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Charak Samhita

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सान्द्रं सपाण्डु सस्नेहं पिच्छिलं च कफान्वितम्। श्यावारुणं सफेनं च तनु रूक्षं च वातिकम् ॥११॥

[Characteristics of dosha vitiation] Viscous, pale, unctuous and slimy (in blood coming out) indicates affliction by kapha. Blackish, reddish, frothy, thin and roughness in blood indicates affliction by vata.

english translation

रक्तपित्तं कषायाभं कृष्णं गोमूत्रसन्निभम्। मेचकागारधूमाभमञ्जनाभं च पैत्तिकम् ॥१२॥

That having ochre-like, black, cow-urine-like, shining black, smoky and collerium-like color indicates pitta affliction. Due to combination of two doshas the symptoms of the concerned ones are combined.

english translation

संसृष्टलिङ्गं संसर्गात्त्रिलिङ्गं सान्निपातिकम्। एकदोषानुगं साध्यं द्विदोषं याप्यमुच्यते ॥१३॥

Raktapitta caused by sannipata has symptoms of all the three doshas. [Prognosis] Raktapitta associated with one dosha is curable; that with two doshas is palliable while that caused by three doshas is incurable.

english translation

यत्त्रिदोषमसाध्यं तन्मन्दाग्नेरतिवेगवत्।व्याधिभिः क्षीणदेहस्य वृद्धस्यानश्नतश्च यत् ॥१४॥

It is also incurable if it is severely forceful and invading the person who has poor digestion, is emaciated due to diseases, old and under-nourished.

english translation

गतिरूर्ध्वमधश्चैव रक्तपित्तस्य दर्शिता। ऊर्ध्वा सप्तविधद्वारा द्विद्वारा त्वधरा गतिः ॥१५॥

[Gati (direction of flow) and prognosis] Movement of raktapitta is directed upwards and downwards, the former through seven orifices and the latter through two orifices. There are seven orifices in head and two below.

english translation