Charak Samhita

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त्रयो रोगमार्गा इति- शाखा, मर्मास्थिसन्धयः, कोष्ठश्च| तत्र शाखा रक्तादयो धातवस्त्वक् च, स बाह्यो रोगमार्गः; मर्माणि पुनर्बस्तिहृदयमूर्धादीनि,अस्थिसन्धयोऽस्थिसंयोगास्तत्रोपनिबद्धाश्च स्नायुकण्डराः , स मध्यमो रोगमार्गः; कोष्ठः पुनरुच्यते महास्रोतः शरीरमध्यंमहानिम्नमामपक्वाशयश्चेति पर्यायशब्दैस्तन्त्रे, स रोगमार्ग आभ्यन्तरः ||४८||

sanskrit

[Three Disease Pathways] There are three pathways of disease manifestation- shakha (peripheral path), marmasthisandhi (vital organs & bone joints) and koshtha (digestive system). The shakha includes tissue elements like blood and skin etc.; this is considered as bahya rogamarga (external path for disease manifestation). Marmas (vital organs) are basti (urinary bladder), hridaya(heart), murdha (head) etc. bones, joints, ligaments and tendons, is considered as madhyama rogamarga (middle pathway for manifestation of disease). Koshtha (digestive system) is known as Mahastrotas (great channel) it is sharira madhya (central body part), mahanimna (greater lower part), ama-pakwashaya (stomach and intestines), this is abhyantara rogamarga (internal pathway for disease manifestation).

english translation

trayo rogamArgA iti- zAkhA, marmAsthisandhayaH, koSThazca| tatra zAkhA raktAdayo dhAtavastvak ca, sa bAhyo rogamArgaH; marmANi punarbastihRdayamUrdhAdIni,asthisandhayo'sthisaMyogAstatropanibaddhAzca snAyukaNDarAH , sa madhyamo rogamArgaH; koSThaH punarucyate mahAsrotaH zarIramadhyaMmahAnimnamAmapakvAzayazceti paryAyazabdaistantre, sa rogamArga AbhyantaraH ||48||

hk transliteration