Charak Samhita

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स्थौल्यकार्श्ये वरं कार्श्यं समोपकरणौ हि तौ| यद्युभौ व्याधिरागच्छेत् स्थूलमेवातिपीडयेत् ||१७||

sanskrit

Of the two, lean is less harmful than obese, and the physical and mental sufferings in the case of an obese person are far greater in comparison to a lean person .

english translation

sthaulyakArzye varaM kArzyaM samopakaraNau hi tau| yadyubhau vyAdhirAgacchet sthUlamevAtipIDayet ||17||

hk transliteration