Charak Samhita

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कटुतुम्बममन्यतोत्तमं वमने दोषसमीरणं च तत्| तदवृष्यमशैत्यतीक्ष्णताकटुरौक्ष्यादिति गौतमोऽब्रवीत् ||६||

[Views of Asita Gautam regarding dhamargava fruit] According to Asita Gautam, katu tumbi (Lagenaria siceraria) is not an aphrodisiac due to its hot , sharp and non- unctuous properties while dhamargava (Luffa cylindrica) is excellent for eliminating kapha dosha and pitta dosha. So it may be considered to be the best drug for the medicated enema.

english translation

kaTutumbamamanyatottamaM vamane doSasamIraNaM ca tat| tadavRSyamazaityatIkSNatAkaTuraukSyAditi gautamo'bravIt ||6||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कफपित्तनिबर्हणं परं स च धामार्गवमित्यमन्यत | तदमन्यतवातलंपुनर्बडिशोग्लानिकरंबलापहम्||७||

[Views of Badisha regarding kutaja (Holorrhena antidysenterica) fruit] According to Badisha, dhamargava (Luffa cylindrica) aggravates vata dosha, causes despair and reduces strength of the body, so it is not suitable for medicated enema.

english translation

kaphapittanibarhaNaM paraM sa ca dhAmArgavamityamanyata | tadamanyatavAtalaMpunarbaDizoglAnikaraMbalApaham||7||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कुटजं प्रशशंस चोत्तमं न बलघ्नं कफपित्तहारि च| अतिविज्जलमौर्ध्वभागिकं पवनक्षोभि च काप्य आह तत्||८||

While kutaja (Holorrhena antidysenterica) does not reduce the strength and it alleviates kapha dosha as well as pitta dosha, and thus, should be considered excellent for medicated enema [Views of Kapya regarding kritavedhana (Luffa acutangula) fruit] According to Kapya, kutaja (Holorrhena antidysenterica) is very viscid, causing elimination of doshas through emesis and also causing aggravation of vata dosha.

english translation

kuTajaM prazazaMsa cottamaM na balaghnaM kaphapittahAri ca| ativijjalamaurdhvabhAgikaM pavanakSobhi ca kApya Aha tat||8||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कृतवेधनमाह वातलं कफपित्तं प्रबलं हरेदिति| तदसाध्विति भद्रशौनकः कटुकं चातिबलघ्नमित्यपि||९||

So it is not suitable for medicated enema, while kritavedhana (Luffa acutangula) is promoter of vata dosha and eliminate excessively aggravated kapha dosha and pitta dosha, so it is the best drug for medicated enema. [Views of Bhadra Shaunaka regarding kritavedhana (Luffa acutangula)fruit] According to Bhadra Shaunaka, kritavedhana is pungent and it reduces strength in excess so it is not best for the medicated enemas.

english translation

kRtavedhanamAha vAtalaM kaphapittaM prabalaM harediti| tadasAdhviti bhadrazaunakaH kaTukaM cAtibalaghnamityapi||9||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इति तद्वचनानि हेतुभिः सुविचित्राणि निशम्य बुद्धिमान् | प्रशशंस फलेषु निश्चयं परमं चात्रिसुतोऽब्रवीदिदम्||१०||

[Punarvasu Atreya’s final judgment regarding the best among the fruits for medicated enemas] After hearing interesting statements of the therapeutic properties of various drugs with reasoning, Punarvasu Atreya, the leader of the assemblage, acknowledged their views and delivered his final outcome regarding the best among the fruits of medicated enemas.

english translation

iti tadvacanAni hetubhiH suvicitrANi nizamya buddhimAn | prazazaMsa phaleSu nizcayaM paramaM cAtrisuto'bravIdidam||10||

hk transliteration by Sanscript