunthi, pippali – long pepper fruit, maricha – Black pepper fruit, sugar, samudraphena, rasanjana (aqueous extract of berberis aristata), honey, vidanga – Embelia ribes, manahshila and shell of hen’s egg.

english translation

katakasyaphalaMzaGkhaHsaindhavaMtryUSaNaMsitA| phenorasAJjanaMkSaudraMviDaGgAnimanaHzilA||252||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कुक्कुटाण्डकपालानिवर्तिरेषाव्यपोहति| तिमिरंपटलंकाचंमलंचाशुसुखावती||२५३||

sanskrit

Varti prepared out of these ingredients alleviates blurred vision, patala (covering), kacha (type of cataract) and putrid discharge from the eyes quickly. Thus, ends the description of sukhavati- varti.

english translation

kukkuTANDakapAlAnivartireSAvyapohati| timiraMpaTalaMkAcaMmalaMcAzusukhAvatI||253||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

त्रिफलाकुक्कुटाण्डत्वक्कासीसमयसोरजः| नीलोत्पलंविडङ्गानिफेनंचसरितांपतेः||२५४||

sanskrit

Drishtiprada varti: Triturate together triphala, crust of hen’s eggs, kasisa, iron powder, nilotpala, vidanga, samudraphena in goat’s milk and impregnate with the same in a copper vessel for 1 week and rolled in the form of varti.

english translation

triphalAkukkuTANDatvakkAsIsamayasorajaH| nIlotpalaMviDaGgAniphenaMcasaritAMpateH||254||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

आजेनपयसापिष्ट्वाभावयेत्ताम्रभाजने| सप्तरात्रंस्थितंभूयःपिष्ट्वाक्षीरेणवर्तयेत्||२५५||

sanskrit

This is called as drishti-prada varti. This varti revives vision even in the blind provided the pupils of his eyes have not undergone any physical change or been damaged. Thus ends the prescription of drishtiprada varti.

english translation

AjenapayasApiSTvAbhAvayettAmrabhAjane| saptarAtraMsthitaMbhUyaHpiSTvAkSIreNavartayet||255||

hk transliteration by Sanscript