Sushruta Samhita

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तत्र नद्यः पश्चिमाभिमुखाः पथ्याः, लघूदकत्वात्; पूर्वाभिमुखास्तु न प्रशस्यन्ते, गुरूदकत्वात्; दक्षिणाभिमुखा नातिदोषलाः, साधारणत्वात् | तत्र सह्यप्रभवाःकुष्ठं जनयन्ति, विन्ध्यप्रभवाः कुष्ठं पाण्डुरोगं च, मलयप्रभवाः कृमीन्, महेन्द्रप्रभवाः श्लीपदोदराणि, हिमवत्प्रभवा हृद्रोगश्वयथुशिरोरोगश्लीपदगलगण्डान्, प्राच्यावन्त्या अपरावन्त्याश्चार्शांस्युपजनयन्ति, पारियात्रप्रभवाः पथ्या बलारोग्यकर्य इति ||२१||

sanskrit

Rivers flowing westward are beneficial due to their lightness; those flowing eastward are not recommended because of their heaviness. Rivers flowing southward are not excessively harmful, being of ordinary quality. Among these, rivers originating from the Sahyadri mountains cause leprosy, those from the Vindhya mountains cause leprosy and jaundice, those from the Malaya mountains lead to worms, those from the Mahendra mountains cause leprosy, abdominal diseases, and skin disorders, those from the Himalayas lead to heart disease, fever, head disorders, and leprosy, and those from the eastern and western regions cause various kinds of ulcers. Rivers from the Parvat region are beneficial and support strength and health.

english translation

hindi translation

tatra nadyaH pazcimAbhimukhAH pathyAH, laghUdakatvAt; pUrvAbhimukhAstu na prazasyante, gurUdakatvAt; dakSiNAbhimukhA nAtidoSalAH, sAdhAraNatvAt | tatra sahyaprabhavAHkuSThaM janayanti, vindhyaprabhavAH kuSThaM pANDurogaM ca, malayaprabhavAH kRmIn, mahendraprabhavAH zlIpadodarANi, himavatprabhavA hRdrogazvayathuzirorogazlIpadagalagaNDAn, prAcyAvantyA aparAvantyAzcArzAMsyupajanayanti, pAriyAtraprabhavAH pathyA balArogyakarya iti ||21||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/sushruta-samhita/sutra-sthana/45/21

तत्र नद्यः पश्चिमाभिमुखाः पथ्याः, लघूदकत्वात्; पूर्वाभिमुखास्तु न प्रशस्यन्ते, गुरूदकत्वात्; दक्षिणाभिमुखा नातिदोषलाः, साधारणत्वात् | तत्र सह्यप्रभवाःकुष्ठं जनयन्ति, विन्ध्यप्रभवाः कुष्ठं पाण्डुरोगं च, मलयप्रभवाः कृमीन्, महेन्द्रप्रभवाः श्लीपदोदराणि, हिमवत्प्रभवा हृद्रोगश्वयथुशिरोरोगश्लीपदगलगण्डान्, प्राच्यावन्त्या अपरावन्त्याश्चार्शांस्युपजनयन्ति, पारियात्रप्रभवाः पथ्या बलारोग्यकर्य इति ||२१||

sanskrit

Rivers flowing westward are beneficial due to their lightness; those flowing eastward are not recommended because of their heaviness. Rivers flowing southward are not excessively harmful, being of ordinary quality. Among these, rivers originating from the Sahyadri mountains cause leprosy, those from the Vindhya mountains cause leprosy and jaundice, those from the Malaya mountains lead to worms, those from the Mahendra mountains cause leprosy, abdominal diseases, and skin disorders, those from the Himalayas lead to heart disease, fever, head disorders, and leprosy, and those from the eastern and western regions cause various kinds of ulcers. Rivers from the Parvat region are beneficial and support strength and health.

english translation

hindi translation

tatra nadyaH pazcimAbhimukhAH pathyAH, laghUdakatvAt; pUrvAbhimukhAstu na prazasyante, gurUdakatvAt; dakSiNAbhimukhA nAtidoSalAH, sAdhAraNatvAt | tatra sahyaprabhavAHkuSThaM janayanti, vindhyaprabhavAH kuSThaM pANDurogaM ca, malayaprabhavAH kRmIn, mahendraprabhavAH zlIpadodarANi, himavatprabhavA hRdrogazvayathuzirorogazlIpadagalagaNDAn, prAcyAvantyA aparAvantyAzcArzAMsyupajanayanti, pAriyAtraprabhavAH pathyA balArogyakarya iti ||21||

hk transliteration