Sushruta Samhita

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अरिष्टानतो वक्ष्यामः- पूतीकचव्यचित्रकसुरदारुसारिवादन्तीत्रिवृत्त्रिकटुकानां प्रत्येकं षट्पलिका भागा बदरकुडवस्त्रिफलाकुडव इत्येतेषां चूर्णानि, ततः पिप्पलीमधुघृतैरन्तःप्रलिप्ते घृतभाजने प्राक्कृतसंस्कारे सप्तोदककुडवानयोरजोऽर्धकुडवमर्धतुलां च गुडस्याभिहितानि चूर्णान्यावाप्य स्वनुगुप्तं कृत्वा यवपल्ले सप्तरात्रं वासयेत्, ततो यथाबलमुपयुञ्जीत, एषोऽरिष्टः कुष्ठमेहमेदःपाण्डुरोगश्वयथूनपहन्ति | एवं शालसारादौ न्यग्रोधादावारग्वधादौ चारिष्टान् कुर्वीत ||६||

sanskrit

Now, I shall explain the preparation of Arishta. Take six pala (approximately 288 grams) each of Pūtikā (Stereospermum suaveolens), Chavya (Piper chaba), Chitraka (Plumbago zeylanica), Suradāru (Cedrus deodara), Sārivā (Hemidesmus indicus), Dantī (Baliospermum montanum), Trivrit (Operculina turpethum), and Trikatuka (three pungent spices: ginger, long pepper, and black pepper). Add one kudava (approximately 192 grams) of Badara (jujube) and one kudava of Triphala. Prepare a fine powder of all these ingredients. Then, coat the inside of a ghee-coated vessel with a mixture of Pippali (long pepper), honey, and ghee. Add seven kudava of water, half a kudava of fine powder, half a tulā (about 5 kilograms) of jaggery, and the prepared powders. Cover the vessel and keep it protected in a warm place for seven days. After that, consume it according to the individual's strength. This Arishta alleviates conditions like leprosy, diabetes, obesity, anemia, and swelling. Similarly, one can prepare Arishta with Shālasaara, Nyagrodha, Āragvadha, and other similar ingredients.

english translation

hindi translation

ariSTAnato vakSyAmaH- pUtIkacavyacitrakasuradArusArivAdantItrivRttrikaTukAnAM pratyekaM SaTpalikA bhAgA badarakuDavastriphalAkuDava ityeteSAM cUrNAni, tataH pippalImadhughRtairantaHpralipte ghRtabhAjane prAkkRtasaMskAre saptodakakuDavAnayorajo'rdhakuDavamardhatulAM ca guDasyAbhihitAni cUrNAnyAvApya svanuguptaM kRtvA yavapalle saptarAtraM vAsayet, tato yathAbalamupayuJjIta, eSo'riSTaH kuSThamehamedaHpANDurogazvayathUnapahanti | evaM zAlasArAdau nyagrodhAdAvAragvadhAdau cAriSTAn kurvIta ||6||

hk transliteration