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Charak Samhita

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सिद्धिः शोधनयोश्चैव बस्तिसिद्धिस्तथैव च। प्रासृती मर्मसङ्ख्याता सिद्धिर्बस्त्याश्रया च या ॥६६॥

Administration of enema therapy; Management of complications due to the administration of therapies (such as unctuous enema); Management of complications due to defects in the cannula and the other parts of the equipment used for enema; Management of complications in emesis and purgation therapies; Management of complications in enema therapy; Enema of one prastha (768 g) in quantity; Management of diseases occurring in the marma sthana or the three vital regions of the body;Enema for different types of diseases;

english translation

फलमात्रा तथा सिद्धिः सिद्धिश्चोत्तरसञ्ज्ञिता। सिद्धयो द्वादशैवैतास्तन्त्रं चासु समाप्यते ॥६७॥

Enema prepared of Phala (Randia dumetorum Lam) etc.; and Urethral and vaginal douches. These are, in brief, the sections and chapters that form the Siddhi Sthana or the section on the successful administration of five elimination therapies has twelve chapters dealing with the above topics;

english translation

स्वे स्वे स्थाने तथाऽध्याये चाध्यायार्थः प्रवक्ष्यते। तं ब्रूयात् सर्वतः सर्वं यथास्वं ह्यर्थसङ्ग्रहात् ॥६८॥

contents of each chapter will be described in the respective chapters and sections. All these, in brief, will be described in all the respective chapters and sections.

english translation

पृच्छा तन्त्राद्यथाम्नायं विधिना प्रश्न उच्यते। प्रश्नार्थो युक्तिमांस्तस्य तन्त्रेणैवार्थनिश्चयः ॥६९॥

[Derivation of technical terms] A query on any topic within the classical texts, in accordance with Vedic tradition /manner, is called a prashna (question). The response to the prashna is known as prashnartha. Because the text protects the life of a person with its information, it is also called tantra (tantrana means to sustain the body or to observe the healthy rules).

english translation

निरुक्तं तन्त्रणात्तन्त्रं, स्थानमर्थप्रतिष्ठया। अधिकृत्यार्थमध्यायनामसञ्ज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥७०॥

A sthana (section) is called so because the information relevant to the theme of the section have been "placed" within that section (pratistha = sthapana= placed).

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