Charak Samhita

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तत्रद्रव्याणिगुरुखरकठिनमन्दस्थिरविशदसान्द्रस्थूलगन्धगुणबहुलानि पार्थिवानि, तान्युपचयसङ्घातगौरवस्थैर्यकराणि; द्रवस्निग्धशीतमन्दमृदुपिच्छिलरसगुणबहुलान्याप्यानि, तान्युपक्लेदस्नेहबन्धविष्यन्दमार्दवप्रह्लादकराणि; उष्णतीक्ष्णसूक्ष्मलघुरूक्षविशदरूपगुणबहुलान्याग्नेयानि, तानि दाहपाकप्रभाप्रकाशवर्णकराणि; लघुशीतरूक्षखरविशदसूक्ष्मस्पर्शगुणबहुलानि वायव्यानि, तानि रौक्ष्यग्लानिविचारवैशद्यलाघवकराणि; मृदुलघुसूक्ष्मश्लक्ष्णशब्दगुणबहुलान्याकाशात्मकानि, तानि मार्दवसौषिर्यलाघवकराणि ||११||

sanskrit

[Properties and actions of panchamahabhuta] Dravyas (drugs) which have properties of guru (heavy), khara (coarse), kathina (hard), manda (slow), sthira (stable), vishada (non-slimy), sandra (solid), sthula (gross) possess the predominant gandha guna of parthiva (i.e., primarily made up of prithvi mahabhuta) exert actions like upachaya (development), sanghata (compactness), gaurava (heaviness) and sthairya (firmness). Those having properties of drava (liquid), snigdha (unctuous), sheeta (cold), manda (slow), mridu (soft), pichchila (slimy) and the predominant rasa is apya (i.e., constituting primarily of jala mahabhuta) exert actions like upakleda (moistening), sneha (unction), bandha (binding), vishyanda (oozing), mardava (softening) and pralhad (exhilaration). Dravyas with properties of ushna (hot), tikshna (sharp), sukshma (minute), laghu (light), ruksha (rough), vishada (non-slimy) and predominant rupa is agneya (i.e., constituting primarily of agni (agni mahabhuta)) produce daha (burning/heat), paka (digestion), prabha (luster), prakash (light) and varna (complexion). Dravyas having properties of laghu (light), sheeta (cold), ruksha (rough), khara (coarse), vishada (non-slimy), sukshma (minute) and the predominant sparsha is vayavya (i.e., primarily made up of vayu mahabhuta). They produce actions of raukshya (roughness), glani (depression), vichara (movement), vaishdya (non-sliminess) and laghava (lightness). Dravyas having predominance in the properties of mridu (soft), laghu (light), sukshma (minute), shlakshna (smooth)and the predominantly shabda are akashiya (constituted predominantly of akasha mahabhuta). They exert actions of softening, hollowing and making light.

english translation

tatradravyANigurukharakaThinamandasthiravizadasAndrasthUlagandhaguNabahulAni pArthivAni, tAnyupacayasaGghAtagauravasthairyakarANi; dravasnigdhazItamandamRdupicchilarasaguNabahulAnyApyAni, tAnyupakledasnehabandhaviSyandamArdavaprahlAdakarANi; uSNatIkSNasUkSmalaghurUkSavizadarUpaguNabahulAnyAgneyAni, tAni dAhapAkaprabhAprakAzavarNakarANi; laghuzItarUkSakharavizadasUkSmasparzaguNabahulAni vAyavyAni, tAni raukSyaglAnivicAravaizadyalAghavakarANi; mRdulaghusUkSmazlakSNazabdaguNabahulAnyAkAzAtmakAni, tAni mArdavasauSiryalAghavakarANi ||11||

hk transliteration