Charak Samhita

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निद्रायत्तं सुखं दुःखं पुष्टिः कार्श्यं बलाबलम्| वृषता क्लीबता ज्ञानमज्ञानं जीवितं न च ||३६||

sanskrit

[Benefits of sleep] In human beings, happiness and misery, nourishment and emaciation, strength and weakness, fertility and infertility, knowledge and ignorance,

english translation

nidrAyattaM sukhaM duHkhaM puSTiH kArzyaM balAbalam| vRSatA klIbatA jJAnamajJAnaM jIvitaM na ca ||36||

hk transliteration

कालेऽतिप्रसङ्गाच्च न च निद्रा निषेविता| सुखायुषी पराकुर्यात् कालरात्रिरिवापरा ||३७||

sanskrit

and longevity and death depend upon proper (and improper sleep). Untimely, excessive sleep and sleep deprivation take away both happiness and longevity from a person.

english translation

kAle'tiprasaGgAcca na ca nidrA niSevitA| sukhAyuSI parAkuryAt kAlarAtririvAparA ||37||

hk transliteration

सैव युक्ता पुनर्युङ्क्ते निद्रा देहं सुखायुषा| पुरुषं योगिनं सिद्ध्या सत्या बुद्धिरिवागता ||३८||

sanskrit

Similarly, proper sleep brings about happiness and longevity in human beings just as real knowledge brings about spiritual power in yogis

english translation

saiva yuktA punaryuGkte nidrA dehaM sukhAyuSA| puruSaM yoginaM siddhyA satyA buddhirivAgatA ||38||

hk transliteration

गीताध्ययनमद्यस्त्रीकर्मभाराध्वकर्शिताः| अजीर्णिनः क्षताः क्षीणा वृद्धा बालास्तथाऽबलाः ||३९||

sanskrit

[Indications of daytime sleep] Sleeping during the day is advocated for those who are exhausted on account of singing, reading, alcoholic drinking, sexual intercourse, elimination therapy, carrying heavy weight, walking long distances,

english translation

gItAdhyayanamadyastrIkarmabhArAdhvakarzitAH| ajIrNinaH kSatAH kSINA vRddhA bAlAstathA'balAH ||39||

hk transliteration

तृष्णातीसारशूलार्ताः श्वासिनो हिक्किनः कृशाः| पतिताभिहतोन्मत्ताः क्लान्ता यानप्रजागरैः ||४०||

sanskrit

suffering from phthisis, wasting, thirst, diarrhea, colic pain, dyspnea, hiccup, insanity, or are too old, too young, weak and emaciated.

english translation

tRSNAtIsArazUlArtAH zvAsino hikkinaH kRzAH| patitAbhihatonmattAH klAntA yAnaprajAgaraiH ||40||

hk transliteration