Charak Samhita

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भवति चात्र- तदात्वे चानुबन्धे वा यस्य स्यादशुभं फलम्| कर्मणस्तन्न कर्तव्यमेतद्बुद्धिमतां मतम् ||४६||

sanskrit

[Types of land] According to the wise, one should not to resort to an action which either immediately or later results in evil or undesirable consequences.

english translation

bhavati cAtra- tadAtve cAnubandhe vA yasya syAdazubhaM phalam| karmaNastanna kartavyametadbuddhimatAM matam ||46||

hk transliteration

(अल्पोदकद्रुमो यस्तु प्रवातः प्रचुरातपः| ज्ञेयः स जाङ्गलो देशः स्वल्परोगतमोऽपि च ||४७||

sanskrit

A region that sees scanty rainfall and desert vegetation is called jangala desha (arid land), and such a land is swept by high winds and abundant sunshine. It causes minimum number of diseases.

english translation

(alpodakadrumo yastu pravAtaH pracurAtapaH| jJeyaH sa jAGgalo dezaH svalparogatamo'pi ca ||47||

hk transliteration

प्रचुरोदकवृक्षो यो निवातो दुर्लभातपः| अनूपो बहुदोषश्च, समः साधारणो मतः) ||४८||

sanskrit

That region which has abundant rainfall and luxuriant vegetation, scarcity of air and sunshine is known as anupa desha (wet land). The climate in such lands causes many dosha (bodily disorders). If the characteristics of these two varieties of desha are in balance in a land, such a place is known as sadharana desha (normal land).

english translation

pracurodakavRkSo yo nivAto durlabhAtapaH| anUpo bahudoSazca, samaH sAdhAraNo mataH) ||48||

hk transliteration

तत्र श्लोकाः- पूर्वरूपाणि सामान्या हेतवः सस्वलक्षणाः| देशोद्ध्वंसस्य भैषज्यं हेतूनां मूलमेव च ||४९||

sanskrit

[Summary] To sum up, premonitory signs and symptoms that precede destruction of communities, environmental factors that cause such calamities (along with their individual characteristics), remedial measures , sources of the destructive causes,

english translation

tatra zlokAH- pUrvarUpANi sAmAnyA hetavaH sasvalakSaNAH| dezoddhvaMsasya bhaiSajyaM hetUnAM mUlameva ca ||49||

hk transliteration

प्राग्विकारसमुत्पत्तिरायुषश्च क्षयक्रमः| मरणं प्रति भूतानां कालाकालविनिश्चयः ||५०||

sanskrit

origin of diseases in ancient period, the order of gradual diminution in the life-span, the determination of timely and untimely death, cause of premature death,

english translation

prAgvikArasamutpattirAyuSazca kSayakramaH| maraNaM prati bhUtAnAM kAlAkAlavinizcayaH ||50||

hk transliteration