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Charak Samhita

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हलीमकः शिरःशूलं स्तैमित्यं गुरुगात्रता। अङ्गमर्दोऽग्निनाशश्च प्रलेपो हृदयस्य च ॥४६॥

If one violated the given advice of sleeping during the day, he would subject himself to halimaka (advance stage of jaundice), headache, cold, heaviness of body parts, malaise, loss of digestive power, hridyopalepa (a feeling as if phlegm adhered to the heart),

english translation

शोफारोचकहृल्लासपीनसार्धावभेदकाः। कोठारुःपिडकाः कण्डूस्तन्द्रा कासो गलामयाः ॥४७॥

edema, anorexia, nausea, rhinitis, hemicranias, urticarial patches, pustules, boils, itching, drowsiness, coughing, disorders of the throat,

english translation

स्मृतिबुद्धिप्रमोहश्च संरोधः स्रोतसां ज्वरः। इन्द्रियाणामसामर्थ्यं विषवेगप्रवर्त(र्ध)नम् ॥४८॥

impairment of memory and intelligence, obstruction of the body channels, fever, incapability of sensory and motor systems and enhancement of the toxic effects of poisons.

english translation

भवेन्नृणां दिवास्वप्नस्याहितस्य निषेवणात्। तस्माद्धिताहितं स्वप्नं बुद्ध्वा स्वप्यात् सुखं बुधः ॥४९॥

So, one should keep in view the merits and demerits of sleep in various seasons and situations to stay happy and live long.

english translation

रात्रौ जागरणं रूक्षं स्निग्धं प्रस्वपनं दिवा। अरूक्षमनभिष्यन्दि त्वासीनप्रचलायितम् ॥५०॥

[Qualities of day and night sleep] Insomnia or staying up late at night causes roughness in the body and sleeping during the day causes snigdhata (unctuousness). However, napping in sitting posture does not cause either roughness nor unctuousness.

english translation