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गुरुशीतमृदुस्निग्धमधुरस्थिरपिच्छिलाः। श्लेष्मणः प्रशमं यान्ति विपरीतगुणैर्गुणाः ॥६१॥
Kapha is heavy and dense, cold, soft, unctuous, sweet, immobile and slimy, and can be subsided by drugs and food articles possessing opposite properties.
english translation
विपरीतगुणैर्देशमात्राकालोपपादितैः। भेषजैर्विनिवर्तन्ते विकाराः साध्यसम्मताः ॥६२॥
Fundamental principle of disease management and prognosis: Curable disorders can be treated using drugs having opposite properties and administered with due consideration to place or location, dosage and time.
english translation
साधनं न त्वसाध्यानां व्याधीनामुपदिश्यते। भूयश्चातो यथाद्रव्यं गुणकर्माणि वक्ष्यते ॥६३॥
Treatment of incurable diseases is not advised (in Ayurveda). Now described, in detail, are the properties and actions of drugs.
english translation
रसनार्थो रसस्तस्य द्रव्यमापः क्षितिस्तथा। निर्वृत्तौ च विशेषे च प्रत्ययाः खादयस्त्रयः ॥६४॥
[Concept and applications of rasa(taste sensations)] Origin of rasa (taste sensations): Rasa (taste) is the object of gustatory sense organ or tongue . Source elements for its manifestation are jala mahabhuta and prithvi mahabhuta. The variation in taste are caused due to other three mahabhuta like akasha, vayu and agni.
english translation
स्वादुरम्लोऽथ लवणः कटुकस्तिक्त एव च। कषायश्चेति षट्कोऽयं रसानां सङ्ग्रहः स्मृतः ॥६५॥
Six rasa: Sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent – this is the group of six rasa (tastes).
english translation