Charak Samhita

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एवंवादिनं भगवन्तमात्रेयमग्निवेश उवाच श्रुतमेतद्यदुक्तं भगवता शरीराधिकारे वचः| किन्नु खलु गर्भस्याङ्गं पूर्वमभिनिर्वर्तते कुक्षौ, कुतो मुखः कथं चान्तर्गतस्तिष्ठति, किमाहारश्च वर्तयति, कथम्भूतश्चनिष्क्रामति, कैश्चायमाहारोपचारैर्जातः सद्यो हन्यते, कैरव्याधिरभिवर्धते, किं चास्य देवादिप्रकोपनिमित्ता विकाराःसम्भवन्ति आहोस्विन्न, किंचास्य कालाकालमृत्य्वोर्भावाभावयोर्भगवानध्यवस्यति, किंचास्य परमायुः, कानि चास्यपरमायुषो निमित्तानीति ||२०||

sanskrit

[Questions by Agnivesha] After listening to the above deliberations by Lord Atreya, Agnivesha said, “Now we would like to hear the following: 1. Which of the organs of the foetus is manifested first in the womb of the mother? 2. Where does the face of the foetus lie and what posture does it maintain inside? 3. Which food nourishes it and how does it come out? 4. Which food and regimens are responsible for its immediate death after the delivery process? 5. What factors help in the growth of the foetus without any disease? 6. Are there afflictions of diseases caused by Gods or divinities? Or not? (idiopathic) 7. What is your opinion regarding the existence or non-existence of the child’s timely or untimely death? 8. What is the span of its life? 9. What are the factors which are responsible for the maintenance of its life span?

english translation

evaMvAdinaM bhagavantamAtreyamagniveza uvAca zrutametadyaduktaM bhagavatA zarIrAdhikAre vacaH| kinnu khalu garbhasyAGgaM pUrvamabhinirvartate kukSau, kuto mukhaH kathaM cAntargatastiSThati, kimAhArazca vartayati, kathambhUtazcaniSkrAmati, kaizcAyamAhAropacArairjAtaH sadyo hanyate, kairavyAdhirabhivardhate, kiM cAsya devAdiprakopanimittA vikArAHsambhavanti Ahosvinna, kiMcAsya kAlAkAlamRtyvorbhAvAbhAvayorbhagavAnadhyavasyati, kiMcAsya paramAyuH, kAni cAsyaparamAyuSo nimittAnIti ||20||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sharira-sthana/6/20

एवंवादिनं भगवन्तमात्रेयमग्निवेश उवाच श्रुतमेतद्यदुक्तं भगवता शरीराधिकारे वचः| किन्नु खलु गर्भस्याङ्गं पूर्वमभिनिर्वर्तते कुक्षौ, कुतो मुखः कथं चान्तर्गतस्तिष्ठति, किमाहारश्च वर्तयति, कथम्भूतश्चनिष्क्रामति, कैश्चायमाहारोपचारैर्जातः सद्यो हन्यते, कैरव्याधिरभिवर्धते, किं चास्य देवादिप्रकोपनिमित्ता विकाराःसम्भवन्ति आहोस्विन्न, किंचास्य कालाकालमृत्य्वोर्भावाभावयोर्भगवानध्यवस्यति, किंचास्य परमायुः, कानि चास्यपरमायुषो निमित्तानीति ||२०||

sanskrit

[Questions by Agnivesha] After listening to the above deliberations by Lord Atreya, Agnivesha said, “Now we would like to hear the following: 1. Which of the organs of the foetus is manifested first in the womb of the mother? 2. Where does the face of the foetus lie and what posture does it maintain inside? 3. Which food nourishes it and how does it come out? 4. Which food and regimens are responsible for its immediate death after the delivery process? 5. What factors help in the growth of the foetus without any disease? 6. Are there afflictions of diseases caused by Gods or divinities? Or not? (idiopathic) 7. What is your opinion regarding the existence or non-existence of the child’s timely or untimely death? 8. What is the span of its life? 9. What are the factors which are responsible for the maintenance of its life span?

english translation

evaMvAdinaM bhagavantamAtreyamagniveza uvAca zrutametadyaduktaM bhagavatA zarIrAdhikAre vacaH| kinnu khalu garbhasyAGgaM pUrvamabhinirvartate kukSau, kuto mukhaH kathaM cAntargatastiSThati, kimAhArazca vartayati, kathambhUtazcaniSkrAmati, kaizcAyamAhAropacArairjAtaH sadyo hanyate, kairavyAdhirabhivardhate, kiM cAsya devAdiprakopanimittA vikArAHsambhavanti Ahosvinna, kiMcAsya kAlAkAlamRtyvorbhAvAbhAvayorbhagavAnadhyavasyati, kiMcAsya paramAyuH, kAni cAsyaparamAyuSo nimittAnIti ||20||

hk transliteration