Charak Samhita

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तत्र श्लोकाः- आयुर्वेदागमो हेतुरागमस्य प्रवर्तनम्| सूत्रणस्याभ्यनुज्ञानमायुर्वेदस्य निर्णयः ||१३६||

[Summary] Here are the re-capitulatory verses The origin of Ayurveda, circumstances of its advent onto the world of the living, its promulgation, the approbation of the aphoristic compilation, the definition of Ayurveda are described.

english translation

tatra zlokAH- AyurvedAgamo heturAgamasya pravartanam| sUtraNasyAbhyanujJAnamAyurvedasya nirNayaH ||136||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सम्पूर्णं कारणं कार्यमायुर्वेदप्रयोजनम्| हेतवश्चैव दोषाश्च भेषजं सङ्ग्रहेण च ||१३७||

A complete definition of the causes, the effects and objects of Ayurveda; and in brief causes and treatment of the dosha have been described.

english translation

sampUrNaM kAraNaM kAryamAyurvedaprayojanam| hetavazcaiva doSAzca bheSajaM saGgraheNa ca ||137||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रसाः सप्रत्ययद्रव्यास्त्रिविधो द्रव्यसङ्ग्रहः| मूलिन्यश्च फलिन्यश्च स्नेहाश्च लवणानि च ||१३८||

Causes, dravya, the tastes, three-fold classification of the drugs or thedravya, rooters, fruiters, unctuous substances and salts are described in brief.

english translation

rasAH sapratyayadravyAstrividho dravyasaGgrahaH| mUlinyazca phalinyazca snehAzca lavaNAni ca ||138||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मूत्रं क्षीराणि वृक्षाश्च षड् ये क्षीरत्वगाश्रयाः| कर्माणि चैषां सर्वेषां योगायोगगुणागुणाः ||१३९||

Urine, milk, six plants whose latex and barks are used as drugs; actions of all of these; merits and demerits of the right and wrong administration of them have been described.

english translation

mUtraM kSIrANi vRkSAzca SaD ye kSIratvagAzrayAH| karmANi caiSAM sarveSAM yogAyogaguNAguNAH ||139||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वैद्यापवादो यत्रस्थाः सर्वे च भिषजां गुणाः| सर्वमेतत् समाख्यातं पूर्वाध्याये महर्षिणा ||१४०||

The denunciation of quacks, points indicating the qualities of best physician; all these have been described in brief in the first chapter by the great sages.

english translation

vaidyApavAdo yatrasthAH sarve ca bhiSajAM guNAH| sarvametat samAkhyAtaM pUrvAdhyAye maharSiNA ||140||

hk transliteration by Sanscript