Charak Samhita

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तत्र लङ्घनमल्पबलदोषाणां , लङ्घनेन ह्यग्निमारुतवृद्ध्या वातातपपरीतमिवाल्पमुदकमल्पो दोषः प्रशोषमापद्यते; लङ्घनपाचने तु मध्यबलदोषाणां, लङ्घनपाचनाभ्यां हि सूर्यसन्तापमारुताभ्यां पांशुभस्मावकिरणैरिव चानतिबहूदकं मध्यबलो दोषः प्रशोषमापद्यते; बहुदोषाणां पुनर्दोषावसेचनमेव कार्यं, न ह्यभिन्ने केदारसेतौ पल्वलाप्रसेकोऽस्ति, तद्वद्दोषावसेचनम् ||४४||

sanskrit

Langhana is indicated in disorders of mild morbidity. Through this procedure, digestive fire and vata is stimulated that helps reduce alpa dosha (mild vitiation of dosha) like a small quantity of water exposed to the sun and wind dries up. Langhana pachana is indicated in disorders of moderate morbidity. Through this combined therapy involving langhana and stimulated digestion, disorders of moderate morbidity are dried up “like a sink that is acted upon by the sun and wind on the one hand, and by a sprinkling of dust and ashes on the other”. In disorders of severe morbidity, there is only one course available, which is the elimination of toxic dosha. There is no remedy for overflowing of a pool except for creating a breach in its field barrier.

english translation

tatra laGghanamalpabaladoSANAM , laGghanena hyagnimArutavRddhyA vAtAtapaparItamivAlpamudakamalpo doSaH prazoSamApadyate; laGghanapAcane tu madhyabaladoSANAM, laGghanapAcanAbhyAM hi sUryasantApamArutAbhyAM pAMzubhasmAvakiraNairiva cAnatibahUdakaM madhyabalo doSaH prazoSamApadyate; bahudoSANAM punardoSAvasecanameva kAryaM, na hyabhinne kedArasetau palvalApraseko'sti, tadvaddoSAvasecanam ||44||

hk transliteration