Sushruta Samhita

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संशोधनैस्तं च विशोधयेत्तु क्षारोत्तरैः क्षौद्रगुडप्रगाढैः | शुद्धे च तैलं त्ववचारणीयं विडङ्गपाठारजनीविपक्वम् ||१६||

sanskrit

One should purify it with appropriate purifications using alkaline substances, strong jaggery, and honey. Additionally, pure oil should be applied that is processed with well-ripened varieties of vidanga, patha, and arjuna.

english translation

hindi translation

saMzodhanaistaM ca vizodhayettu kSArottaraiH kSaudraguDapragADhaiH | zuddhe ca tailaM tvavacAraNIyaM viDaGgapAThArajanIvipakvam ||16||

hk transliteration

मेदःसमुत्थे तिलकल्कदिग्धं दत्त्वोपरिष्टाद्द्विगुणं पटान्तम् | हुताशतप्तेन मुहुः प्रमृज्याल्लोहेन धीमानदहन् हिताय ||१७||

sanskrit

The wise one should apply the oil made from sesame paste, which is derived from the accumulation of fat, twice the quantity from above, and repeatedly rub it with the heat of fire to benefit the iron and relieve pain.

english translation

hindi translation

medaHsamutthe tilakalkadigdhaM dattvopariSTAddviguNaM paTAntam | hutAzataptena muhuH pramRjyAllohena dhImAnadahan hitAya ||17||

hk transliteration

प्रलिप्य दार्वीमथ लाक्षया वा प्रतप्तया स्वेदनमस्य कार्यम् | निपात्य वा शस्त्रमपोह्य मेदो दहेत् सुपक्वं त्वथवा विदार्य ||१८||

sanskrit

One should smear with darvi or lac, and use hot fomentation for this purpose. Alternatively, using a sharp instrument, one can remove the fat by burning it or by rupturing it after it has matured.

english translation

hindi translation

pralipya dArvImatha lAkSayA vA prataptayA svedanamasya kAryam | nipAtya vA zastramapohya medo dahet supakvaM tvathavA vidArya ||18||

hk transliteration

प्रक्षाल्य मूत्रेण तिलैः सुपिष्टैः सुवर्चिकाद्यैर्हरितालमिश्रैः | ससैन्धवैः क्षौद्रघृतप्रगाढैः क्षारोत्तरैरेनमभिप्रशोध्य ||१९||

sanskrit

After washing with urine, one should cleanse with well-ground sesame seeds and mixtures like Suvarcikā and Haritāla. Then, using saline and thick jaggery ghee, one should purify it with alkaline substances.

english translation

hindi translation

prakSAlya mUtreNa tilaiH supiSTaiH suvarcikAdyairharitAlamizraiH | sasaindhavaiH kSaudraghRtapragADhaiH kSArottarairenamabhiprazodhya ||19||

hk transliteration

तैलं विदद्याद्द्विकरञ्जगुञ्जावंशावलेखेङ्गुदमूत्रसिद्धम् | जीमूतकैः कोशवतीफलैश्च दन्तीद्रवन्तीत्रिवृतासु चैव ||२०||

sanskrit

One should prepare an oil using the excretions from the two types of Karanja, Gunja, the fibers of the Vamsa (bamboo), and the urine of the cow. This should be combined with fruits like Jīmūtaka and the juices of the Dantī, Dravanti, and Trivṛta.

english translation

hindi translation

tailaM vidadyAddvikaraJjaguJjAvaMzAvalekheGgudamUtrasiddham | jImUtakaiH kozavatIphalaizca dantIdravantItrivRtAsu caiva ||20||

hk transliteration