Sushruta Samhita

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सामान्यतो दष्टलिङ्गैः साध्यासाध्यक्रमेण च | त्रिकण्टः करिणी चापि हस्तिकक्षोऽपराजितः | चत्वार एते कणभा व्याख्यातास्तीव्रवेदनाः ||२६||

sanskrit

Generally, the classification of insect bites can be made according to the signs of the bite and their treatability, in a progressive order. These include Trikanta (three-thorned), Karini (a type of insect), Hastikaksha (elephant's eye), and Aparajita (invincible). These four types of insects are described as having severe pain.

english translation

hindi translation

sAmAnyato daSTaliGgaiH sAdhyAsAdhyakrameNa ca | trikaNTaH kariNI cApi hastikakSo'parAjitaH | catvAra ete kaNabhA vyAkhyAtAstIvravedanAH ||26||

hk transliteration

तैर्दष्टस्य श्वयथुरङ्गमर्दो गुरुता गात्राणां दंशः कृष्णश्च भवति ||२७||

sanskrit

The person bitten by these insects experiences severe pain, stiffness in the body, a heavy feeling in the limbs, and black discoloration at the site of the bite.

english translation

hindi translation

tairdaSTasya zvayathuraGgamardo gurutA gAtrANAM daMzaH kRSNazca bhavati ||27||

hk transliteration

प्रतिसूर्यकः , पिङ्गाभासो, बहुवर्णो, निरूपमो गोधेरेक इति पञ्च गोधेरकाः ; तैर्दष्टस्य शोफो दाहरुजौ च भवतः, गोधेरकेणैतदेव ग्रन्थिप्रादुर्भावो ज्वरश्च ||२८||

sanskrit

The five types of Go-Dherakas (insects), which are characterized by being opposite the sun, having a yellowish appearance, multiple colors, and being incomparable to a cow, cause swelling, intense pain, and the appearance of lumps in the bitten area. They also induce fever.

english translation

hindi translation

pratisUryakaH , piGgAbhAso, bahuvarNo, nirUpamo godhereka iti paJca godherakAH ; tairdaSTasya zopho dAharujau ca bhavataH, godherakeNaitadeva granthiprAdurbhAvo jvarazca ||28||

hk transliteration

गलगोलिका - श्वेता, कृष्णा, रक्तराजी, रक्तमण्डला, सर्वश्वेता, सर्षपिकेत्येवं षट्; ताभिर्दष्टे सर्षपिकावर्जं दाहशोफक्लेदा भवन्ति, सर्षपिकया हृदयपिडाऽतिसारश्च, तासु मध्ये सर्षपिका प्राणहरी ||२९||

sanskrit

The six types of Galagolikas are: white, black, red, red-spotted, entirely white, and mustard-colored. When bitten by these, the symptoms include burning, swelling, and excessive thirst, except for the mustard-colored one. The mustard-colored insect causes heart pain and diarrhea. Among them, the mustard-colored insect is the most lethal.

english translation

hindi translation

galagolikA - zvetA, kRSNA, raktarAjI, raktamaNDalA, sarvazvetA, sarSapiketyevaM SaT; tAbhirdaSTe sarSapikAvarjaM dAhazophakledA bhavanti, sarSapikayA hRdayapiDA'tisArazca, tAsu madhye sarSapikA prANaharI ||29||

hk transliteration

शतपद्यस्तु- परुषा, कृष्णा, चित्रा, कपिला, पीतिका, रक्ता, श्वेता, अग्निप्रभा, इत्यष्टौ; ताभिर्दष्टे शोफो वेदना दाहश्च हृदये, श्वेताग्निप्रभाभ्यामेतदेव दाहो मूर्च्छा चातिमात्रं श्वेतपिडकोत्पत्तिश्च ||३०||

sanskrit

The eight types of Shatapadya are: harsh, black, variegated, yellow, pale, red, white, and fire-like. When bitten by these, symptoms include swelling, pain, and burning in the heart. With the white and fire-like ones, the burning sensation and fainting are extreme, and the white variety causes the development of a white swelling.

english translation

hindi translation

zatapadyastu- paruSA, kRSNA, citrA, kapilA, pItikA, raktA, zvetA, agniprabhA, ityaSTau; tAbhirdaSTe zopho vedanA dAhazca hRdaye, zvetAgniprabhAbhyAmetadeva dAho mUrcchA cAtimAtraM zvetapiDakotpattizca ||30||

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