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सिद्धिंचानुत्तमांलोकेप्राप्नोतिविधिनापठन्| विस्तारयतिलेशोक्तंसङ्क्षिपत्यतिविस्तरम्||३६||

the three basic desires of life) and pushkala (moksha / salvation) as well as siddhi (professional accomplishment) also in this world. [The function of pratisamskarta (redactor)] A redactor expands the concise statements and the expanded statements into concised ones along with the addition of new thoughts in the old work, and puts it in new (revised) form.

english translation

siddhiMcAnuttamAMlokeprApnotividhinApaThan| vistArayatilezoktaMsaGkSipatyativistaram||36||

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/siddhi-sthana/12/37

संस्कर्ताकुरुतेतन्त्रंपुराणंचपुनर्नवम्| अतस्तन्त्रोत्तममिदंचरकेणातिबुद्धिना||३७||

Therefore, Charak, having the excellent intelect and wisdom redacted this illustrious treatise, which was lacking as one-third of its present form.

english translation

saMskartAkurutetantraMpurANaMcapunarnavam| atastantrottamamidaMcarakeNAtibuddhinA||37||

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/siddhi-sthana/12/38

संस्कृतंतत्त्वसम्पूर्णंत्रिभागेनोपलक्ष्यते| तच्छङ्करंभूतपतिंसम्प्रसाद्यसमापयत्||३८||

This incomplete or missing text was completed by Dridhabala, the resident of Panchanadpur, by adding 17 chapters of Chikitsa Sthana, 12 chapters in Kalpa Sthana and Siddhi Sthana each.

english translation

saMskRtaMtattvasampUrNaMtribhAgenopalakSyate| tacchaGkaraMbhUtapatiMsamprasAdyasamApayat||38||

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/siddhi-sthana/12/39

अखण्डार्थंदृढबलोजातःपञ्चनदेपुरे| कृत्वाबहुभ्यस्तन्त्रेभ्योविशेषोञ्छशिलोच्चयम्||३९||

Total 41 chapters were added by Dridhabala. He collected the subject matter from different sources like picking up the grains, the completed the text in excellent form which is available today.

english translation

akhaNDArthaMdRDhabalojAtaHpaJcanadepure| kRtvAbahubhyastantrebhyovizeSoJchaziloccayam||39||

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/siddhi-sthana/12/40

सप्तदशौषधाध्यायसिद्धिकल्पैरपूरयत्| इदमन्यूनशब्दार्थंतन्त्रदोषविवर्जितम्||४०||

Hence this text is not deficient in shabda (words) their meanings and free from textual blemishes.

english translation

saptadazauSadhAdhyAyasiddhikalpairapUrayat| idamanyUnazabdArthaMtantradoSavivarjitam||40||