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Charak Samhita

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सोऽभिगम्य जयाशीर्भिरभिनन्द्य सुरेश्वरम्। प्रोवाच विनयाद्धीमानृषीणां वाक्यमुत्तमम् ॥२१॥

He approached him with felicitating words of praises and blessings and the intelligent one submitted to him the message of the sages humbly and in the best possible way-

english translation

व्याधयो हि समुत्पन्नाः सर्वप्राणिभयङ्कराः। तद्ब्रूहि मे शमोपायं यथावदमरप्रभो ॥२२॥

“Diseases causing fear in all living beings have appeared so, O Lord of the Gods! Tell me the proper measure for their amelioration!”.

english translation

तस्मै प्रोवाच भगवानायुर्वेदं शतक्रतुः। पदैरल्पैर्मतिं बुद्ध्वा विपुलां परमर्षये ॥२३॥

Then Lord Indra, having sensed the wide intelligence of the great sage, delivered to him Ayurveda in a few words.

english translation

हेतुलिङ्गौषधज्ञानं स्वस्थातुरपरायणम्। त्रिसूत्रं शाश्वतं पुण्यं बुबुधे यं पितामहः ॥२४॥

Three principles for knowledge of Health and Disease: Ayurveda provides the knowledge of Hetu (etiology), Linga (symptomatology) and Aushadha (therapeutics), best ways for both the healthy and the sick this tri-aphorismic, continuing for the time immemorial and virtuous knowledge which was known to Brahma first.

english translation

सोऽनन्तपारं त्रिस्कन्धमायुर्वेदं महामतिः। यथावदचिरात् सर्वं बुबुधे तन्मना मुनिः ॥२५॥

He (Bharadwaja), the intelligent and focused sage, acquired the endless and three-pronged Ayurveda properly and entirely in a short time.

english translation