Charak Samhita

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ह्रस्वं दीर्घं तनु स्थूलं जीर्णं शिथिलबन्धनम्| पार्श्वच्छिद्रं तथा वक्रमष्टौ नेत्राणि वर्जयेत्||४||

[Eight defects of nozzle and its harmful effect] Netra which are 1. hrashvam (too small), 2. deergham (too long), 3. tanu (too thin), 4. sthoolam (too thick), 5. jeernam old and mutilated), 6. shithilabandhanam (having loosely tied/inappropriate fastening of basti putaka with netra ), 7. parshvachhidram (having hole – laterally on one side of netra) and 8. vakram (having bents or curves) are to be avoided. If these sort of nozzles are used while basti procedure, it results in corresponding eight doshas. These doshas (harmful effects) in the body as tabulated below:

english translation

hrasvaM dIrghaM tanu sthUlaM jIrNaM zithilabandhanam| pArzvacchidraM tathA vakramaSTau netrANi varjayet||4||

hk transliteration by Sanscript