Charak Samhita
चक्षुष्यं स्पर्शनहितं पादयोर्व्यसनापहम्। बल्यं पराक्रमसुखं वृष्यं पादत्रधारणम् ॥१००॥
The donning of footwear is pleasing to the eyes, conducive to the skin of the sole, mitigative of foot-discomfort, promotive of strength, facilitative of easy gait and promotive of virility.
english translation
cakSuSyaM sparzanahitaM pAdayorvyasanApaham। balyaM parAkramasukhaM vRSyaM pAdatradhAraNam ॥100॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript