Charak Samhita

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दीनभीतद्रुतत्रस्तमलिनामसतीं स्त्रियम्| त्रीन् व्याकृतींश्च षण्डांश्च दूतान् विद्यान्मुमूर्षताम् ||१६||

sanskrit

If a lady informer who is miserably frightened, hurried, upset, dirty, disreputable and without her chastity, with disfigured body, three in numbers or an informer is eunuch person than, the physician should consider their concerned patient is surely near death.

english translation

dInabhItadrutatrastamalinAmasatIM striyam| trIn vyAkRtIMzca SaNDAMzca dUtAn vidyAnmumUrSatAm ||16||

hk transliteration

अङ्गव्यसनिनं दूतं लिङ्गिनं व्याधितं तथा| सम्प्रेक्ष्य चोग्रकर्माणं न वैद्यो गन्तुमर्हति ||१७||

sanskrit

An informer with disfigured body, ill himself, heavily intoxicated, occupied in cruel activities, physician should avoid to go with him to treat his concerned patient.

english translation

aGgavyasaninaM dUtaM liGginaM vyAdhitaM tathA| samprekSya cograkarmANaM na vaidyo gantumarhati ||17||

hk transliteration

आतुरार्थमनुप्राप्तं खरोष्ट्ररथवाहनम्| दूतं दृष्ट्वा भिषग्विद्यादातुरस्य पराभवम् ||१८||

sanskrit

An informer comes with vehicle like cart pulled by donkey or by camel, the physician should know that his concerned patient has been defeated in life against death.

english translation

AturArthamanuprAptaM kharoSTrarathavAhanam| dUtaM dRSTvA bhiSagvidyAdAturasya parAbhavam ||18||

hk transliteration

पलालबुसमांसास्थिकेशलोमनखद्विजान्| मार्जनीं मुसलं शूर्पमुपानच्चर्म विच्युतम् [१] ||१९||

sanskrit

When the physician enters a patient’s house, on call of an informer and finds that, informer is still preparing the house for physician visit-by removing dust, husk, flesh, bones, hair, nails, teeth,

english translation

palAlabusamAMsAsthikezalomanakhadvijAn| mArjanIM musalaM zUrpamupAnaccarma vicyutam [1] ||19||

hk transliteration

तृणकाष्ठतुषाङ्गारं स्पृशन्तो लोष्टमश्म च| तत्पूर्वदर्शने दूता व्याहरन्ति मुमूर्षताम् ||२०||

sanskrit

broom, ponding stick, winnowing basket cinders, loosened bits of leather from shoes, straw, ash of half burnt sticks, loaf of a mud and pebbles of stones -is seriously inauspicious sign for concerned patient’s life

english translation

tRNakASThatuSAGgAraM spRzanto loSTamazma ca| tatpUrvadarzane dUtA vyAharanti mumUrSatAm ||20||

hk transliteration