Charak Samhita

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अरत्निमष्टादशषोडशाङ्गुलं तथैव नेत्रं हि दशाङ्गुलं क्रमात्| गजोष्ट्रगोश्वाव्यजबस्तिसन्धौ चतुर्थभागोपनयं हितं वदेत् ||२१||

[Length of enema nozzles for different animals] Length of enema nozzles for elephants should be one aratni (length of the fore arm), for camels should be 18 angulas (one angula=3/4 of an inch), for cattle or horses should be 16 angulas, for sheep and goats ten angulas. Only 1/4 of this length of the nozzle should be inserted into the anus of the animals, while administering medicated enemas.

english translation

aratnimaSTAdazaSoDazAGgulaM tathaiva netraM hi dazAGgulaM kramAt| gajoSTragozvAvyajabastisandhau caturthabhAgopanayaM hitaM vadet ||21||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रस्थस्त्वजाव्योर्हि निरूहमात्रा गवादिषु द्वित्रिगुणं यथाबलम्| निरूहमुष्ट्रस्य तथाऽऽढकद्वयं गजस्य वृद्धिस्त्वनुवासनेऽष्टमः||२२||

[Dosage of enema preparation for evacuation enema in different animals] Answering question regarding quantity of the fluid to be used as evacuation enema Punarvasu Atreya has mentioned that quantity of the fluid for evacuation enema in goats and sheep should be one prastha (736 gm), for cattle should be 2-3 prastha (1472 gm to 2208 gm) depending upon their physique, for camels should be two Adhakas (5888 gm) and for elephants should be four adhaka( 11776 gm). For oily enema the quantity of the oil to be used for these animals should be one – eighth of quantity prescribed.

english translation

prasthastvajAvyorhi nirUhamAtrA gavAdiSu dvitriguNaM yathAbalam| nirUhamuSTrasya tathA''DhakadvayaM gajasya vRddhistvanuvAsane'STamaH||22||

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कलिङ्गकुष्ठे मधुकं च पिप्पली वचा शताह्वा मदनं रसाञ्जनम्| हितानि सर्वेषु गुडः ससैन्धवो द्विपञ्चमूलं च विकल्पना त्वियम्||२३||

[Common recipes for all type veterinary enemas] For all type of veterinary enemas the recipe containing ingredient like kaliga(Holarrhena antidysenterica), kustha(Saussurea lappa), madhuka(Madhuca indica ), pippali(Piper longum ), vacha(Acorus calamus), satahva(Anethum sowa), madana(Randia dumetorum), and rasanjana added with jaggery, rock salts and two variety of panchamula bilva(Aegle marmelos ), syonaka(Oroxylum indicum), gambhari(Gmelina arborea ), patala(Stereospermum suaveolens), gani-karika(Piper longum ), shala-parni (Desmodium gangeticum), prishna- parni(Uraria picta), brihati(Solanum indicum), kantakari(Solanum surattense), and goksura(Tribulis Terrestris.), should be used.

english translation

kaliGgakuSThe madhukaM ca pippalI vacA zatAhvA madanaM rasAJjanam| hitAni sarveSu guDaH sasaindhavo dvipaJcamUlaM ca vikalpanA tviyam||23||

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गजेऽधिकाऽश्वत्थवटाश्वकर्णकाः सखादिरप्रग्रहशालतालजाः| तथा च पर्ण्यौ धवशिग्रुपाटली मधूकसाराः सनिकुम्भचित्रकाः||२४||

[Specific enema for curing disease of animals] Specific enema for curing disease of elephants For curing disease of elephant recipe of verse no.23 should be added with decoction of ashvattha(Ficus religiosa), vata(Ficus benghalensis), khadira(Acacia catechu), pragraha(Oroxylum indicum), shala(Shorea robusta), and fruit of tala( Borassus flabellifer).

english translation

gaje'dhikA'zvatthavaTAzvakarNakAH sakhAdirapragrahazAlatAlajAH| tathA ca parNyau dhavazigrupATalI madhUkasArAH sanikumbhacitrakAH||24||

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पलाशभूतीकसुराह्वरोहिणीकषाय उक्तस्त्वधिको गवां हितः| पलाशदन्तीसुरदारुकत्तृणद्रवन्त्य उक्तास्तुरगस्य चाधिकाः||२५||

Specific enema for curing disease of cattle For curing disease of cattle, the recipe of verse no.23 should be added with decoction of mudga-parni(Vigna trilobata), masa-parni(Teramnus labialis), dhava(Anogeissus latifolia), shigru (Moringa oleifera), patali(Baliospermum montanum), madhuka-sara(Madhuca Indica), nikumbha (Baliospermum montanum), chitraka(Plumbago zeylanica), palasha (Butea monosperma), bhutika (Cymbopogon citratus), deva-daru (Cedrus deodara) and katu-rohini (Picrorhiza kurroa).

english translation

palAzabhUtIkasurAhvarohiNIkaSAya uktastvadhiko gavAM hitaH| palAzadantIsuradArukattRNadravantya uktAsturagasya cAdhikAH||25||

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