Charak Samhita

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अथातश्चतुरङ्गुलकल्पं व्याख्यास्यामः||१||

Now we shall expound the chapter "Chaturangula Kalpa" (Pharmaceutics of Chaturangula).

english translation

athAtazcaturaGgulakalpaM vyAkhyAsyAmaH||1||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इति ह स्माह भगवानात्रेयः||२||

Thus said Lord Atreya.

english translation

iti ha smAha bhagavAnAtreyaH||2||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

आरग्वधो राजवृक्षः शम्पाकश्चतुरङ्गुलः| प्रग्रहः कृतमालश्च कर्णिकारोऽवघातकः||३||

[Synonyms of Chaturangula] The different names of chaturangula are as aragwadha (One which overcomes diseases), rajavriksha (royal beautiful tree), shampaka (which gives auspicious fruits), chaturangula (four angula in pramana), pragriha (which seizes the disease), kritamala (flowering forms a garland), karnikara (tree/golden shower) and avaghatuka (which overcomes the diseases) are the synonyms of chaturangula.

english translation

Aragvadho rAjavRkSaH zampAkazcaturaGgulaH| pragrahaH kRtamAlazca karNikAro'vaghAtakaH||3||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ज्वरहृद्रोगवातासृगुदावर्तादिरोगिषु| राजवृक्षोऽधिकं पथ्यो मृदुर्मधुरशीतलः||४||

[Therapeutic utility of Chaturangula] Guna- mridu(mild), sheetala(cooling effect) Karma- Aragwadha is very much beneficial to people who are suffering from diseases viz., Jwara (fever) Hridroga (cardiac ailments) Vatarakta (gouty arthritis dominant of vata-pitta dosha) and Udavarta (upward movement of wind in abdomen).

english translation

jvarahRdrogavAtAsRgudAvartAdirogiSu| rAjavRkSo'dhikaM pathyo mRdurmadhurazItalaH||4||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

बाले वृद्धे क्षते क्षीणे सुकुमारे च मानवे| योज्यो मृद्वनपायित्वाद्विशेषाच्चतुरङ्गुलः||५||

Aragwadha is a drug of choice for Bala (children), Vriddha(aged), Sukumara (delicate constitution) Urakshata (injury to Chest), Kshina (debilitated). The reason for this is due to its guna (attributes) and anapayitvata(harmlessness/safe).

english translation

bAle vRddhe kSate kSINe sukumAre ca mAnave| yojyo mRdvanapAyitvAdvizeSAccaturaGgulaH||5||

hk transliteration by Sanscript