Charak Samhita

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महास्नेहोऽस्थिमज्जस्थे पूर्ववद्रेतसाऽऽवृते | अन्नावृते तदुल्लेखः [४] पाचनं दीपनं लघु ||१९६||

If vata is occluded by the osseous tissue or the marrow, mahasneha should be given. If occluded in the semen, the treatment has already been described. If vata is occluded by food, then emesis, digestives, carminatives and light diet are recommended.

english translation

mahAsneho'sthimajjasthe pUrvavadretasA''vRte | annAvRte tadullekhaH [4] pAcanaM dIpanaM laghu ||196||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मूत्रलानि तु मूत्रेण स्वेदाः सोत्तरबस्तयः | शकृता तैलमैरण्डं स्निग्धोदावर्तवत्क्रिया [५] ||१९७||

If occluded by urine, diuretics, sudation and trans-urethral enema are recommended. If vata is occluded by fecal matter, the remedies are castor oil and unctuous therapy as indicated in udavarta.

english translation

mUtralAni tu mUtreNa svedAH sottarabastayaH | zakRtA tailamairaNDaM snigdhodAvartavatkriyA [5] ||197||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स्वस्थानस्थो बली दोषः प्राक् तं स्वैरौषधैर्जयेत् | वमनैर्वा विरेकैर्वा बस्तिभिः शमनेन वा ||१९८||

A morbid humor, while in its natural habitat, and when more powerful; it should be first subdued by its own suitable medications such as emesis, purgation, enema or sudation.

english translation

svasthAnastho balI doSaH prAk taM svairauSadhairjayet | vamanairvA virekairvA bastibhiH zamanena vA ||198||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

(इत्युक्तमावृते वाते पित्तादिभिर्यथायथम् [६] ) | मारुतानां हि पञ्चानामन्योन्यावरणे शृणु ||१९९||

Thus has been described the treatment of conditions of occlusion of vata by pitta, etc. [Mutual occlusions by types of vata and their management] Oh Sinless Dear! I shall next describe the mutual obstruction between the five types of vata in detailed

english translation

(ityuktamAvRte vAte pittAdibhiryathAyatham [6] ) | mArutAnAM hi paJcAnAmanyonyAvaraNe zRNu ||199||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

लिङ्गं व्याससमासाभ्यामुच्यमानं मयाऽनघ! | प्राणो वृणोत्युदानादीन् प्राणं वृण्वन्ति तेऽपि च ||२००||

concised manner. The prana vata occludes the udana and other types of vata while they too may occlude the prana.

english translation

liGgaM vyAsasamAsAbhyAmucyamAnaM mayA'nagha! | prANo vRNotyudAnAdIn prANaM vRNvanti te'pi ca ||200||

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