Sushruta Samhita

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अथातः सिराव्यधविधिं शारीरं व्याख्यास्यामः ||१||

sanskrit

Now we shall expound the chapter on the method of venesection in relation to the body.

english translation

hindi translation

athAtaH sirAvyadhavidhiM zArIraM vyAkhyAsyAmaH ||1||

hk transliteration

यथोवाच भगवान् धन्वन्तरिः ||२||

sanskrit

As said by Lord Dhanvantari.

english translation

hindi translation

yathovAca bhagavAn dhanvantariH ||2||

hk transliteration

बालस्थविररूक्षक्षतक्षीणभीरुपरिश्रान्तमद्यपाध्वस्त्रीकर्शितवमितविरिक्तास्थापितानुवासितजागरितक्लीबकृशगर्भिणीनां कासश्वासशोषप्रवृद्धज्वराक्षेपकपक्षाघातोपवासपिपासामूर्च्छाप्रपीडितानां च सिरां न विध्येत् , याश्चाव्यध्याः, व्यध्याश्चादृष्टाः, दृष्टाश्चायन्त्रिताः, यन्त्रिताश्चानुत्थिता इति ||३||

sanskrit

Venesection should not be performed on children, the elderly, those with a dry nature, wounds, emaciation, fearfulness, exhaustion, intoxication, those weakened by alcohol, women weakened after sexual intercourse, vomiting, purging, enema, or unctuous enema, those who have stayed awake at night, the impotent, the pregnant, or those suffering from cough, dyspnea, consumption, high fever, convulsions, paralysis, fasting, thirst, or fainting. Additionally, it should not be done on veins that are unfit for puncture, those that are not visible, those that are visible but difficult to restrain, or those that are restrained but not raised.

english translation

hindi translation

bAlasthavirarUkSakSatakSINabhIruparizrAntamadyapAdhvastrIkarzitavamitaviriktAsthApitAnuvAsitajAgaritaklIbakRzagarbhiNInAM kAsazvAsazoSapravRddhajvarAkSepakapakSAghAtopavAsapipAsAmUrcchAprapIDitAnAM ca sirAM na vidhyet , yAzcAvyadhyAH, vyadhyAzcAdRSTAH, dRSTAzcAyantritAH, yantritAzcAnutthitA iti ||3||

hk transliteration

शोणितावसेकसाध्याश्च ये विकाराः प्रागभिहितास्तेषु चापक्वेष्वन्येषु चानुक्तेषु यथाभ्यासं यथान्यायं च सिरां विध्येत् ||४||

sanskrit

Venesection should be performed as per practice and proper method in conditions previously mentioned that are treatable by bloodletting, and also in other unmentioned conditions where the vitiation has not fully matured.

english translation

hindi translation

zoNitAvasekasAdhyAzca ye vikArAH prAgabhihitAsteSu cApakveSvanyeSu cAnukteSu yathAbhyAsaM yathAnyAyaM ca sirAM vidhyet ||4||

hk transliteration

प्रतिषिद्धानामपि च विषोपसर्गे आत्ययिके च सिराव्यधनमप्रतिषिद्धम् ||५||

sanskrit

Even in contraindicated conditions, venesection is not prohibited in cases of poisoning or in emergency situations.

english translation

hindi translation

pratiSiddhAnAmapi ca viSopasarge Atyayike ca sirAvyadhanamapratiSiddham ||5||

hk transliteration