Sushruta Samhita

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अथ निर्विषाः- कपिला, पिङ्गला, शङ्कुमुखी, मूषिका, पुण्डरीकमुखी, सावरिका चेति | तत्र, मनःशिलारञ्जिताभ्यामिव पार्श्वाभ्यां पृष्ठे स्निग्धा मुद्गवर्णा कपिला; किञ्चिद्रक्ता वृत्तकाया पिङ्गाऽऽशुगा च पिङ्गला; यकृद्वर्णा शीघ्रपायिनी दीर्घतीक्ष्णमुखी शङ्कुमुखी; मूषिकाकृतिवर्णाऽनिष्टगन्धा च मूषिका; मुद्गवर्णा पुण्डरीकतुल्यवक्त्रा पुण्डरीकमुखी; स्निग्धा पद्मपत्रवर्णाऽष्टादशाङ्गुलप्रमाणा सावरिका, सा च पश्वर्थे; इत्येता अविषा व्याख्याताः ||१२||

sanskrit

The non-venomous leeches are: Kapila: A leech with a smooth, yellowish body, and a color similar to that of a lentil. It is described as having a smooth texture and is found on the sides. Pingala: A leech with a slightly reddish, round body and a yellowish hue, known for its swift movement. Shankumukhi: A leech with a liver-colored body, elongated, sharp mouthparts, and a quick feeding nature. Mushika: A leech resembling the shape of a mouse, with an undesirable odor. Pundarika: A leech with a body color similar to that of a lentil and a mouth resembling a lotus. Savarika: A leech with a color like a lotus leaf, soft texture, and a length of eighteen fingers; it is primarily used for animals. These non-venomous leeches have been explained.

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hindi translation

atha nirviSAH- kapilA, piGgalA, zaGkumukhI, mUSikA, puNDarIkamukhI, sAvarikA ceti | tatra, manaHzilAraJjitAbhyAmiva pArzvAbhyAM pRSThe snigdhA mudgavarNA kapilA; kiJcidraktA vRttakAyA piGgA''zugA ca piGgalA; yakRdvarNA zIghrapAyinI dIrghatIkSNamukhI zaGkumukhI; mUSikAkRtivarNA'niSTagandhA ca mUSikA; mudgavarNA puNDarIkatulyavaktrA puNDarIkamukhI; snigdhA padmapatravarNA'STAdazAGgulapramANA sAvarikA, sA ca pazvarthe; ityetA aviSA vyAkhyAtAH ||12||

hk transliteration