Sushruta Samhita

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पुरुषाभिदष्ट ऊर्ध्वं प्रेक्षते, अधस्तात् स्त्रिया सिराश्चोत्तिष्ठन्ति ललाटे, नपुंसकाभिदष्टस्तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी भवति, गर्भिण्या पाण्डुमुखोध्मातश्च, सूतिकया कुक्षिशूलार्तः सरुधिरं मेहत्युपजिह्विका चास्य भवति, ग्रासार्थिनाऽन्नं काङ्क्षति, वृद्धेन चिरान्मन्दाश्च वेगाः, बालेनाशु मृदवश्च, निर्विषेणाविषलिङ्गं, अन्धाहिकेनान्धत्वमित्येके, ग्रसनात् अजगरः शरीरप्राणहरो न विषात् | तत्र सद्यःप्राणहराहिदष्टः पतति शास्त्राशनिहत इव भूमौ, स्रस्ताङ्गः स्वपिति ||३८||

sanskrit

A man bitten by a snake looks upwards, while a woman bitten shows veins protruding on the forehead and looks downwards. A eunuch bitten looks sideways. A pregnant woman bitten develops a pale, bloated face, and a postpartum woman experiences abdominal pain, urinates blood, and has swelling under the tongue. If bitten by a hungry snake, the person shows a craving for food. In the elderly, venom effects appear slowly and mildly, whereas in children, the effects are quick and gentle. If bitten by a non-venomous snake, no signs of poisoning appear. It is said that a person bitten by an "Andhahika" snake may go blind. When attacked by a python, death occurs due to constriction, not poison. In cases of an immediately fatal snakebite, the individual collapses to the ground as if struck by a weapon or lightning, with slackened limbs, and falls into sleep.

english translation

hindi translation

puruSAbhidaSTa UrdhvaM prekSate, adhastAt striyA sirAzcottiSThanti lalATe, napuMsakAbhidaSTastiryakprekSI bhavati, garbhiNyA pANDumukhodhmAtazca, sUtikayA kukSizUlArtaH sarudhiraM mehatyupajihvikA cAsya bhavati, grAsArthinA'nnaM kAGkSati, vRddhena cirAnmandAzca vegAH, bAlenAzu mRdavazca, nirviSeNAviSaliGgaM, andhAhikenAndhatvamityeke, grasanAt ajagaraH zarIraprANaharo na viSAt | tatra sadyaHprANaharAhidaSTaH patati zAstrAzanihata iva bhUmau, srastAGgaH svapiti ||38||

hk transliteration

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पुरुषाभिदष्ट ऊर्ध्वं प्रेक्षते, अधस्तात् स्त्रिया सिराश्चोत्तिष्ठन्ति ललाटे, नपुंसकाभिदष्टस्तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी भवति, गर्भिण्या पाण्डुमुखोध्मातश्च, सूतिकया कुक्षिशूलार्तः सरुधिरं मेहत्युपजिह्विका चास्य भवति, ग्रासार्थिनाऽन्नं काङ्क्षति, वृद्धेन चिरान्मन्दाश्च वेगाः, बालेनाशु मृदवश्च, निर्विषेणाविषलिङ्गं, अन्धाहिकेनान्धत्वमित्येके, ग्रसनात् अजगरः शरीरप्राणहरो न विषात् | तत्र सद्यःप्राणहराहिदष्टः पतति शास्त्राशनिहत इव भूमौ, स्रस्ताङ्गः स्वपिति ||३८||

sanskrit

A man bitten by a snake looks upwards, while a woman bitten shows veins protruding on the forehead and looks downwards. A eunuch bitten looks sideways. A pregnant woman bitten develops a pale, bloated face, and a postpartum woman experiences abdominal pain, urinates blood, and has swelling under the tongue. If bitten by a hungry snake, the person shows a craving for food. In the elderly, venom effects appear slowly and mildly, whereas in children, the effects are quick and gentle. If bitten by a non-venomous snake, no signs of poisoning appear. It is said that a person bitten by an "Andhahika" snake may go blind. When attacked by a python, death occurs due to constriction, not poison. In cases of an immediately fatal snakebite, the individual collapses to the ground as if struck by a weapon or lightning, with slackened limbs, and falls into sleep.

english translation

hindi translation

puruSAbhidaSTa UrdhvaM prekSate, adhastAt striyA sirAzcottiSThanti lalATe, napuMsakAbhidaSTastiryakprekSI bhavati, garbhiNyA pANDumukhodhmAtazca, sUtikayA kukSizUlArtaH sarudhiraM mehatyupajihvikA cAsya bhavati, grAsArthinA'nnaM kAGkSati, vRddhena cirAnmandAzca vegAH, bAlenAzu mRdavazca, nirviSeNAviSaliGgaM, andhAhikenAndhatvamityeke, grasanAt ajagaraH zarIraprANaharo na viSAt | tatra sadyaHprANaharAhidaSTaH patati zAstrAzanihata iva bhUmau, srastAGgaH svapiti ||38||

hk transliteration