Charak Samhita

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विविधमशितं पीतं लीढं खादितं जन्तोर्हितमन्तरग्निसन्धुक्षितबलेन यथास्वेनोष्मणा सम्यग्विपच्यमानंकालवदनवस्थितसर्वधातुपाकमनुपहतसर्वधातूष्ममारुतस्रोतः केवलं शरीरमुपचयबलवर्णसुखायुषा योजयति शरीरधातूनूर्जयतिच| धातवो हि धात्वाहाराः प्रकृतिमनुवर्तन्ते ||३||

sanskrit

[Digestion process and its effects] Different types of wholesome foods ingested in the form of eatables, drinkables, lickables and masticables stimulate the antaragni (digestive process) and get properly digested by respective bhutagni (specific digestion as per basic constituent or element). Further in due course of time food gets transformed into different dhatu in presence of dhatvagni (tissue specific digestion and metabolism) and vata (vyana vayu) by the process of dhatvagnipaka or metabolism, nourishes the tissues through the channels of circulation without any interruption, and produces plumpness, strength, complexion, health and longevity. The tissues are sustained by getting fed by various nourishing factors (poshaka dhatu).

english translation

vividhamazitaM pItaM lIDhaM khAditaM jantorhitamantaragnisandhukSitabalena yathAsvenoSmaNA samyagvipacyamAnaMkAlavadanavasthitasarvadhAtupAkamanupahatasarvadhAtUSmamArutasrotaH kevalaM zarIramupacayabalavarNasukhAyuSA yojayati zarIradhAtUnUrjayatica| dhAtavo hi dhAtvAhArAH prakRtimanuvartante ||3||

hk transliteration