Sushruta Samhita

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पञ्चविंशतेरूर्ध्वं द्वादशाङ्गुलं, मूलेऽङ्गुष्ठोदरपरीणाहम्, अग्रे कनिष्ठिकोदरपरीणाहम्, अग्रे त्र्यङ्गुलसन्निविष्टकर्णिकं, गृध्रपक्षनाडीतुल्यप्रवेशं, कोलास्थिमात्रछिद्रं, क्लिन्नकलायमात्रछिद्रमित्येके; सर्वाणि मूले बस्तिनिबन्धनार्थं द्विकर्णिकानि | आस्थापनद्रव्यप्रमाणं तु विहितं द्वादशप्रसृताः | सप्ततेस्तूर्ध्वं नेत्रप्रमाणमेतदेव, द्रव्यप्रमाणं तु द्विरष्टवर्षवत् ||९||

sanskrit

The specifications for the dimensions of a Vasti (enema apparatus) are as follows: The length above is twelve fingers, with the base having the girth of the thumb and the mouth tapering to the size of the little finger. The girth of the mouth is similar to that of the feathers of a vulture. The pipe should have a hole the size of a Kola fruit seed at its end, and a perforation of the same size at the middle. The end of the pipe should also have two Karnikas (bulb-like protrusions) to secure it in place. For the Asthapana Vasti, the quantity of the substance used should be twelve Prasritas, while the measurement for the medicinal substances corresponds to that for individuals aged eight years. The measurements should be adjusted for those aged twenty to seventy, as appropriate.

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hindi translation

paJcaviMzaterUrdhvaM dvAdazAGgulaM, mUle'GguSThodaraparINAham, agre kaniSThikodaraparINAham, agre tryaGgulasanniviSTakarNikaM, gRdhrapakSanADItulyapravezaM, kolAsthimAtrachidraM, klinnakalAyamAtrachidramityeke; sarvANi mUle bastinibandhanArthaM dvikarNikAni | AsthApanadravyapramANaM tu vihitaM dvAdazaprasRtAH | saptatestUrdhvaM netrapramANametadeva, dravyapramANaM tu dviraSTavarSavat ||9||

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