Charak Samhita

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अहोरात्रमहः कृत्स्नमर्धाहं च प्रतीक्षते| प्रधाना मध्यमा ह्रस्वा स्नेहमात्रा जरां प्रति ||२९||

sanskrit

[Doses of lipids and their indications] Dose of sneha: Dose is divided into maximum, moderate and minimum based upon the time taken for it to get digested as follows: -Pradhana (maximum): Dose that digests in one day and night (24 hours). -Madhyama (moderate): Dose that digests in one day (12 hours). -Hrasva (minimum): Dose that digests in half day (6 hours).

english translation

ahorAtramahaH kRtsnamardhAhaM ca pratIkSate| pradhAnA madhyamA hrasvA snehamAtrA jarAM prati ||29||

hk transliteration