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Charak Samhita

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मैत्री कारुण्यमार्तेषु शक्ये प्रीतिरुपेक्षणम्। प्रकृतिस्थेषु भूतेषु वैद्यवृत्तिश्चतुर्विधेति ॥२६॥

[Ideal attitude of physician towards patients] Friendliness, compassion towards the diseased, attachment to the remediable and indifference to those who are moving towards the end (death) – this is the fourfold attitude of an ideal physician.

english translation

तत्र श्लोकौ- भिषग्जितं चतुष्पादं पादः पादश्चतुर्गुणः। भिषक् प्रधानं पादेभ्यो यस्माद्वैद्यस्तु यद्गुणः ॥२७॥

[Summary] Four components of therapeutics, four essential qualities of each component, the reason why the physician is the chief “component”, the qualities of physician, the aspects of knowledge and fourfold attitude of the ideal physician –

english translation

ज्ञानानि बुद्धिर्ब्राह्मी च भिषजां या चतुर्विधा। सर्वमेतच्चतुष्पादे खुड्डाके सम्प्रकाशितमिति ॥२८॥

all this has been described in this chapter of four components of healthcare management.

english translation