Charak Samhita

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भगवँल्लङ्घनं किंस्विल्लङ्घनीयाश्च कीदृशाः| बृंहणं बृंहणीयाश्च रूक्षणीयाश्च रूक्षणम् ||६||

sanskrit

“O Thou, our worshipful preceptor, Sir, what are the therapies that are Langhana (reducing), Brimhana (nourishing), Rukshana (dryness-causing),

english translation

bhagava~llaGghanaM kiMsvillaGghanIyAzca kIdRzAH| bRMhaNaM bRMhaNIyAzca rUkSaNIyAzca rUkSaNam ||6||

hk transliteration

के स्नेहाः स्नेहनीयाश्च स्वेदाः स्वेद्याश्च के मताः| स्तम्भनं स्तम्भनीयाश्च वक्तुमर्हसि तद्गुरो! ||७||

sanskrit

Snehana (oleation) and, Swedana (sudation), and Stambhana (astringent/styptic)? Who are fit for this, O beloved teacher?

english translation

ke snehAH snehanIyAzca svedAH svedyAzca ke matAH| stambhanaM stambhanIyAzca vaktumarhasi tadguro! ||7||

hk transliteration

लङ्घनप्रभृतीनां च षण्णामेषां समासतः| कृताकृतातिवृत्तानां लक्षणं वक्तुमर्हसि ||८||

sanskrit

You may kindly tell us all about them, and you may also tell briefly about the symptoms of proper application, improper application, and over-application of these six therapies.”

english translation

laGghanaprabhRtInAM ca SaNNAmeSAM samAsataH| kRtAkRtAtivRttAnAM lakSaNaM vaktumarhasi ||8||

hk transliteration

तदग्निवेशस्य वचो निशम्य गुरुरब्रवीत्| यत् किञ्चिल्लाघवकरं देहे तल्लङ्घनं स्मृतम् ||९||

sanskrit

[Definitions] Hearing these words of Agnivesha, the mentor (Atreya) explained the therapies thus. -Whatever produces lightness or reduction in the body is known as Langhana (reducing/lightening) therapy.

english translation

tadagnivezasya vaco nizamya gururabravIt| yat kiJcillAghavakaraM dehe tallaGghanaM smRtam ||9||

hk transliteration

बृहत्त्वं यच्छरीरस्य जनयेत्तच्च बृंहणम्| रौक्ष्यं खरत्वं वैशद्यं यत् कुर्यात्तद्धि रूक्षणम् ||१०||

sanskrit

-Whatever increases the bulk of the body and makes it strong is known as Brimhana (nourishing therapy). -Rukshana(dryness causing) therapy is that which causes dryness, roughness, and coarseness. -Whatever moisturizes and smoothens, causes unction, fluidity, and ooziness is called Snehana (oleation) therapy.

english translation

bRhattvaM yaccharIrasya janayettacca bRMhaNam| raukSyaM kharatvaM vaizadyaM yat kuryAttaddhi rUkSaNam ||10||

hk transliteration