Charak Samhita

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चतुष्काणां महार्थानां स्थानेऽस्मिन् सङ्ग्रहः कृतः| श्लोकार्थः सङ्ग्रहार्थश्च श्लोकस्थानमतः स्मृतम् ||४६||

sanskrit

The Sutra Sthana, with its 30 chapters, can be regarded as the brain of the whole treatise and is also known as the shloka section.

english translation

catuSkANAM mahArthAnAM sthAne'smin saGgrahaH kRtaH| zlokArthaH saGgrahArthazca zlokasthAnamataH smRtam ||46||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ज्वराणां रक्तपित्तस्य गुल्मानां मेहकुष्ठयोः| शोषोन्मादनिदाने च स्यादपस्मारिणां च यत् ||४७||

sanskrit

The Nidana Sthana, or the section on the diagnosis of diseases, includes a detailed study of jwara (fever), raktapitta (a condition characterized by bleeding from various parts of the body), gulma (abdominal tumour), meha (obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes mellitus), kushtha (obstinate skin diseases including leprosy), shosha (consumption), unmada (insanity) and apasmara (epilepsy).

english translation

jvarANAM raktapittasya gulmAnAM mehakuSThayoH| zoSonmAdanidAne ca syAdapasmAriNAM ca yat ||47||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इत्यध्यायाष्टकमिदं निदानस्थानमुच्यते| रसेषु त्रिविधे कुक्षौ ध्वंसे जनपदस्य च ||४८||

sanskrit

The Nidana Sthana or the section on the diagnosis of diseases contains the above eight chapters providing for the diagnosis of the said ailments.

english translation

ityadhyAyASTakamidaM nidAnasthAnamucyate| raseSu trividhe kukSau dhvaMse janapadasya ca ||48||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

त्रिविधे रोगविज्ञाने स्रोतःस्वपि च वर्तने| रोगानीके व्याधिरूपे रोगाणां च भिषग्जिते ||४९||

sanskrit

This forms the basis for the subsequent section of the Vimana Sthana that addresses specific topics of rasa or taste, trividhakuksiya (three factions of the stomach capacity), janapadodhvasma (epidemic diseases), trividharogavisesavijnana (three factors for the specific determination of diseases), strotas (channels of circulation), roganika (classification of diseases), vyadhitarupiya (classification of patients), and rogabhishagjitiya (treatment of diseases).

english translation

trividhe rogavijJAne srotaHsvapi ca vartane| rogAnIke vyAdhirUpe rogANAM ca bhiSagjite ||49||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अष्टौ विमानान्युक्तानि मानार्थानि महर्षिणा| कतिधापुरुषीयं च गोत्रेणातुल्यमेव च ||५०||

sanskrit

Vimana Sthana is followed by the Sharira Sthana (the section on anatomy including embryology) which includes katidhapurusiya (classification of constituents of the individuals), atulyagotriya (exogamy),

english translation

aSTau vimAnAnyuktAni mAnArthAni maharSiNA| katidhApuruSIyaM ca gotreNAtulyameva ca ||50||

hk transliteration by Sanscript