Charak Samhita

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शिरीषबीजं चोन्मादग्रहापस्मारनाशनम्। पिष्ट्वा तुल्यमपामार्गं हिङ्ग्वालं हिङ्गुपत्रिकाम् ॥६६॥

seeds of shirisha used as snuff and collyrium, alleviate unmada, grahas and epilepsy. ॥ 641/2-1/2 66॥ Apamarga, hingu, haratala, and hingupatrika-

english translation

zirISabIjaM conmAdagrahApasmAranAzanam। piSTvA tulyamapAmArgaM hiGgvAlaM hiGgupatrikAm ॥66॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वार्तिः स्यान्मरिचार्धांशा पित्ताभ्यां गोशृगालयोः। तयाऽञ्जयेदपस्मारभूतोन्मादज्वरार्दितान् ॥६७॥

in equal quantity, maricha in half quantity are powdered with bile of cow and jackal and made into wick (varieties).

english translation

vArtiH syAnmaricArdhAMzA pittAbhyAM gozRgAlayoH। tayA'JjayedapasmArabhUtonmAdajvarArditAn ॥67॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

भूतार्तानमरार्तांश्च नरांश्चैव दृगामये। मरिचं चातपे मांसं सपित्तं स्थितमञ्जनम् ॥६८॥

This stick is applied to eyes in epilepsy, unmada, caused by evil spirits, possession by evil spirits and gods and in eye disease.

english translation

bhUtArtAnamarArtAMzca narAMzcaiva dRgAmaye। maricaM cAtape mAMsaM sapittaM sthitamaJjanam ॥68॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वैकृतं पश्यतः कार्यं दोषभूतहतस्मृतेः। सिद्धार्थको वचा हिङ्गु करञ्जो देवदारु च ॥६९॥

Maricha impregnated with (the above) bile and kept in the sun for a month makes a collyrium which is useful in defects of vision and loss of memory caused by vitiated doshas and demonic seizures.

english translation

vaikRtaM pazyataH kAryaM doSabhUtahatasmRteH। siddhArthako vacA hiGgu karaJjo devadAru ca ॥69॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मञ्जिष्ठा त्रिफला श्वेता कटभीत्वक् कटुत्रिकम्। समांशानि प्रियङ्गुश्च शिरीषो रजनीद्वयम् ॥७०॥

॥ Siddharthakadi Agada॥ White mustard, vacha, hingu, karanja, devadaru, manjishtha, triphala, shveta, katabhi (bark), trikatu, priyangu, shirisha and two types of haridra – all taken in equal quantity are powdered with goat’s urine.

english translation

maJjiSThA triphalA zvetA kaTabhItvak kaTutrikam। samAMzAni priyaGguzca zirISo rajanIdvayam ॥70॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript