Charak Samhita

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भिषजाप्राक्परीक्ष्यैवंविकाराणांस्वलक्षणम्। पश्चात्कर्मसमारम्भःकार्यःसाध्येषुधीमता ॥२१॥

॥ Importance of prognosis॥ A wise physician should examine the distinctive features of the diseases first and then start his treatment (only) of the curable diseases.

english translation

bhiSajAprAkparIkSyaivaMvikArANAMsvalakSaNam। pazcAtkarmasamArambhaHkAryaHsAdhyeSudhImatA ॥21॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

साध्यासाध्यविभागज्ञोयःसम्यक्प्रतिपत्तिमान्। न स मैत्रेयतुल्यानांमिथ्याबुद्धिंप्रकल्पयेत् ॥२२॥

So a physician who can distinguish between curable and incurable diseases, and who possesses the right applications, will not subscribe to the wrong notions prevailing among pseudo- physicians like Maitreya, and say that he will certainly succeed in curing diseases.

english translation

sAdhyAsAdhyavibhAgajJoyaHsamyakpratipattimAn। na sa maitreyatulyAnAMmithyAbuddhiMprakalpayet ॥22॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तत्रश्लोकौ- इहौषधंपादगुणाःप्रभवोभेषजाश्रयः। आत्रेयमैत्रेयमतीमतिद्वैविध्यनिश्चयः ॥२३॥

In brief, therapies, prognostic criteria of the disease and its importance in therapeutics, two different views (in this connection) of Atreya and Maitreya, the conclusion,

english translation

tatrazlokau- ihauSadhaMpAdaguNAHprabhavobheSajAzrayaH। AtreyamaitreyamatImatidvaividhyanizcayaH ॥23॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

चतुर्विधविकल्पाश्चव्याधयःस्वस्वलक्षणाः। उक्तामहाचतुष्पादेयेष्वायत्तंभिषग्जितम् ॥२४॥

four types of prognosis of diseases and its characteristics are described in this “Detailed chapter on Therapeutics”. Treatment of diseases depends upon these considerations.

english translation

caturvidhavikalpAzcavyAdhayaHsvasvalakSaNAH। uktAmahAcatuSpAdeyeSvAyattaMbhiSagjitam ॥24॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript