Charak Samhita

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तस्मात्तेषां तत्सात्म्यतः क्रमेणापगमनं श्रेयः| सात्म्यमपि हि क्रमेणोपनिवर्त्यमानमदोषमल्पदोषं वा भवति ||१९||

sanskrit

Hence it is beneficial for them to wean themselves away gradually from the habit of using these substances. The habituated things, if given up gradually, cause no or little harm.

english translation

tasmAtteSAM tatsAtmyataH krameNApagamanaM zreyaH| sAtmyamapi hi krameNopanivartyamAnamadoSamalpadoSaM vA bhavati ||19||

hk transliteration