Sushruta Samhita

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भवति चात्र- स्थूलमध्याः परिक्लिष्टाः पृथ्व्यो मन्दविचेष्टिताः | अग्राहिण्योऽल्पपायिन्यः सविषाश्च न पूजिताः ||१८||

sanskrit

Here, the leeches that are stout, sluggish, and found in muddy earth are not to be used. Those that are unresponsive, with a slow feeding rate, and venomous should not be employed.

english translation

hindi translation

bhavati cAtra- sthUlamadhyAH parikliSTAH pRthvyo mandaviceSTitAH | agrAhiNyo'lpapAyinyaH saviSAzca na pUjitAH ||18||

hk transliteration