Charak Samhita

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एषादृष्टिप्रदावर्तिरन्धस्याभिन्नचक्षुषः|| इतिदृष्टिप्रदावर्तिः| वदनेकृष्णसर्पस्यनिहितंमासमञ्जनम्||२५६||

sanskrit

Collyrium for timira: A wise physician should keep anjana inside the buccal cavity of a dead black snake cobra for one month.Then, after taking it out, one should dry it well and powder it.

english translation

eSAdRSTipradAvartirandhasyAbhinnacakSuSaH|| itidRSTipradAvartiH| vadanekRSNasarpasyanihitaMmAsamaJjanam||256||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततस्तस्मात्समृद्धृत्यसुशुष्कंचूर्णयेद्बुधः| सुमनःकोरकैःशुष्कैरर्धांशैःसैन्धवेनच||२५७||

sanskrit

To this equal quantity of dried buds of jati pushpa, half quantity- rock salt/ saindhava is to be added. Mix all the above together made to a fine powder. This is wonderful recipe for the cure of timira (cataract/ blurred vision).

english translation

tatastasmAtsamRddhRtyasuzuSkaMcUrNayedbudhaH| sumanaHkorakaiHzuSkairardhAMzaiHsaindhavenaca||257||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एतन्नेत्राञ्जनंकार्यंतिमिरघ्नमनुत्तमम्| पिप्पल्यःकिंशुकरसोवसासर्पस्यसैन्धवम्||२५८||

sanskrit

Pippalyadi rasakriya: Rasa-kriya (thin paste) prepared out of pippali – Piper longum, juice of kimsuka – Butea monosperma, snake’s fat,

english translation

etannetrAJjanaMkAryaMtimiraghnamanuttamam| pippalyaHkiMzukarasovasAsarpasyasaindhavam||258||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जीर्णंघृतंचसर्वाक्षिरोगघ्नीस्याद्रसक्रिया| कृष्णसर्पवसाक्षौद्रंरसोधात्र्यारसक्रियाः||२५९||

sanskrit

1. saindhva/ rock salt and old ghee cures all types of eye-diseases. Krishna sarpa vasadi –rasakriya: Rasakriya (thin paste) prepared of the fat of black snake cobra, honey, the juice of amalaki –

english translation

jIrNaMghRtaMcasarvAkSirogaghnIsyAdrasakriyA| kRSNasarpavasAkSaudraMrasodhAtryArasakriyAH||259||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शस्तासर्वाक्षिरोगेषुकाचार्बुदमलेषुच| धात्रीरसाञ्जनक्षौद्रसर्पिर्भिस्तुरसक्रिया||२६०||

sanskrit

phyllanthus emblicais useful in curing all eye-diseases like kacha (cataract), arbuda (tumor in the eyes) and discharge from the eyes.

english translation

zastAsarvAkSirogeSukAcArbudamaleSuca| dhAtrIrasAJjanakSaudrasarpirbhisturasakriyA||260||

hk transliteration by Sanscript