Charak Samhita

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इत्यर्धरूपैर्विहिताः षडेते गोपित्तपीताः पुनरेव पिष्टाः| सिद्धाः परं सर्षपतैलयुक्ताश्चूर्णप्रदेहा भिषजा प्रयोज्याः ||६||

sanskrit

These six formulations, when mixed with pita-gopitta (ox-bile) and ground, and then mixed again with sarshapa-taila (mustard oil) before their administration by a wise physician in the form of a churnapradeha (paste), cure kushtha diseases (which are difficult to treat otherwise),

english translation

ityardharUpairvihitAH SaDete gopittapItAH punareva piSTAH| siddhAH paraM sarSapatailayuktAzcUrNapradehA bhiSajA prayojyAH ||6||

hk transliteration

कुष्ठानि कृच्छ्राणि नवं किलासं सुरेशलुप्तं किटिभं सदद्रु| भगन्दरार्शांस्यपचीं सपामां हन्युः प्रयुक्तास्त्वचिरान्नराणाम् ||७||

sanskrit

kilasa (leucoderma) in the early stages, sureshalupta (alopecia), kitibha (resembling psoriasis), dadru (ringworm), bhagandara (fistula), arsha (piles), apachi (cervical and axillary lymphadenitis), and pama (papular eruptions) quickly.

english translation

kuSThAni kRcchrANi navaM kilAsaM surezaluptaM kiTibhaM sadadru| bhagandarArzAMsyapacIM sapAmAM hanyuH prayuktAstvacirAnnarANAm ||7||

hk transliteration

कुष्ठं हरिद्रे सुरसं पटोलं निम्बाश्वगन्धे सुरदारुशिग्रू| ससर्षपं तुम्बुरुधान्यवन्यं चण्डां च चूर्णानि समानि कुर्यात् ||८||

sanskrit

Kushthadi formulation-I: Kushtha, (both types of) haridra, surasa (tulasi), patola, nimba, ashvagandha, suradaru, shigru, sarshapa, tumburudhanya (seeds of tumburu), vanya (kaivarta mustaka), and chanda- powdered in equal quantities, admixed with takra (buttermilk) and grounded well -

english translation

kuSThaM haridre surasaM paTolaM nimbAzvagandhe suradAruzigrU| sasarSapaM tumburudhAnyavanyaM caNDAM ca cUrNAni samAni kuryAt ||8||

hk transliteration

तैस्तक्रपिष्टैः प्रथमं शरीरं तैलाक्तमुद्वर्तयितुं यतेत| तेनास्यकण्डूः पिडकाः सकोठाः कुष्ठानि शोफाश्च शमं व्रजन्ति ||९||

sanskrit

make for an effective formulation that alleviates diseases like kandu, pidaka, kotha, all types of kushtha and shopha. Before anointing this formulation, the body or an affected part of the body is smeared with oil.

english translation

taistakrapiSTaiH prathamaM zarIraM tailAktamudvartayituM yateta| tenAsyakaNDUH piDakAH sakoThAH kuSThAni zophAzca zamaM vrajanti ||9||

hk transliteration

कुष्ठामृतासङ्गकटङ्कटेरीकासीसकम्पिल्लकमुस्तलोध्राः| सौगन्धिकं सर्जरसो विडङ्गं मनःशिलाले करवीरकत्वक् ||१०||

sanskrit

Kushthadi formulation-II: Kushtha, amritasanga (tuttha), katankateri (daruharidra), kasisa, kampillaka, mustaka, lodhra, saugandhika (gandhatruna or sulphur), sarjarasa (rala), vidanga, manahshila, ala (haratala), and the bark of karaviraka - mixed and ground into a powder -

english translation

kuSThAmRtAsaGgakaTaGkaTerIkAsIsakampillakamustalodhrAH| saugandhikaM sarjaraso viDaGgaM manaHzilAle karavIrakatvak ||10||

hk transliteration