Charak Samhita

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अष्टौनिन्दितसङ्ख्यातस्तथा लङ्घनतर्पणे| विधिशोणितिकश्चैव व्याख्यातास्तत्र योजनाः ||४१||

sanskrit

21. Eight types of inappreciable persons; 22. Lightening and nourishing therapies; 23. Refreshing regimen; 24. Blood purification and the regimen, therefore; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on therapeutics.

english translation

aSTauninditasaGkhyAtastathA laGghanatarpaNe| vidhizoNitikazcaiva vyAkhyAtAstatra yojanAH ||41||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

यज्जःपुरुषसङ्ख्यातो भद्रकाप्यान्नपानिकौ| विविधाशितपीतीयश्चत्वारोऽन्नविनिश्चयाः ||४२||

sanskrit

25. Origin of man and his diseases; 26. Discourse among Atreya, Bhadrakapya, etc. 27. Properties of diets and drinks; 28. Various types of diets and drinks; The above mentioned four chapters constitute the tetrad on dietetics.

english translation

yajjaHpuruSasaGkhyAto bhadrakApyAnnapAnikau| vividhAzitapItIyazcatvAro'nnavinizcayAH ||42||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दशप्राणायतनिकस्तथाऽर्थेदशमूलिकः| द्वावेतौ प्राणदेहार्थौ प्रोक्तौ वैद्यगुणाश्रयौ ||४३||

sanskrit

Finally, the last two chapters deal with ten seats of life forces and the ten vital roots in the heart respectively.

english translation

dazaprANAyatanikastathA'rthedazamUlikaH| dvAvetau prANadehArthau proktau vaidyaguNAzrayau ||43||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

औषधस्वस्थनिर्देशकल्पनारोगयोजनाः| चतुष्काः षट् क्रमेणोक्ताः सप्तमश्चान्नपानिकः ||४४||

sanskrit

Thus, the Sutra Sthana constitutes of seven tetrads (each containing four chapters) on drugs, maintenance of positive health, physicians including medicines, etc., therapeutics measures, diseases, some of the fundamental pillars of health management – medicines, physicians, therapeutics, and dietetics are described consecutively.

english translation

auSadhasvasthanirdezakalpanArogayojanAH| catuSkAH SaT krameNoktAH saptamazcAnnapAnikaH ||44||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

द्वौ चान्त्यौ सङ्ग्रहाध्यायाविति त्रिंशकमर्थवत्| श्लोकस्थानं समुद्दिष्टं तन्त्रस्यास्य शिरः शुभम् ||४५||

sanskrit

The first section, as well as the entire treatise, is summarized in the last two chapters. Thus, the first section of thirty chapters is very important.

english translation

dvau cAntyau saGgrahAdhyAyAviti triMzakamarthavat| zlokasthAnaM samuddiSTaM tantrasyAsya ziraH zubham ||45||

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