Charak Samhita

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/30/24

तत्रायुरुक्तं स्वलक्षणतो यथावदिहैव पूर्वाध्याये च| तत्र शारीरमानसाभ्यां रोगाभ्यामनभिद्रुतस्य विशेषेण यौवनवतः समर्थानुगतबलवीर्ययशःपौरुषपराक्रमस्यज्ञानविज्ञानेन्द्रियेन्द्रियार्थबलसमुदये वर्तमानस्य परमर्द्धिरुचिरविविधोपभोगस्य समृद्धसर्वारम्भस्य यथेष्टविचारिणःसुखमायुरुच्यते; असुखमतो विपर्ययेण; हितैषिणः पुनर्भूतानां परस्वादुपरतस्य सत्यवादिनः शमपरस्य परीक्ष्यकारिणोऽप्रमत्तस्य त्रिवर्गं परस्परेणानुपहतमुपसेवमानस्य पूजार्हसम्पूजकस्य ज्ञानविज्ञानोपशमशीलस्य वृद्धोपसेविनःसुनियतरागरोषेर्ष्यामदमानवेगस्य सततं विविधप्रदानपरस्य तपोज्ञानप्रशमनित्यस्याध्यात्मविदस्तत्परस्य लोकमिमं चामुंचावेक्षमाणस्य स्मृतिमतिमतो हितमायुरुच्यते; अहितमतो विपर्ययेण ||२४||

sanskrit

[Characteristics of happy and healthy life] In this chapter, as in the first chapter of Sutra Sthana, a definition of life has been given in the form of Ayu. People whose body and mind are disease-free, and those who are endowed with youth, enthusiasm, strength, virility, reputation, manliness, courage, knowledge of arts and sciences, healthy senses, objects of sensory perceptions, ability of the sensory organs, riches and various luxurious articles for enjoyment, and who can achieve whatever they want and roam as they please are said to lead a happy life. Those who are the well-wishers of all beings, who do not desire the wealth of others, who are truthful, peace loving, who are thoughtful before taking action, who are vigilant, who experience the three important objectives of life (righteousness, wealth and desire) without one affecting the other, who respect superiors, who are endowed with the knowledge of arts, sciences and tranquility, who serve the elders, who have full control over lust, anger, envy, arrogance and pride, who constantly indulge in various types of charity, meditation, acquisition of knowledge and quiet life (solitude), who have full spiritual knowledge and are devoted to it, who work both for the present as well as for the next life, and are endowed with memory and intelligence lead a useful rather beneficial life, while others don't.

english translation

tatrAyuruktaM svalakSaNato yathAvadihaiva pUrvAdhyAye ca| tatra zArIramAnasAbhyAM rogAbhyAmanabhidrutasya vizeSeNa yauvanavataH samarthAnugatabalavIryayazaHpauruSaparAkramasyajJAnavijJAnendriyendriyArthabalasamudaye vartamAnasya paramarddhiruciravividhopabhogasya samRddhasarvArambhasya yatheSTavicAriNaHsukhamAyurucyate; asukhamato viparyayeNa; hitaiSiNaH punarbhUtAnAM parasvAduparatasya satyavAdinaH zamaparasya parIkSyakAriNo'pramattasya trivargaM paraspareNAnupahatamupasevamAnasya pUjArhasampUjakasya jJAnavijJAnopazamazIlasya vRddhopasevinaHsuniyatarAgaroSerSyAmadamAnavegasya satataM vividhapradAnaparasya tapojJAnaprazamanityasyAdhyAtmavidastatparasya lokamimaM cAmuMcAvekSamANasya smRtimatimato hitamAyurucyate; ahitamato viparyayeNa ||24||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/30/24

तत्रायुरुक्तं स्वलक्षणतो यथावदिहैव पूर्वाध्याये च| तत्र शारीरमानसाभ्यां रोगाभ्यामनभिद्रुतस्य विशेषेण यौवनवतः समर्थानुगतबलवीर्ययशःपौरुषपराक्रमस्यज्ञानविज्ञानेन्द्रियेन्द्रियार्थबलसमुदये वर्तमानस्य परमर्द्धिरुचिरविविधोपभोगस्य समृद्धसर्वारम्भस्य यथेष्टविचारिणःसुखमायुरुच्यते; असुखमतो विपर्ययेण; हितैषिणः पुनर्भूतानां परस्वादुपरतस्य सत्यवादिनः शमपरस्य परीक्ष्यकारिणोऽप्रमत्तस्य त्रिवर्गं परस्परेणानुपहतमुपसेवमानस्य पूजार्हसम्पूजकस्य ज्ञानविज्ञानोपशमशीलस्य वृद्धोपसेविनःसुनियतरागरोषेर्ष्यामदमानवेगस्य सततं विविधप्रदानपरस्य तपोज्ञानप्रशमनित्यस्याध्यात्मविदस्तत्परस्य लोकमिमं चामुंचावेक्षमाणस्य स्मृतिमतिमतो हितमायुरुच्यते; अहितमतो विपर्ययेण ||२४||

sanskrit

[Characteristics of happy and healthy life] In this chapter, as in the first chapter of Sutra Sthana, a definition of life has been given in the form of Ayu. People whose body and mind are disease-free, and those who are endowed with youth, enthusiasm, strength, virility, reputation, manliness, courage, knowledge of arts and sciences, healthy senses, objects of sensory perceptions, ability of the sensory organs, riches and various luxurious articles for enjoyment, and who can achieve whatever they want and roam as they please are said to lead a happy life. Those who are the well-wishers of all beings, who do not desire the wealth of others, who are truthful, peace loving, who are thoughtful before taking action, who are vigilant, who experience the three important objectives of life (righteousness, wealth and desire) without one affecting the other, who respect superiors, who are endowed with the knowledge of arts, sciences and tranquility, who serve the elders, who have full control over lust, anger, envy, arrogance and pride, who constantly indulge in various types of charity, meditation, acquisition of knowledge and quiet life (solitude), who have full spiritual knowledge and are devoted to it, who work both for the present as well as for the next life, and are endowed with memory and intelligence lead a useful rather beneficial life, while others don't.

english translation

tatrAyuruktaM svalakSaNato yathAvadihaiva pUrvAdhyAye ca| tatra zArIramAnasAbhyAM rogAbhyAmanabhidrutasya vizeSeNa yauvanavataH samarthAnugatabalavIryayazaHpauruSaparAkramasyajJAnavijJAnendriyendriyArthabalasamudaye vartamAnasya paramarddhiruciravividhopabhogasya samRddhasarvArambhasya yatheSTavicAriNaHsukhamAyurucyate; asukhamato viparyayeNa; hitaiSiNaH punarbhUtAnAM parasvAduparatasya satyavAdinaH zamaparasya parIkSyakAriNo'pramattasya trivargaM paraspareNAnupahatamupasevamAnasya pUjArhasampUjakasya jJAnavijJAnopazamazIlasya vRddhopasevinaHsuniyatarAgaroSerSyAmadamAnavegasya satataM vividhapradAnaparasya tapojJAnaprazamanityasyAdhyAtmavidastatparasya lokamimaM cAmuMcAvekSamANasya smRtimatimato hitamAyurucyate; ahitamato viparyayeNa ||24||

hk transliteration