Charak Samhita

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रक्तशालिर्वरस्तेषांतृष्णाघ्नस्त्रिमलापहः । महांस्तस्यानुकलमस्तस्याप्यनुततःपरे ॥११॥

sanskrit

Of these, red rice is the best. It is adipsous and is effective in treating tridosha. The next best is the big rice and the next best is the kalamah and so on, in the order they are mentioned above.

english translation

raktazAlirvarasteSAMtRSNAghnastrimalApahaH | mahAMstasyAnukalamastasyApyanutataHpare ||11||

hk transliteration

यवकाहायनाःपांसुवाप्यनैषधकादयः । शालीनांशालयःकुर्वन्त्यनुकारंगुणागुणैः ॥१२॥

sanskrit

Yavaka, hayana, pansu vapya (deep-water paddy), naishadhaka and other kinds of rice are similar to the above mentioned types of rice regarding their good and bad qualities.

english translation

yavakAhAyanAHpAMsuvApyanaiSadhakAdayaH | zAlInAMzAlayaHkurvantyanukAraMguNAguNaiH ||12||

hk transliteration

शीतःस्निग्धोऽगुरुःस्वादुस्त्रिदोषघ्नःस्थिरात्मकः। षष्टिकःप्रवरोगौरःकृष्णगौरस्ततोऽनुच ॥१३॥

sanskrit

[The qualities of shashtika and vrihi ] Shashtika rice is cold in potency, unctuous, not heavy, and sweet. It pacifies the three dosha and stabilizes them. The white variety is the best type of shashtika rice and the dark-white comes next in order

english translation

zItaHsnigdho'guruHsvAdustridoSaghnaHsthirAtmakaH| SaSTikaHpravarogauraHkRSNagaurastato'nuca ||13||

hk transliteration

वरकोद्दालकौचीनशारदोज्ज्वलदर्दुराः। गन्धनाः कुरुविन्दाश्चषष्टिकाल्पान्तरागुणैः ॥१४॥

sanskrit

araka (Chinaka- Panicum miliaceum Linn), uddalaka (Vanakodrava- Paspalum scrobiculatum var. sommeronii Stapf.), china, sharada, ujjvala, dardura, the fragrant rice (gandhana), and kuruvinda are slightly different in quality from the shashtika rice.

english translation

varakoddAlakaucInazAradojjvaladardurAH| gandhanAH kuruvindAzcaSaSTikAlpAntarAguNaiH ||14||

hk transliteration

मधुरश्चाम्लपाकश्चव्रीहिःपित्तकरोगुरुः। बहुमूत्रपुरीषोष्मात्रिदोषस्त्वेवपाटलः ॥१५॥

sanskrit

Vrihi rice is sweet in taste and acidic after digestion, stimulates pitta and is heavy. The patala grain causes excessive urination and defecation, enhances body heat and also increases tridosha.

english translation

madhurazcAmlapAkazcavrIhiHpittakaroguruH| bahumUtrapurISoSmAtridoSastvevapATalaH ||15||

hk transliteration