Charak Samhita

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तत्रादितएववर्णाधिकारः। तद्यथा- कृष्णः, श्यामः, श्यामावदातः, अवदातश्चेति प्रकृतिवर्णाः शरीरस्य भवन्ति; यांश्चापरानुपेक्षमाणो विद्यादनूकतोऽन्यथा वाऽपि निर्दिश्यमानांस्तज्ज्ञैः ॥८॥

[Normal complexion] There are four types of natural complexion – black, dark (blue or brown), dark-fair (blue or brown), fair white, There may some more complexions with combinations of such colors.

english translation

tatrAditaevavarNAdhikAraH। tadyathA- kRSNaH, zyAmaH, zyAmAvadAtaH, avadAtazceti prakRtivarNAH zarIrasya bhavanti; yAMzcAparAnupekSamANo vidyAdanUkato'nyathA vA'pi nirdizyamAnAMstajjJaiH ॥8॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

Chapter 1

Verse 9