Charak Samhita

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स्नेहो बन्धः स्थिरत्वं च गौरवं वृषता बलम्| क्षमा धृतिरलोभश्च कफकर्माविकारजम् ||५१||

sanskrit

[Functions of normal kapha dosha] Unctuousness, binding, firmness/stability, heaviness, virility, strength, forbearance, restraint and absence of greed are the properties of kapha.

english translation

sneho bandhaH sthiratvaM ca gauravaM vRSatA balam| kSamA dhRtiralobhazca kaphakarmAvikArajam ||51||

hk transliteration

वाते पित्ते कफे चैव क्षीणे लक्षणमुच्यते| कर्मणः प्राकृताद्धानिर्वृद्धिर्वाऽपि विरोधिनाम् ||५२||

sanskrit

[Diagnosis of abnormal state of dosha] Any decrease in vata, pitta and kapha is thus indicated by a decrease in their natural functions or increase in functions of opposite dosha. (this is indicated by the properties associated with any of these dosha, for example, reduced unctuousness indicates a decrease in kapha, etc).

english translation

vAte pitte kaphe caiva kSINe lakSaNamucyate| karmaNaH prAkRtAddhAnirvRddhirvA'pi virodhinAm ||52||

hk transliteration

दोषप्रकृतिवैशेष्यं नियतं वृद्धिलक्षणम्| दोषाणां प्रकृतिर्हानिर्वृद्धिश्चैवं परीक्ष्यते ||५३||

sanskrit

Conversely, any aggravation in dosha is indicated by an increase in their normal functions. Thus normalcy, decrease and aggravation of dosha are examined.

english translation

doSaprakRtivaizeSyaM niyataM vRddhilakSaNam| doSANAM prakRtirhAnirvRddhizcaivaM parIkSyate ||53||

hk transliteration

तत्र श्लोकाः- सङ्ख्यां निमित्तं रूपाणि शोथानां साध्यतां न च| तेषां तेषां विकाराणां शोथांस्तांस्तांश्च पूर्वजान् ||५४||

sanskrit

[Summary] Types, causes, symptoms and prognoses of swelling, of various diseases, types of diseases, definitions of the three dosha, normal functions and symptoms of decrease and aggravation of dosha-

english translation

tatra zlokAH- saGkhyAM nimittaM rUpANi zothAnAM sAdhyatAM na ca| teSAM teSAM vikArANAM zothAMstAMstAMzca pUrvajAn ||54||

hk transliteration

विधिभेदं विकाराणां त्रिविधं बोध्यसङ्ग्रहम्| प्राकृतं कर्म दोषाणां लक्षणं हानिवृद्धिषु ||५५||

sanskrit

all these have been explained in this chapter on three types of swellings by Punarvasu ,

english translation

vidhibhedaM vikArANAM trividhaM bodhyasaGgraham| prAkRtaM karma doSANAM lakSaNaM hAnivRddhiSu ||55||

hk transliteration