Charak Samhita

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वातकलाकलाज्ञानमधिकृत्य परस्परमतानि जिज्ञासमानाः समुपविश्य महर्षयः पप्रच्छुरन्योऽन्यं- किङ्गुणो वायुः, किमस्यप्रकोपणम्, उपशमनानि वाऽस्य कानि, कथं चैनमसङ्घातवन्तमनवस्थितमनासाद्य प्रकोपणप्रशमनानि प्रकोपयन्तिप्रशमयन्ति वा, कानि चास्य कुपिताकुपितस्य शरीराशरीरचरस्य शरीरेषु चरतः कर्माणि बहिःशरीरेभ्योवेति ||३||

sanskrit

[Questions and debate in conference] The sages who were eager to know about the good and bad properties of vata dosha assembled at a place and framed the following questions for the purpose of discussion among themselves: 1. What are the properties of vata ? 2. What aggravates the vata dosha? 3. What are its alleviating factors? 4. How is the vata dosha ,which is unapproachable due to its ethereal and unsteady nature, aggravated and alleviated by its respective factors? 5. What are the functions of aggravated and non aggravated vata dosha which is situated within the body and outside in the loka (universe)?

english translation

vAtakalAkalAjJAnamadhikRtya parasparamatAni jijJAsamAnAH samupavizya maharSayaH papracchuranyo'nyaM- kiGguNo vAyuH, kimasyaprakopaNam, upazamanAni vA'sya kAni, kathaM cainamasaGghAtavantamanavasthitamanAsAdya prakopaNaprazamanAni prakopayantiprazamayanti vA, kAni cAsya kupitAkupitasya zarIrAzarIracarasya zarIreSu carataH karmANi bahiHzarIrebhyoveti ||3||

hk transliteration