Sushruta Samhita

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अथातः कासप्रतिषेधमध्यायं व्याख्यास्यामः ||१||

sanskrit

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

english translation

hindi translation

athAtaH kAsapratiSedhamadhyAyaM vyAkhyAsyAmaH ||1||

hk transliteration

यथोवाच भगवान् धन्वन्तरिः ||२||

sanskrit

As said by Lord Dhanvantari.

english translation

hindi translation

yathovAca bhagavAn dhanvantariH ||2||

hk transliteration

उक्ता ये हेतवो नॄणां रोगयोः श्वासहिक्कयोः | कासस्यापि च विज्ञेयास्त एवोत्पत्तिहेतवः ||३||

sanskrit

These are the causes (hetus) of the diseases of humans, namely, cough and hiccup, and the same causes are to be understood as the causes of the onset of cough.

english translation

hindi translation

uktA ye hetavo nRRNAM rogayoH zvAsahikkayoH | kAsasyApi ca vijJeyAsta evotpattihetavaH ||3||

hk transliteration

धूमोपघाताद्रजसस्तथैव व्यायामरूक्षान्ननिषेवणाच्च | विमार्गगत्वादपि भोजनस्य वेगावरोधात् क्षवथोस्तथैव ||४||

sanskrit

The causes of cough also include the inhalation of smoke, dust, excessive physical exertion, consumption of dry food, improper food intake, and the suppression of natural urges such as sneezing. These factors, when they disturb the body's balance, lead to the onset of cough.

english translation

hindi translation

dhUmopaghAtAdrajasastathaiva vyAyAmarUkSAnnaniSevaNAcca | vimArgagatvAdapi bhojanasya vegAvarodhAt kSavathostathaiva ||4||

hk transliteration

प्राणो ह्युदानानुगतः प्रदुष्टः सम्भिन्नकांस्यस्वनतुल्यघोषः | निरेति वक्त्रात् सहसा सदोषः कासः स विद्वद्भिरुदाहृतस्तु ||५||

sanskrit

When the Prana (vital air) is disturbed, along with the Udana-Vayu, it causes a disruption, leading to a sound similar to that of a broken bell. This sound is emitted suddenly from the mouth, and this condition is recognized as cough (Kasa) by learned physicians.

english translation

hindi translation

prANo hyudAnAnugataH praduSTaH sambhinnakAMsyasvanatulyaghoSaH | nireti vaktrAt sahasA sadoSaH kAsaH sa vidvadbhirudAhRtastu ||5||

hk transliteration