Charak Samhita

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प्रयुञ्जानो यथाकालं यथोक्तानश्नुते गुणान्| आपोथिताग्रं द्वौ कालौ कषायकटुतिक्तकम् ||७१||

sanskrit

Precautions: The person shall reside in a place which is warm and free from draughts, taking wholesome food and observing self control.

english translation

prayuJjAno yathAkAlaM yathoktAnaznute guNAn| ApothitAgraM dvau kAlau kaSAyakaTutiktakam ||71||

hk transliteration

भक्षयेद्दन्तपवनं दन्तमांसान्यबाधयन्| निहन्ति गन्धं वैरस्यं जिह्वादन्तास्यजं मलम् ||७२||

sanskrit

[Oral hygiene: Method of cleaning teeth, tongue and directions for tooth brush use] One should clean the teeth with a green twig having a crushed end and of astringent, pungent or bitter taste, twice a day without injuring the gums.

english translation

bhakSayeddantapavanaM dantamAMsAnyabAdhayan| nihanti gandhaM vairasyaM jihvAdantAsyajaM malam ||72||

hk transliteration

निष्कृष्य रुचिमाधत्ते सद्यो दन्तविशोधनम्| करञ्जकरवीरार्कमालतीककुभासनाः ||७३||

sanskrit

This removes halitosis, dysgeusia, induces taste for food by removing the impurities from the tongue, the mouth and the teeth, and cleans the teeth instantaneously.

english translation

niSkRSya rucimAdhatte sadyo dantavizodhanam| karaJjakaravIrArkamAlatIkakubhAsanAH ||73||

hk transliteration

शस्यन्ते दन्तपवने ये चाप्येवंविधा द्रुमाः| सुवर्णरूप्यताम्राणि त्रपुरीतिमयानि च ||७४||

sanskrit

Karanja (Pongamia pinnata Pierre-Indian beech), karavira (Nerium indicum Mill-Indian oleander), arka (Calotropis gigantean Linn -madar), malati (Aganosma dichotoma Roth-Arabian jasmine), arjuna (Terminalia arjuna Roxb), asana (Terminalia tomentosa W&A-spinout kini-tree) and such other trees are recommended for use in teeth-cleansing.

english translation

zasyante dantapavane ye cApyevaMvidhA drumAH| suvarNarUpyatAmrANi trapurItimayAni ca ||74||

hk transliteration

जिह्वानिर्लेखनानि स्युरतीक्ष्णान्यनृजूनि च| जिह्वामूलगतं यच्च मलमुच्छ्वासरोधि च ||७५||

sanskrit

The tongue-scraper should be curved without a sharp edge and be made of gold, silver, copper, tin or brass.

english translation

jihvAnirlekhanAni syuratIkSNAnyanRjUni ca| jihvAmUlagataM yacca malamucchvAsarodhi ca ||75||

hk transliteration