Charak Samhita

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/14/56

कुम्भीं वातहरक्वाथपूर्णां भूमौ निखानयेत्| अर्धभागं त्रिभागं वा शयनं तत्र चोपरि ||५६||

sanskrit

[Kumbhi sweda (sudation with a pitcher)] A pitcher, filled up with decoction of vata alleviating drugs should be buried in earth upto one-fourth or one-fourth of it and a bed covered with a thin sheet kept over it.

english translation

kumbhIM vAtaharakvAthapUrNAM bhUmau nikhAnayet| ardhabhAgaM tribhAgaM vA zayanaM tatra copari ||56||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/14/57

स्थापयेदासनं वाऽपि नातिसान्द्रपरिच्छदम्| अथ कुम्भ्यां सुसन्तप्तान् प्रक्षिपेदयसो गुडान् ||५७||

sanskrit

The patient, well massaged with oil alleviating vata and covered with a cloth, should either lie down or sit on the bed.

english translation

sthApayedAsanaM vA'pi nAtisAndraparicchadam| atha kumbhyAM susantaptAn prakSipedayaso guDAn ||57||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/14/58

पाषाणान् वोष्मणा तेन तत्स्थः स्विद्यति ना सुखम्| सुसंवृताङ्गः स्वभ्यक्तः स्नेहैरनिलनाशनैः ||५८||

sanskrit

Thereafter hot iron balls or stones should be put into the pitcher. The heat coming out of the pitcher helps in fomentation and this is termed as kumbhisweda.

english translation

pASANAn voSmaNA tena tatsthaH svidyati nA sukham| susaMvRtAGgaH svabhyaktaH snehairanilanAzanaiH ||58||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/14/59

कूपं शयनविस्तारं द्विगुणं चापि वेधतः| देशे निवाते शस्ते च कुर्यादन्तःसुमार्जितम् ||५९||

sanskrit

[Kupa sweda (sudation in a pit)] In a location free from excessive wind, a pit of the width of a bed and twice as deep as wide should be dug. Its inner portion should be well cleaned and filled with dried dung of elephant, horse, cows, ass, or camel and then ignited.

english translation

kUpaM zayanavistAraM dviguNaM cApi vedhataH| deze nivAte zaste ca kuryAdantaHsumArjitam ||59||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/14/60

हस्त्यश्वगोखरोष्ट्राणां करीषैर्दग्धपूरिते| स्ववच्छन्नः सुसंस्तीर्णेऽभ्यक्तः स्विद्यति ना सुखम् ||६०||

sanskrit

A bed or sheet covered with a thin sheet should be kept over it. The patient, well massaged with oil and covered with cloth, should either lie down or sit over the bed till proper fomentation. This technique is called as kupasweda.

english translation

hastyazvagokharoSTrANAM karISairdagdhapUrite| svavacchannaH susaMstIrNe'bhyaktaH svidyati nA sukham ||60||

hk transliteration by Sanscript