Charak Samhita

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रक्तं वातकफाद्दुष्टं बस्तिद्वारे सुदारुणम्| ग्रन्थिं कुर्यात् स कृच्छ्रेण सृजेन्मूत्रं तदावृतम्||४१||

[Raktagranthi (nodular swelling in bladder)] Rakta getting vitiated by vata and kapha, produces a grievous nodular swelling (granthi) which obstructs the mutra and as a result the mutra is eliminated with difficulty and pain similar to urinary calculus.

english translation

raktaM vAtakaphAdduSTaM bastidvAre sudAruNam| granthiM kuryAt sa kRcchreNa sRjenmUtraM tadAvRtam||41||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अश्मरीसमशूलं तं रक्तग्रन्थिं प्रचक्षते| रूक्षदुर्बलयोर्वातेनोदावृत्तं शकृद्यदा||४२||

The condition is called raktagranthi. [Vid vighata (feces coming through urine)] In a ruksha (emaciated) and durbala (weak) person, due to aggravated vata when shakrita (stool matter) becomes udavarta (moves into other pathway)

english translation

azmarIsamazUlaM taM raktagranthiM pracakSate| rUkSadurbalayorvAtenodAvRttaM zakRdyadA||42||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मूत्रस्रोतः प्रपद्येत विट्संसृष्टं तदा नरः| विड्गन्धं मूत्रयेत् कृच्छ्राद्विड्विघातं विनिर्दिशेत्||४३||

and enters the channels of mutra, the person passes mutra admixed with stool matter bearing a fecal odor with difficulty. The condition is called vidvighata.

english translation

mUtrasrotaH prapadyeta viTsaMsRSTaM tadA naraH| viDgandhaM mUtrayet kRcchrAdviDvighAtaM vinirdizet||43||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

द्रुताध्वलङ्घनायासादभिघातात् प्रपीडनात्| स्वस्थानाद्वस्तिरुद्वृत्तः स्थूलस्तिष्ठति गर्भवत्||४४||

[Basti kundala (circular distension of bladder) Due to factors such as fast walking, fasting, exhaustion, injury and compression, the basti is displaced upwards giving the appearance of distended gravid uterus.

english translation

drutAdhvalaGghanAyAsAdabhighAtAt prapIDanAt| svasthAnAdvastirudvRttaH sthUlastiSThati garbhavat||44||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शूलस्पन्दनदाहार्तो बिन्दुं बिन्दुं स्रवत्यपि| पीडितस्तु सृजेद्धारां संस्तम्भोद्वेष्टनार्तिमान्||४५||

The patient manifests with shula (severe pain), spandana (involuntary contractions or spasms) and daha (burning) and passes urine drop by drop. On straining there is streamed urine with samstambha (griping pain), udvestana (twisting pain) or arti (simple pain).

english translation

zUlaspandanadAhArto binduM binduM sravatyapi| pIDitastu sRjeddhArAM saMstambhodveSTanArtimAn||45||

hk transliteration by Sanscript