Charak Samhita

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शूकधान्यशमीधान्यमांसशाकफलाश्रयान्। वर्गान्हरितमद्याम्बुगोरसेक्षुविकारिकान् ॥६॥

sanskrit

Corn, pulse, meat, vegetable, fruits, greens, wines, water, milk and its products, sugarcane and its products:

english translation

zUkadhAnyazamIdhAnyamAMsazAkaphalAzrayAn| vargAnharitamadyAmbugorasekSuvikArikAn ||6||

hk transliteration

दशद्वौचापरौवर्गौकृतान्नाहारयोगिनाम्। रसवीर्यविपाकैश्चप्रभावैश्चप्रचक्ष्महे ॥७॥

sanskrit

these ten and two more, cooked food and adjuvant of foods. Of these, we shall now explain the taste, potency, post-digestive qualities and specific properties.

english translation

dazadvaucAparauvargaukRtAnnAhArayoginAm| rasavIryavipAkaizcaprabhAvaizcapracakSmahe ||7||

hk transliteration

अथशूकधान्यवर्गः- रक्तशालिर्महाशालिःकलमःशकुनाहृतः तूर्णको दीर्घशूकश्चगौरःपाण्डुकलाङ्गुलौ ॥८॥

sanskrit

[Class of corns] The general qualities and varieties of rice: Red rice (rakta shali), big rice (maha shali), kalamah, shakunahritah, turnaka, dirghashuka, gaurah, panduka, langulau,

english translation

athazUkadhAnyavargaH- raktazAlirmahAzAliHkalamaHzakunAhRtaH tUrNako dIrghazUkazcagauraHpANDukalAGgulau ||8||

hk transliteration

सुगन्धकोलोहवालःसारिवाख्यःप्रमोदकः। पतङ्गस्तपनीयश्चयेचान्येशालयःशुभाः ॥९॥

sanskrit

sugandhaka (basmati rice), lohavalah, sariva, pramodakah, patanaga, tapaniya and other varieties of “good” rice are cold in potency,

english translation

sugandhakolohavAlaHsArivAkhyaHpramodakaH| pataGgastapanIyazcayecAnyezAlayaHzubhAH ||9||

hk transliteration

शीतारसेविपाकेचमधुराश्चाल्पमारुताः। बद्धाल्पवर्चसःस्निग्धाबृंहणाःशुक्रमूत्रलाः ॥१०॥

sanskrit

sweet in taste (after digestion), mild vata-stimulant and can lead to constipation with less faecal output. They are unctuous, nourishing, seminiferous and diuretic.

english translation

zItArasevipAkecamadhurAzcAlpamArutAH| baddhAlpavarcasaHsnigdhAbRMhaNAHzukramUtralAH ||10||

hk transliteration