Charak Samhita

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शरीरदोषप्रकोपे खलु शरीरमेवाश्रित्य प्रायशस्त्रिविधमौषधमिच्छन्ति- अन्तःपरिमार्जनं, बहिःपरिमार्जनं, शस्त्रप्रणिधानं चेति| तत्रान्तःपरिमार्जनं यदन्तःशरीरमनुप्रविश्यौषधमाहारजातव्याधीन् प्रमार्ष्टि,यत्पुनर्बहिःस्पर्शमाश्रित्याभ्यङ्गस्वेदप्रदेहपरिषेकोन्मर्दनाद्यैरामयान् प्रमार्ष्टि तद्बहिःपरिमार्जनं, शस्त्रप्रणिधानंपुनश्छेदनभेदनव्यधनदारणलेखनोत्पाटनप्रच्छनसीवनैषणक्षारजलौकसश्चेति ||५५||

sanskrit

[Three Types of Therapies] Bodily doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) vitiation leads to manifestation of disease, three types of therapies are necessary to be applied to the body: -Antahaparimarjana (internal cleansing), -Bahiparimarjana (external cleansing), and -Shastrapranidhana (surgical procedures). ___Antahaparimarjana (internal cleansing) treatment mode introduces drugs inside body for the treatment of diseases caused by improper diet etc. Bahiparimarjana (external cleansing) is done over the skin by the application of massage, sudation, unction, affusion, applying external pressure and kneading over affected body part externally. Shastrapranidhana (surgical procedures) includes excision, incision, puncturing, rupturing, scraping, uprooting, rubbing superficially with rough surface, suturing, probing, application of alkalis and leeches.

english translation

zarIradoSaprakope khalu zarIramevAzritya prAyazastrividhamauSadhamicchanti- antaHparimArjanaM, bahiHparimArjanaM, zastrapraNidhAnaM ceti| tatrAntaHparimArjanaM yadantaHzarIramanupravizyauSadhamAhArajAtavyAdhIn pramArSTi,yatpunarbahiHsparzamAzrityAbhyaGgasvedapradehapariSekonmardanAdyairAmayAn pramArSTi tadbahiHparimArjanaM, zastrapraNidhAnaMpunazchedanabhedanavyadhanadAraNalekhanotpATanapracchanasIvanaiSaNakSArajalaukasazceti ||55||

hk transliteration