Charak Samhita

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सर्वेऽपि तु खल्वेतेऽभिप्रवृद्धाश्चत्वारो रोगाः परस्परमनुबध्नन्ति, न चान्योन्येन सह सन्देहमापद्यन्ते ||६||

sanskrit

All these four types of diseases when aggravated get transform into each other to share common symptoms. Even then, the distinctive features of each one of these diseases are too clearly manifested to allow any confusion.

english translation

sarve'pi tu khalvete'bhipravRddhAzcatvAro rogAH parasparamanubadhnanti, na cAnyonyena saha sandehamApadyante ||6||

hk transliteration

आगन्तुर्हि व्यथापूर्वं समुत्पन्नो जघन्यं वातपित्तश्लेष्मणां वैषम्यमापादयति; निजे तु वातपित्तश्लेष्माणः पूर्वं वैषम्यमापद्यन्तेजघन्यं व्यथामभिनिर्वर्तयन्ति ||७||

sanskrit

[Difference between endogenous and exogenous diseases] Exogenous diseases begin with pain and then bring about disturbances in the equilibrium of dosha. Endogenous diseases, on the other hand, begin with disturbances in the equilibrium of dosha and then cause pain.

english translation

Aganturhi vyathApUrvaM samutpanno jaghanyaM vAtapittazleSmaNAM vaiSamyamApAdayati; nije tu vAtapittazleSmANaH pUrvaM vaiSamyamApadyantejaghanyaM vyathAmabhinirvartayanti ||7||

hk transliteration

तेषां त्रयाणामपि दोषाणां शरीरे स्थानविभाग उपदेक्ष्यते; तद्यथा- बस्तिः पुरीषाधानं कटिः सक्थिनी पादावस्थीनिपक्वाशयश्च वातस्थानानि, तत्रापि पक्वाशयो विशेषेण वातस्थानं; स्वेदो रसो लसीका रुधिरमामाशयश्च पित्तस्थानानि,तत्राप्यामाशयो विशेषेण पित्तस्थानम्; उरः शिरो ग्रीवा पर्वाण्यामाशयो मेदश्च श्लेष्मस्थानानि, तत्राप्युरो विशेषेणश्लेष्मस्थानम् ||८||

sanskrit

[Sites of three dosha] The important sites of origin of these three dosha are as follows: Urinary bladder, rectum, waist, thighs, legs, bones and colon are the sites of vata, with colon the most important of them. Sweat, rasa, lasika, rakta and lower part of stomach and duodenum are the sites of pitta, with duodenum, the most important of them. Chest, head, neck, joints, upper part of stomach and meda (fats) are the sites of shleshma or kapha, with chest the most important of them.

english translation

teSAM trayANAmapi doSANAM zarIre sthAnavibhAga upadekSyate; tadyathA- bastiH purISAdhAnaM kaTiH sakthinI pAdAvasthInipakvAzayazca vAtasthAnAni, tatrApi pakvAzayo vizeSeNa vAtasthAnaM; svedo raso lasIkA rudhiramAmAzayazca pittasthAnAni,tatrApyAmAzayo vizeSeNa pittasthAnam; uraH ziro grIvA parvANyAmAzayo medazca zleSmasthAnAni, tatrApyuro vizeSeNazleSmasthAnam ||8||

hk transliteration

सर्वशरीरचरास्तु वातपित्तश्लेष्माणः सर्वस्मिञ्छरीरे कुपिताकुपिताः शुभाशुभानि कुर्वन्ति- प्रकृतिभूताःशुभान्युपचयबलवर्णप्रसादादीनि, अशुभानि पुनर्विकृतिमापन्ना विकारसञ्ज्ञकानि ||९||

sanskrit

[Specific diseases caused by dosha] The entire body is the abode of all the three dosha, the normal or abnormal states of which are responsible for good or bad outcomes respectively. Examples of good outcomes include growth, strength, complexion, happiness, etc, while the bad outcomes, manifested due to abnormal states of dosha, cause various types of diseases.

english translation

sarvazarIracarAstu vAtapittazleSmANaH sarvasmiJcharIre kupitAkupitAH zubhAzubhAni kurvanti- prakRtibhUtAHzubhAnyupacayabalavarNaprasAdAdIni, azubhAni punarvikRtimApannA vikArasaJjJakAni ||9||

hk transliteration

तत्र विकाराः सामान्यजा, नानात्मजाश्च| तत्र सामान्यजाः पूर्वमष्टोदरीये व्याख्याताः, नानात्मजांस्त्विहाध्यायेऽनुव्याख्यास्यामः| तद्यथा- अशीतिर्वातविकाराः, चत्वारिंशत् पित्तविकाराः, विंशतिः श्लेष्मविकाराः ||१०||

sanskrit

Endogenous diseases again are of two types - diseases caused due to vitiation of two or more dosha, and diseases that are caused by single-dosha. The previous chapter dealt with general diseases. This chapter focuses on the latter. There are 140 types of single-doshadiseases, including 80 types caused by vata, 40 by pitta, and 20 by kapha.

english translation

tatra vikArAH sAmAnyajA, nAnAtmajAzca| tatra sAmAnyajAH pUrvamaSTodarIye vyAkhyAtAH, nAnAtmajAMstvihAdhyAye'nuvyAkhyAsyAmaH| tadyathA- azItirvAtavikArAH, catvAriMzat pittavikArAH, viMzatiH zleSmavikArAH ||10||

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