Charak Samhita

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जलस्नेहौषधानां तु प्रमाणं यत्र नेरितम् | तत्र स्यादौषधात् स्नेहः स्नेहात्तोयं चतुर्गुणम्||१०१||

Where the proportion of jala (water), sneha (fatty media) and aushada (drugs & paste) are not mentioned then four times of sneha to that of aushada (kalkadravya) & four times of jala to sneha are used.

english translation

jalasnehauSadhAnAM tu pramANaM yatra neritam | tatra syAdauSadhAt snehaH snehAttoyaM caturguNam||101||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स्नेहपाकस्त्रिधा ज्ञेयो मृदुर्मध्यः खरस्तथा| तुल्ये कल्केन निर्यासे भेषजानां मृदुः स्मृतः||१०२||

[Three types of snehapaka (characteristics of prepared unctuous formulation)] The sneha paka (characteristic of prepared unctuous formulation) is categorized into three the mridupaka (soft/thin), madhyama paka (medium consistency) & khara paka (dense/thick consistency).

english translation

snehapAkastridhA jJeyo mRdurmadhyaH kharastathA| tulye kalkena niryAse bheSajAnAM mRduH smRtaH||102||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

संयाव इव निर्यासे मध्यो दर्वीं विमुञ्चति| शीर्यमाणे तु निर्यासे वर्तमाने खरस्तथा||१०३||

If the kalka turns to niryasa (gum like) is called as mridupaka, becomes round soft mass then it is madhyama paka and paste disintegrates during wicking is known as kharapaka.

english translation

saMyAva iva niryAse madhyo darvIM vimuJcati| zIryamANe tu niryAse vartamAne kharastathA||103||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

खरोऽभ्यङ्गे स्मृतः पाको, मृदुर्नस्तःक्रियासु च| मध्यपाकं तु पानार्थे बस्तौ च विनियोजयेत्||१०४||

[Their indications] Kharapaka sneha (dense) is mostly used for the abhyanga (unction), the mridupaka sneha (soft/thin) is ideal for administration through the nasal route (nasya), madhyama paka sneha (medium) is preferred both oral administration (pana) as well as for enema (basti).

english translation

kharo'bhyaGge smRtaH pAko, mRdurnastaHkriyAsu ca| madhyapAkaM tu pAnArthe bastau ca viniyojayet||104||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मानं च द्विविधं प्राहुः कालिङ्गं मागधं तथा| कालिङ्गान्मागधं श्रेष्ठमेवं मानविदो विदुः||१०५||

[Two types of measurements] There are two categories of measurements 1. kalinga 2. magadha. Out of these, magadha is considered as best by the experts.

english translation

mAnaM ca dvividhaM prAhuH kAliGgaM mAgadhaM tathA| kAliGgAnmAgadhaM zreSThamevaM mAnavido viduH||105||

hk transliteration by Sanscript