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Charak Samhita

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आर्तवे सा विमुक्ते तु तत्क्षणं लभते सुखम् । रजसो गमनादूर्ध्वं ज्ञेयोदावर्तिनी बुधैः ॥२६॥

After discharge of menstrual blood, pain subsides. It is known by the wise physician as udavartini because of the upward course of menstrual blood.

english translation

अकाले वाहमानाया गर्भेण पिहितोऽनिलः । कर्णिकां जनयेद्योनौ श्लेष्मरक्तेन मूर्च्छितः ॥२७॥

[Karnini yonivyapat] If woman, without labor pain strains untimely to deliver a fetus, vayu gets obstructed by the fetus and combined with kapha and blood it produces small muscular sprouts or knots called "Karnika" in the yoni which obstructs the passage of menstrual blood.

english translation

रक्तमार्गावरोधिन्या सा तया कर्णिनी मता । रौक्ष्याद्वायुर्यदा गर्भं जातं जातं विनाशयेत् ॥२८॥

This is known as karnini. [Putraghni yonivyapat] Due to dryness (consumption of ununctuous diet and lifestyle), the aggravated vayu destroys the fetus which is formed by the abnormal shonita causing repeated loss of pregnancy.

english translation

दुष्टशोणितजं नार्याः पुत्रघ्नी नाम सा मता ।व्यवायमतितृप्ताया भजन्त्यास्त्वन्नपीडितः ॥२९॥

[Antarmukhi yonivyapat] When a woman overeats and indulges in coitus in an abnormal posture,

english translation

वायुर्मिथ्यास्थिताङ्गाया योनिस्रोतसि संस्थितः । वक्रयत्याननं योन्याः साऽस्थिमांसानिलार्तिभिः ॥३०॥

then vayu situated in genital tract and pressed with food, twists the opening of Yoni and produces different types of vatika pains in the bone and muscles.

english translation