Sushruta Samhita

Progress:84.3%

नखावघृष्टसञ्जाते शोफे भृङ्गरसो हितः | प्रतिसूर्यकदष्टानां सर्पदष्टवदाचरेत् | त्रिविधा वृश्चिकाः प्रोक्ता मन्दमध्यमहाविषाः ||५६||

sanskrit

For swelling caused by nail scratches, the juice of the black bee is beneficial. For those bitten by ants during the day, the treatment should be similar to that of snake bites. Three types of scorpions are mentioned: mild, moderate, and severe in their venomous effects.

english translation

hindi translation

nakhAvaghRSTasaJjAte zophe bhRGgaraso hitaH | pratisUryakadaSTAnAM sarpadaSTavadAcaret | trividhA vRzcikAH proktA mandamadhyamahAviSAH ||56||

hk transliteration

गोशकृत्कोथजा मन्दा मध्याः काष्ठेष्टिकोद्भवाः | सर्पकोथोद्भवास्तीक्ष्णा ये चान्ये विषसम्भवाः ||५७||

sanskrit

The scorpions born from cow dung cause mild swelling, those born from wood cause moderate swelling, and those born from snake venom are severe. There are also others that arise from different poisonous sources.

english translation

hindi translation

gozakRtkothajA mandA madhyAH kASTheSTikodbhavAH | sarpakothodbhavAstIkSNA ye cAnye viSasambhavAH ||57||

hk transliteration

मन्दा द्वादश मध्यास्तु त्रयः पञ्चदशोत्तमाः | दश विंशतिरित्येते सङ्ख्यया परिकीर्तिताः ||५८||

sanskrit

The mild scorpions are twelve in number, the moderate ones are three, and the severe ones are twenty-five. These are the numbers as described.

english translation

hindi translation

mandA dvAdaza madhyAstu trayaH paJcadazottamAH | daza viMzatirityete saGkhyayA parikIrtitAH ||58||

hk transliteration

कृष्णः श्यावः कर्बुरः पाण्डुवर्णो गोमूत्राभः कर्कशो मेचकश्च | पीतो धूम्रो रोमशः शाड्वलाभो रक्तः श्वेतेनोदरेणेति मन्दाः ||५९||

sanskrit

The mild scorpions are as follows: black, dark, smoky, pale, resembling cow urine, harsh, with a stony appearance, yellowish, reddish, white, and those with a belly resembling white. These are considered the mild ones.

english translation

hindi translation

kRSNaH zyAvaH karburaH pANDuvarNo gomUtrAbhaH karkazo mecakazca | pIto dhUmro romazaH zADvalAbho raktaH zvetenodareNeti mandAH ||59||

hk transliteration

युक्ताश्चैते वृश्चिकाः पुच्छदेशे स्युर्भूयोभिः पर्वभिश्चेतरेभ्यः | एभिर्दष्टे वेदना वेपथुश्च गात्रस्तम्भः कृष्णरक्तागमश्च ||६०||

sanskrit

These scorpions, which are found in the tail region, are more intense than others, and they are distinguished by the presence of mountains. When bitten by them, the person experiences pain, shivering, stiffness of the limbs, and a condition where the body becomes swollen with dark red blood.

english translation

hindi translation

yuktAzcaite vRzcikAH pucchadeze syurbhUyobhiH parvabhizcetarebhyaH | ebhirdaSTe vedanA vepathuzca gAtrastambhaH kRSNaraktAgamazca ||60||

hk transliteration