Sushruta Samhita

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रसज्ञानं वमनार्थमध्यायो रेचनाय च । द्रवद्रव्यविधिस्तद्वदन्नपानविधिस्तथा ॥११॥

"The eleventh chapter deals with the knowledge of Rasa (taste or essence) for purposes of emesis (vomiting) and purgation. It also covers the methods of administering liquids and substances for these treatments."

english translation

सूचनात् सूत्रणाच्चैव सवनाच्चार्थसन्ततेः । षट्चत्वारिंशदध्यायं सूत्रस्थानं प्रचक्षते ॥१२॥

"The twelfth chapter specifies that there are forty-six chapters in the Sutrasthana (the section on principles). This is according to the instruction, the systematization, and the continuity of meaning."

english translation

वातव्याधिकमर्शांसि साश्मरिश्च भगन्दरः । कुष्ठमेहोदरं मूढो [१] विद्रधिः परिसर्पणम् ॥१३॥

The thirteenth chapter deals with disorders associated with excessive vata, including those involving stones, diseases of the nose, leprosy, dropsy, and various types of ulcers, along with conditions like fistulas and the management of these ailments.

english translation

ग्रन्थिवृद्धिक्षुद्रशूकभग्नाश्च मुखरोगिकम् । हेतुलक्षणनिर्देशान्निदानानीति षोडश ॥१४॥

The fourteenth chapter addresses conditions like growths, minor disorders, injuries, diseases of the mouth, and various indications and classifications related to the causes and diagnosis of these conditions.

english translation

भूतचिन्ता रजःशुद्धिर्गर्भावक्रान्तिरेव च । व्याकरणं च गर्भस्य शरीरस्य च यत्स्मृतम् ॥१५॥

The fifteenth chapter covers the following topics: the consideration of elements (bhuta), purification of rajas (mental and physiological activity), complications in pregnancy (garbha), and the methodology for managing and understanding these conditions. It also includes the study of the body (sharira) and its functions as it pertains to these areas.

english translation