Sushruta Samhita

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अथातः सर्पदष्टविषचिकित्सितं कल्पं व्याख्यास्यामः ||१||

sanskrit

Now we shall discourse on the Chapter which deals with the medical treatment of snake-bites.

english translation

hindi translation

athAtaH sarpadaSTaviSacikitsitaM kalpaM vyAkhyAsyAmaH ||1||

hk transliteration

यथोवाच भगवान् धन्वन्तरिः ||२||

sanskrit

As said by Lord Dhanvantari.

english translation

hindi translation

yathovAca bhagavAn dhanvantariH ||2||

hk transliteration

सर्वैरेवादितः सर्पैः शाखादष्टस्य देहिनः | दंशस्योपरि बध्नीयादरिष्टाश्चतुरङ्गुले ||३||

sanskrit

If a person is bitten on the extremities by any type of snake, an arishta (protective amulet) should be tied four fingers' width above the site of the bite.

english translation

hindi translation

sarvairevAditaH sarpaiH zAkhAdaSTasya dehinaH | daMzasyopari badhnIyAdariSTAzcaturaGgule ||3||

hk transliteration

प्लोतचर्मान्तवल्कानां मृदुनाऽन्यतमेन वै | न गच्छति विषं देहमरिष्टाभिर्निवारितम् ||४||

sanskrit

Using a soft material, such as the bark or skin of a Plota tree, or any other similar substance, the poison is prevented from spreading through the body when restrained by protective amulets (arishtas).

english translation

hindi translation

plotacarmAntavalkAnAM mRdunA'nyatamena vai | na gacchati viSaM dehamariSTAbhirnivAritam ||4||

hk transliteration

दहेद्दंशमथोत्कृत्य यत्र बन्धो न जायते | आचूषणच्छेददाहाः सर्वत्रैव तु पूजिताः ||५||

sanskrit

One should burn the bite wound after excising it, especially in areas where a bandage cannot be applied. Suction, excision, and cauterization are highly valued as effective treatments in all cases.

english translation

hindi translation

daheddaMzamathotkRtya yatra bandho na jAyate | AcUSaNacchedadAhAH sarvatraiva tu pUjitAH ||5||

hk transliteration