Charak Samhita

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नेतिमैत्रेयः, किंकारणं? दृश्यन्तेह्यातुराःकेचिदुपकरणवन्तश्चपरिचारकसम्पन्नाश्चात्मवन्तश्चकुशलैश्चभिषग्भिरनुष्ठिताःसमुत्तिष्ठमानाः, तथायुक्ताश्चापरेम्रियमाणाः; तस्माद्भेषजमकिञ्चित्करंभवति, तद्यथा- श्वभ्रेसरसि च प्रसिक्तमल्पमुदकं, नद्यांवास्यन्दमानायांपांसुधानेवापांसुमुष्टिःप्रकीर्णइति; तथाऽपरेदृश्यन्तेऽनुपकरणाश्चापरिचारकाश्चानात्मवन्तश्चाकुशलैश्चभिषग्भिरनुष्ठिताःसमुत्तिष्ठमानाः, तथायुक्ताम्रियमाणाश्चापरे| यतश्चप्रतिकुर्वन्सिध्यति, प्रतिकुर्वन्म्रियते; अप्रतिकुर्वन्सिध्यति, अप्रतिकुर्वन्म्रियते; ततश्चिन्त्यतेभेषजमभेषजेनाविशिष्टमिति ||४||

sanskrit

[Maitreya’s Observation and Query] Maitreya contradicts and puts query – “What is the reason that some patients managed by proper medicaments, attendants, and well qualified physicians, who are also having self control, soon recover from the diseases? On the other hand, in spite of all these, some die? So therapeutics is of no value (in the eradication of diseases). This is just like a drop of water thrown into a ditch or pond or a handful of dust thrown into a flowing river or on a heap of dust. On the contrary, even without proper medicaments, attendants, good physicians, patients having no self control, recover from the diseases, however others in the similar situation also die. To sum up: It may be said that therapeutic measures or no therapeutic measures, results are the same. For one who is taking recourse to therapeutic measures may sometime succeed in recovering from the diseases and may sometimes die as well. Similar is the case with one who does not pay any heed to therapeutic measures”.

english translation

netimaitreyaH, kiMkAraNaM? dRzyantehyAturAHkecidupakaraNavantazcaparicArakasampannAzcAtmavantazcakuzalaizcabhiSagbhiranuSThitAHsamuttiSThamAnAH, tathAyuktAzcAparemriyamANAH; tasmAdbheSajamakiJcitkaraMbhavati, tadyathA- zvabhresarasi ca prasiktamalpamudakaM, nadyAMvAsyandamAnAyAMpAMsudhAnevApAMsumuSTiHprakIrNaiti; tathA'paredRzyante'nupakaraNAzcAparicArakAzcAnAtmavantazcAkuzalaizcabhiSagbhiranuSThitAHsamuttiSThamAnAH, tathAyuktAmriyamANAzcApare| yatazcapratikurvansidhyati, pratikurvanmriyate; apratikurvansidhyati, apratikurvanmriyate; tatazcintyatebheSajamabheSajenAviziSTamiti ||4||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/10/4

नेतिमैत्रेयः, किंकारणं? दृश्यन्तेह्यातुराःकेचिदुपकरणवन्तश्चपरिचारकसम्पन्नाश्चात्मवन्तश्चकुशलैश्चभिषग्भिरनुष्ठिताःसमुत्तिष्ठमानाः, तथायुक्ताश्चापरेम्रियमाणाः; तस्माद्भेषजमकिञ्चित्करंभवति, तद्यथा- श्वभ्रेसरसि च प्रसिक्तमल्पमुदकं, नद्यांवास्यन्दमानायांपांसुधानेवापांसुमुष्टिःप्रकीर्णइति; तथाऽपरेदृश्यन्तेऽनुपकरणाश्चापरिचारकाश्चानात्मवन्तश्चाकुशलैश्चभिषग्भिरनुष्ठिताःसमुत्तिष्ठमानाः, तथायुक्ताम्रियमाणाश्चापरे| यतश्चप्रतिकुर्वन्सिध्यति, प्रतिकुर्वन्म्रियते; अप्रतिकुर्वन्सिध्यति, अप्रतिकुर्वन्म्रियते; ततश्चिन्त्यतेभेषजमभेषजेनाविशिष्टमिति ||४||

sanskrit

[Maitreya’s Observation and Query] Maitreya contradicts and puts query – “What is the reason that some patients managed by proper medicaments, attendants, and well qualified physicians, who are also having self control, soon recover from the diseases? On the other hand, in spite of all these, some die? So therapeutics is of no value (in the eradication of diseases). This is just like a drop of water thrown into a ditch or pond or a handful of dust thrown into a flowing river or on a heap of dust. On the contrary, even without proper medicaments, attendants, good physicians, patients having no self control, recover from the diseases, however others in the similar situation also die. To sum up: It may be said that therapeutic measures or no therapeutic measures, results are the same. For one who is taking recourse to therapeutic measures may sometime succeed in recovering from the diseases and may sometimes die as well. Similar is the case with one who does not pay any heed to therapeutic measures”.

english translation

netimaitreyaH, kiMkAraNaM? dRzyantehyAturAHkecidupakaraNavantazcaparicArakasampannAzcAtmavantazcakuzalaizcabhiSagbhiranuSThitAHsamuttiSThamAnAH, tathAyuktAzcAparemriyamANAH; tasmAdbheSajamakiJcitkaraMbhavati, tadyathA- zvabhresarasi ca prasiktamalpamudakaM, nadyAMvAsyandamAnAyAMpAMsudhAnevApAMsumuSTiHprakIrNaiti; tathA'paredRzyante'nupakaraNAzcAparicArakAzcAnAtmavantazcAkuzalaizcabhiSagbhiranuSThitAHsamuttiSThamAnAH, tathAyuktAmriyamANAzcApare| yatazcapratikurvansidhyati, pratikurvanmriyate; apratikurvansidhyati, apratikurvanmriyate; tatazcintyatebheSajamabheSajenAviziSTamiti ||4||

hk transliteration