Charak Samhita

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पित्तादेवोष्मणः पक्तिर्नराणामुपजायते| तच्च पित्तं प्रकुपितं विकारान् कुरुते बहून् ||११६||

sanskrit

Normally, heat generated by pitta digests the food but when the same pitta is in a provoked state, it causes various disorders.

english translation

pittAdevoSmaNaH paktirnarANAmupajAyate| tacca pittaM prakupitaM vikArAn kurute bahUn ||116||

hk transliteration

प्राकृतस्तु बलं श्लेष्मा विकृतो मल उच्यते| स चैवौजः स्मृतः काये स च पाप्मोपदिश्यते ||११७||

sanskrit

Similarly, normal kapha contributes to body-strength but when vitiated, it becomes waste material (mala). Normal kapha is also responsible for ojas, however on provocation, it could cause various ailments in the body.

english translation

prAkRtastu balaM zleSmA vikRto mala ucyate| sa caivaujaH smRtaH kAye sa ca pApmopadizyate ||117||

hk transliteration

सर्वा हि चेष्टा वातेन स प्राणः प्राणीनां स्मृतः| तेनैव रोगा जायन्ते तेन चैवोपरुध्यते ||११८||

sanskrit

Vata is responsible for all types of movements in living beings and represents life of living-beings, but vitiated vata causes many diseases and is even responsible for causing death

english translation

sarvA hi ceSTA vAtena sa prANaH prANInAM smRtaH| tenaiva rogA jAyante tena caivoparudhyate ||118||

hk transliteration

नित्यं सन्निहितामित्रं समीक्ष्यात्मानमात्मवान्| नित्यं युक्तः परिचरेदिच्छन्नायुरनित्वरम् ||११९||

sanskrit

A person desiring to live the full span of life should remain self controlled and live with great caution assuming that he is constantly surrounded by the foes to his health

english translation

nityaM sannihitAmitraM samIkSyAtmAnamAtmavAn| nityaM yuktaH paricaredicchannAyuranitvaram ||119||

hk transliteration

तत्र श्लोकौ- शिरोरोगाः सहृद्रोगा रोगा मानविकल्पजाः| क्षयाः सपिडकाश्चोक्ता दोषाणां गतिरेव च ||१२०||

sanskrit

[Summary] Here are two recapitulate verses: The diagnosis of diseases of the head, diseases of the heart, diseases caused by minute pathological conditions of the dosha,

english translation

tatra zlokau- zirorogAH sahRdrogA rogA mAnavikalpajAH| kSayAH sapiDakAzcoktA doSANAM gatireva ca ||120||

hk transliteration