Charak Samhita

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भावहेतुः स्वभावस्तु व्याधीनां पुरुषस्य च| खरद्रवचलोष्णत्वं तेजोन्तानां यथैव हि ||२१||

sanskrit

The intrinsic nature alone (svabhava) is the cause of the existence of living beings and their diseases just as roughness (khara), fluidity (drava), mobility (chalatva) and heat (ushnatva) are respectively the intrinsic nature (or svabhava) of prithvi, apa, vayu and tejas.”

english translation

bhAvahetuH svabhAvastu vyAdhInAM puruSasya ca| kharadravacaloSNatvaM tejontAnAM yathaiva hi ||21||

hk transliteration

काङ्कायनस्तु नेत्याह न ह्यारम्भफलं भवेत्| भवेत् स्वभावाद्भावानामसिद्धिः सिद्धिरेव वा ||२२||

sanskrit

[The opinion of Kankayana as Prajapatija Purusha (creator theory)] Refuting the arguments of Bharadwaja, sage Kankayana said, “No, such an effort would be fruitless. Things would either get accomplished or not get accomplished by the course of nature.

english translation

kAGkAyanastu netyAha na hyArambhaphalaM bhavet| bhavet svabhAvAdbhAvAnAmasiddhiH siddhireva vA ||22||

hk transliteration

स्रष्टा त्वमितसङ्कल्पो ब्रह्मापत्यं प्रजापतिः| चेतनाचेतनस्यास्य जगतः सुखदुःखयोः ||२३||

sanskrit

The son of Brahma, Prajapati, who possesses infinite creative powers, is the origin of living beings as well as non-living things, happiness as well as misery”.

english translation

sraSTA tvamitasaGkalpo brahmApatyaM prajApatiH| cetanAcetanasyAsya jagataH sukhaduHkhayoH ||23||

hk transliteration

तन्नेति भिक्षुरात्रेयो न ह्यपत्यं प्रजापतिः| प्रजाहितैषी सततं दुःखैर्युञ्ज्यादसाधुवत् ||२४||

sanskrit

[The opinion of Bhikshu Atreya as Kalaja Purusha (time theory)] Bhikshu Atreya said, “No. This is not true. Prajapati (the Lord of Creation) always seeks the well-being of all of the creation. So he would never bring misery to his creations, like some cruel friend??.

english translation

tanneti bhikSurAtreyo na hyapatyaM prajApatiH| prajAhitaiSI satataM duHkhairyuJjyAdasAdhuvat ||24||

hk transliteration

कालजस्त्वेव पुरुषः कालजास्तस्य चामयाः| जगत् कालवशं सर्वं कालः सर्वत्र कारणम् ||२५||

sanskrit

Human beings and their diseases are caused by time (kala) because the whole universe is under control of kala. Kala is the origin of all.

english translation

kAlajastveva puruSaH kAlajAstasya cAmayAH| jagat kAlavazaM sarvaM kAlaH sarvatra kAraNam ||25||

hk transliteration