Charak Samhita

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शस्त्रं शास्त्राणि सलिलं गुणदोषप्रवृत्तये| पात्रापेक्षीण्यतः प्रज्ञां चिकित्सार्थं विशोधयेत् ||२०||

sanskrit

[Qualities of ideal vaidya] The merits (good effect) and demerits (bad effects) of weapons, scriptures and water depend on their user. So, physician should purify his intellect (to remove the lacunae) before treating.

english translation

zastraM zAstrANi salilaM guNadoSapravRttaye| pAtrApekSINyataH prajJAM cikitsArthaM vizodhayet ||20||

hk transliteration