Charak Samhita

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तत्रेदं सर्वकुष्ठनिदानं समासेनोपदेक्ष्यामः- शीतोष्णव्यत्यासमनानुपूर्व्योपसेवमानस्य तथा सन्तर्पणापतर्पणाभ्यवहार्यव्यत्यासं, मधुफाणितमत्स्यलकुचमूलककाकमाचीः सततमतिमात्रमजीर्णे च समश्नतः,चिलिचिमं च पयसा, हायनकयवकचीनकोद्दालककोरदूषप्रायाणि चान्नानि क्षीरदधितक्रकोलकुलत्थमाषातसीकुसुम्भस्नेहवन्ति, एतैरेवातिमात्रं सुहितस्य च व्यवायव्यायामसन्तापानत्युपसेवमानस्य,भयश्रमसन्तापोपहतस्य च सहसा शीतोदकमवतरतः, विदग्धं चाहारजातमनुल्लिख्य विदाहीन्यभ्यवहरतः, छर्दिं च प्रतिघ्नतः, स्नेहांश्चातिचरतः, त्रयो दोषाः युगपत् प्रकोपमापद्यन्ते; त्वगादयश्चत्वारःशैथिल्यमापद्यन्ते; तेषु शिथिलेषु दोषाः प्रकुपिताः स्थानमधिगम्य सन्तिष्ठमानास्तानेव त्वगादीन् दूषयन्तः कुष्ठान्यभिनिर्वर्तयन्ति ||६||

sanskrit

[Common etiological factors of kushtha] The common etiological factors for all types of kushtha are briefly described below: 1. Continuous exposure to sudden interchange use of cold and hot without following gradual change rule (exposure to sudden change in temperature), 2. Sudden interchange/ alternate consumption of nourishing and depleting diets (change is diet qualities); 3. Continuous and excessive intake of following articles a. Madhu (honey ), phanita (pendium), matsya (fish), lakucha (Artocarpus lakooch Roxb), mulaka (radish) and kakamach (Solanum nigrum Linn); 4. Continuous over-eating 5. Eating while in state of indigestion 6. Eating Chilichima (a type of fish) along with milk; 7. Intake of foods mostly consisting of cereals like hayanaka, yavaka(barley), chinaka, uddalaka, koradusha (Paspalums corbiculatum Linn.) along with kshira (milk), dadhi(curd), takra( butter milk), kola (Indian jujube, zyziphus jujube Lam), kulattha (Dulicus biflorus Linn), masha (Black gram,Phaseolus radiates Linn), atasi (linseed, Linunusit atissimum Linn), kusumbha(Carthamustinctorius Linn ) and unctuous articles. 8. Excessive indulgence in sexual intercourse, physical exercise and exposure to heat after consuming the above mentioned food to one’s over-satisfaction. 9. A person suffering from fear, exhaustion or grief suddenly enters into the cold water (cold water bath). 10. Without vomiting (expelling) out undigested food, if a person consumes food which causes burning sensation(vidahi), 11. suppression of vomiting urge, 12. indulges in excessive oleation, Above causative factors lead to simultaneous aggravation of all the tridosha, weakness in the skin etc. four dushyas. Aggravated doshas lodge themselves in these weakened factors and after localization, further vitiate them and manifest kushtha.

english translation

tatredaM sarvakuSThanidAnaM samAsenopadekSyAmaH- zItoSNavyatyAsamanAnupUrvyopasevamAnasya tathA santarpaNApatarpaNAbhyavahAryavyatyAsaM, madhuphANitamatsyalakucamUlakakAkamAcIH satatamatimAtramajIrNe ca samaznataH,cilicimaM ca payasA, hAyanakayavakacInakoddAlakakoradUSaprAyANi cAnnAni kSIradadhitakrakolakulatthamASAtasIkusumbhasnehavanti, etairevAtimAtraM suhitasya ca vyavAyavyAyAmasantApAnatyupasevamAnasya,bhayazramasantApopahatasya ca sahasA zItodakamavatarataH, vidagdhaM cAhArajAtamanullikhya vidAhInyabhyavaharataH, chardiM ca pratighnataH, snehAMzcAticarataH, trayo doSAH yugapat prakopamApadyante; tvagAdayazcatvAraHzaithilyamApadyante; teSu zithileSu doSAH prakupitAH sthAnamadhigamya santiSThamAnAstAneva tvagAdIn dUSayantaH kuSThAnyabhinirvartayanti ||6||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/nidana-sthana/5/6

तत्रेदं सर्वकुष्ठनिदानं समासेनोपदेक्ष्यामः- शीतोष्णव्यत्यासमनानुपूर्व्योपसेवमानस्य तथा सन्तर्पणापतर्पणाभ्यवहार्यव्यत्यासं, मधुफाणितमत्स्यलकुचमूलककाकमाचीः सततमतिमात्रमजीर्णे च समश्नतः,चिलिचिमं च पयसा, हायनकयवकचीनकोद्दालककोरदूषप्रायाणि चान्नानि क्षीरदधितक्रकोलकुलत्थमाषातसीकुसुम्भस्नेहवन्ति, एतैरेवातिमात्रं सुहितस्य च व्यवायव्यायामसन्तापानत्युपसेवमानस्य,भयश्रमसन्तापोपहतस्य च सहसा शीतोदकमवतरतः, विदग्धं चाहारजातमनुल्लिख्य विदाहीन्यभ्यवहरतः, छर्दिं च प्रतिघ्नतः, स्नेहांश्चातिचरतः, त्रयो दोषाः युगपत् प्रकोपमापद्यन्ते; त्वगादयश्चत्वारःशैथिल्यमापद्यन्ते; तेषु शिथिलेषु दोषाः प्रकुपिताः स्थानमधिगम्य सन्तिष्ठमानास्तानेव त्वगादीन् दूषयन्तः कुष्ठान्यभिनिर्वर्तयन्ति ||६||

sanskrit

[Common etiological factors of kushtha] The common etiological factors for all types of kushtha are briefly described below: 1. Continuous exposure to sudden interchange use of cold and hot without following gradual change rule (exposure to sudden change in temperature), 2. Sudden interchange/ alternate consumption of nourishing and depleting diets (change is diet qualities); 3. Continuous and excessive intake of following articles a. Madhu (honey ), phanita (pendium), matsya (fish), lakucha (Artocarpus lakooch Roxb), mulaka (radish) and kakamach (Solanum nigrum Linn); 4. Continuous over-eating 5. Eating while in state of indigestion 6. Eating Chilichima (a type of fish) along with milk; 7. Intake of foods mostly consisting of cereals like hayanaka, yavaka(barley), chinaka, uddalaka, koradusha (Paspalums corbiculatum Linn.) along with kshira (milk), dadhi(curd), takra( butter milk), kola (Indian jujube, zyziphus jujube Lam), kulattha (Dulicus biflorus Linn), masha (Black gram,Phaseolus radiates Linn), atasi (linseed, Linunusit atissimum Linn), kusumbha(Carthamustinctorius Linn ) and unctuous articles. 8. Excessive indulgence in sexual intercourse, physical exercise and exposure to heat after consuming the above mentioned food to one’s over-satisfaction. 9. A person suffering from fear, exhaustion or grief suddenly enters into the cold water (cold water bath). 10. Without vomiting (expelling) out undigested food, if a person consumes food which causes burning sensation(vidahi), 11. suppression of vomiting urge, 12. indulges in excessive oleation, Above causative factors lead to simultaneous aggravation of all the tridosha, weakness in the skin etc. four dushyas. Aggravated doshas lodge themselves in these weakened factors and after localization, further vitiate them and manifest kushtha.

english translation

tatredaM sarvakuSThanidAnaM samAsenopadekSyAmaH- zItoSNavyatyAsamanAnupUrvyopasevamAnasya tathA santarpaNApatarpaNAbhyavahAryavyatyAsaM, madhuphANitamatsyalakucamUlakakAkamAcIH satatamatimAtramajIrNe ca samaznataH,cilicimaM ca payasA, hAyanakayavakacInakoddAlakakoradUSaprAyANi cAnnAni kSIradadhitakrakolakulatthamASAtasIkusumbhasnehavanti, etairevAtimAtraM suhitasya ca vyavAyavyAyAmasantApAnatyupasevamAnasya,bhayazramasantApopahatasya ca sahasA zItodakamavatarataH, vidagdhaM cAhArajAtamanullikhya vidAhInyabhyavaharataH, chardiM ca pratighnataH, snehAMzcAticarataH, trayo doSAH yugapat prakopamApadyante; tvagAdayazcatvAraHzaithilyamApadyante; teSu zithileSu doSAH prakupitAH sthAnamadhigamya santiSThamAnAstAneva tvagAdIn dUSayantaH kuSThAnyabhinirvartayanti ||6||

hk transliteration