Charak Samhita

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अथातः प्रासृतयोगीयां सिद्धिं व्याख्यास्यामः||१||

Now we shall expound the chapter "Prasrita Yogiyam Siddhi" (Standardized therapeutic enema formulations in a dose of Prasrita Unit).

english translation

athAtaH prAsRtayogIyAM siddhiM vyAkhyAsyAmaH||1||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इति ह स्माह भगवानात्रेयः||२||

Thus said Lord Atreya.

english translation

iti ha smAha bhagavAnAtreyaH||2||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अथेमान् सुकुमाराणां निरूहान् स्नेहनान् मृदून्| कर्मणा विप्लुतानां च वक्ष्यामि प्रसृतैः पृथक्||३||

Objective of prasrita basti: Now, I (Atreya) shall explain oleaginous and mild form of niruha bastis, for the tender persons and the patients suffered from complications as a result of therapies. Composition of those will be in the unit of prasrita.

english translation

athemAn sukumArANAM nirUhAn snehanAn mRdUn| karmaNA viplutAnAM ca vakSyAmi prasRtaiH pRthak||3||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

क्षीराद्द्वौ प्रसृतौ कार्यौ मधुतैलघृतात्त्रयः| खजेन मथितो बस्तिर्वातघ्नो बलवर्णकृत्||४||

[Pancha prasritiki Basti-I] Two prasritas of milk and three prasritas of madhu (honey), taila (sesame oil) and ghrita (clarified butter) are taken together and churned with a churning stick. This basti eliminates vata, and promotes strength as well as complexion.

english translation

kSIrAddvau prasRtau kAryau madhutailaghRtAttrayaH| khajena mathito bastirvAtaghno balavarNakRt||4||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एकैकः प्रसृतस्तैलप्रसन्नाक्षौद्रसर्पिषाम्| बिल्वादिमूलक्वाथाद्द्वौ कौलत्थाद्द्वौ स वातनुत्||५||

[Ashta-prasritiki basti] Basti, composed of one prasrita each of taila (sesame oil), prasanna(supernatant part of sura- a type of alcoholic preparation), kshaudra (honey) and ghrita (clarified butter) and two prasritas each of the decoctions of roots of bilvadi (a group of plants that begins with bilva-Aegle marmelos Carr.) as well as two prasritas of kulattha (Phaseolus biflorus Linn.), antagonizes vata.

english translation

ekaikaH prasRtastailaprasannAkSaudrasarpiSAm| bilvAdimUlakvAthAddvau kaulatthAddvau sa vAtanut||5||

hk transliteration by Sanscript