Sushruta Samhita

Progress:75.6%

अथातः श्वासप्रतिषेधं व्याख्यास्यामः ||१||

sanskrit

Now we shall discourse on the chapter which deals with the (symptoms and) medical treatment of Asthma.

english translation

hindi translation

athAtaH zvAsapratiSedhaM vyAkhyAsyAmaH ||1||

hk transliteration

यथोवाच भगवान् धन्वन्तरिः ||२||

sanskrit

As said by Lord Dhanvantari.

english translation

hindi translation

yathovAca bhagavAn dhanvantariH ||2||

hk transliteration

यैरेव कारणैर्हिक्का बहुभिः सम्प्रवर्तते | तैरेव कारणैः श्वासो घोरो भवति देहिनाम् ||३||

sanskrit

By the very same causes that trigger hiccups, asthma arises, and it becomes a dreadful affliction for the body of the person.

english translation

hindi translation

yaireva kAraNairhikkA bahubhiH sampravartate | taireva kAraNaiH zvAso ghoro bhavati dehinAm ||3||

hk transliteration

विहाय प्रकृतिं वायुः प्राणोऽथ कफसंयुतः | श्वासयत्यूर्ध्वगो भूत्वा तं श्वासं परिचक्षते ||४||

sanskrit

When the vital air (Prana-Vayu) abandons its normal function and, together with the Kapha, rises upwards, it causes difficult breathing, which is called asthma (Shvasa).

english translation

hindi translation

vihAya prakRtiM vAyuH prANo'tha kaphasaMyutaH | zvAsayatyUrdhvago bhUtvA taM zvAsaM paricakSate ||4||

hk transliteration

क्षुद्रकस्तमकश्छिन्नो महानूर्ध्वश्च पञ्चधा | भिद्यते स महाव्याधिः श्वास एको विशेषतः ||५||

sanskrit

The five types of asthma are: Kshudra, Tamaka, Chinna, Maha, and Urddhva. This one disease, asthma, manifests in these five distinct forms.

english translation

hindi translation

kSudrakastamakazchinno mahAnUrdhvazca paJcadhA | bhidyate sa mahAvyAdhiH zvAsa eko vizeSataH ||5||

hk transliteration