Charak Samhita

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सर्वकर्मगुणकृद्गुरुणोक्तो बस्तिरूर्ध्वमथ नैति नाभितः| नाभ्यधो गुदमतः स शरीरात् सर्वतः कथमपोहति दोषान् ||१६||

[Query regarding efficacy of basti (therapeutic enema)] Therapeutic enema has been described as it posesses, all attributes and action for curing all type of disease. But here question is raised by the learned scholar that the medicated enema does not reach above the level of umbilicus, then how it is possible for medicated enema to eliminate all type of morbid doshas (vata, pitta and kapha)from all over the body?

english translation

sarvakarmaguNakRdguruNokto bastirUrdhvamatha naiti nAbhitaH| nAbhyadho gudamataH sa zarIrAt sarvataH kathamapohati doSAn ||16||

hk transliteration by Sanscript