Charak Samhita

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शिरीषबीजं चोन्मादग्रहापस्मारनाशनम्| पिष्ट्वा तुल्यमपामार्गं हिङ्ग्वालं हिङ्गुपत्रिकाम् ||६६||

sanskrit

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

वार्तिः स्यान्मरिचार्धांशा पित्ताभ्यां गोशृगालयोः| तयाऽञ्जयेदपस्मारभूतोन्मादज्वरार्दितान् ||६७||

sanskrit

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

भूतार्तानमरार्तांश्च नरांश्चैव दृगामये| मरिचं चातपे मांसं सपित्तं स्थितमञ्जनम् ||६८||

sanskrit

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

वैकृतं पश्यतः कार्यं दोषभूतहतस्मृतेः| सिद्धार्थको वचा हिङ्गु करञ्जो देवदारु च ||६९||

sanskrit

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

मञ्जिष्ठा त्रिफला श्वेता कटभीत्वक् कटुत्रिकम्| समांशानि प्रियङ्गुश्च शिरीषो रजनीद्वयम् ||७०||

sanskrit

[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