Charak Samhita

Progress:93.1%

कुपिते मार्गसंरोधान्मेदसो वा कफस्य वा | अतिवृद्ध्याऽनिले [१] नादौ शस्तं स्नेहनबृंहणम् ||१५६||

[Treatment of obstruction by excess meda dhatu and kapha] If vata is vitiated due to obstruction either by excessive aggravated meda dhatu or kapha, one should not apply unctuous and stouting drugs in the beginning.

english translation

kupite mArgasaMrodhAnmedaso vA kaphasya vA | ativRddhyA'nile [1] nAdau zastaM snehanabRMhaNam ||156||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

व्यायामशोधनारिष्टमूत्रपानैर्विरेचनैः | तक्राभयाप्रयोगैश्च क्षपयेत् कफमेदसी ||१५७||

Instead kapha and meda dhatu subjugate with physical exercises, shodhana (purification), virechana (purgation), and intake of arishta (fermentated preparation of medicinal herbs etc.) and butter milk with abhaya.

english translation

vyAyAmazodhanAriSTamUtrapAnairvirecanaiH | takrAbhayAprayogaizca kSapayet kaphamedasI ||157||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

बोधिवृक्षकषायं तु प्रपिबेन्मधुना सह | वातरक्तं जयत्याशु त्रिदोषमपि दारुणम् ||१५८||

One should take decoction of bodhivriksa with honey. It vanquishes severe vatarakta even caused by all three dosha.

english translation

bodhivRkSakaSAyaM tu prapibenmadhunA saha | vAtaraktaM jayatyAzu tridoSamapi dAruNam ||158||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पुराणयवगोधूमसीध्वरिष्टसुरासवैः | शिलाजतुप्रयोगैश्च गुग्गुलोर्माक्षिकस्य च ||१५९||

One should use old wheat and barley to eat and sidhu, arishtha, sura, asava (medicated beverages) to drink and shilajatu (black bitumen), guggulu (commiphora mukul) and makshika as well.

english translation

purANayavagodhUmasIdhvariSTasurAsavaiH | zilAjatuprayogaizca guggulormAkSikasya ca ||159||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गम्भीरे रक्तमाक्रान्तं स्याच्चेत्तद्वातवज्जयेत् | पश्चाद्वाते क्रियां कुर्याद्वातरक्तप्रसादनीम् ||१६०||

[Treatment of severe vitiation of rakta] In gambhira vatarakta if blood is vitiated severely, it should be treated like vāta first and there after steps should be taken to pacify vatarakta.

english translation

gambhIre raktamAkrAntaM syAccettadvAtavajjayet | pazcAdvAte kriyAM kuryAdvAtaraktaprasAdanIm ||160||

hk transliteration by Sanscript