An English Translation of the Sushruta Samhita, Vol. II — trans. Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna (1911)
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Three twigs or branches, however, to the length of a 'span of those of the non-secreting species having roots should be taken for a single dose. The (whole of) S'veta-kdpoti with its leaves and roots should be used. A quantity of the severed pieces of either of the Gofiasi, Ajagari (Suvarchald) or Krishna-kdpoti species including their thorns, and weighing a Musti (Sanakha-mushtika;* should be boiled with (an adequate quantity ofi milk (and water). The milk thus cooked and prepared should be passed through a piece of cloth and taken only once duly consecrated. The milk cooked and prepared with one of the Chakrakd\ species also should be taken with milk only once, whereas (that of one of) the Brahma-suvarchald species should be taken for seven days in succession. 5.
Five Palas of any of the remaining species should be boiled with an A'dhaka measure of milk and taken down with one quarter left. This should then be strained and the milk thus cooked should be taken in a single
* Some explain "Sanakha muslika" as wbat would be contained in the hollow of a palm, with the finger nails (?>., the fingers) extended. Eut "Nakha" seems to refer to the thorns of the plants and "Mushli" a Pala weight (/.<?., eight Tolas).
- t Gayi reads •'^cg^fT^fT: qj^jW' i" P'^^^ of «^^f|^^i^; q^j;" und explains it as a preparation of one part of the powders of the fruit of Kanyaka and two parts of rice cooked with milk.
Chap. XXX]. CHIKITSA STHANAM, 54I
dose and once only. The regimen of diet and conduct is the same as in the case of Soma, until the patient comes out of his prescribed chamber, with this difference that his body should be anointed with butter (Navanita). 6.
IVIemorable Verses :— The use of any of the aforesaid drugs rejuvenates the system^ fills it with the strength of a lion, invests it with a beautiful shape, blesses the user with such powerful memory that he can commit to memory anything once heard, and ultimately extends his career to two thousand earthly years. Crowned with diadems of celestial beauty, decorated, as if, with Angadas (bracelets), Kundalas (earrings), crowns and heavenly wTeathes (of flowers), Sandal paste and dress, the users are enabled to traverse, like the gods, the cloud-spangled high ways of heaven, unflinchingly in their pursuits. Persons whose systems have been fortified with these medicinal herbs (Oshadhis), like the users of Soma go not by the roads on earth but scale those inaccessible heights of heaven from whence the pendent rain-clouds look down upon the soil below and where the feathered w'ingers of the ethereal blue frequently soar up to. 7.
Differentiating Traits:— Now we shall
describe the different traits of these (all-healing) Oshadhis. The Ajagari* Oshadhi is found to put forth five leaves which have a brown colour and are marked with variegated ring-like patches. It looks like a snake and measures five Aratnis (a cubit of the middle length from the elbow to the tip of the little finger) in length. The
* There is no mention of "Ajagari" in the list (para, 2) and there is no mention of "Suvarchala ' in this descriptive list. It seems, therefore, probable that "Ajagari" and "Suvarchala" are identical.
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S'veta-kapoti is a leafless, gold-coloured, snake-shaped plant with a root two fingers in length and is red at the extremities. The Gonasi is a bulbous plant possessed of two leaflets, red-coloured and is marked with black rings. It measures two Aratnis in height and resembles a Gonasa (boa) snake in shape. The Krishnakaipoti is a soft, hairy, milk-secreting plant and its juice is possessed of a colour and a taste like that of sugar-cane juice. The Varsihi is bulbous and puts forth a single leaflet; it is resplendent like broken pieces of black antimony. It resembles a black lance hooded Kobrd (Krishna Sarpa) in shape and is possessed of mighty potency. 8.
The Chratra and the Ati-chchhatra are bulbous in their origin and are found to be attached to a plant of the Sveta-kapoti species. Both of them are possessed of the virtue of arresting death and decay and act as prophylactic against the Rakshas as (malignant spirits). A plant of the Kanysi species is found to put forth a dozen leaflets beautifully coloured like the breast-feathers of a peacock. It is bulbous in its origin and exudes a gold-coloured juice. An Oshadhi plant of the Karenn species abounds in milky juice and its bulb resembles an elephant. It puts forth two leaves which look like those of a Hasti-karna-paldsa tree. An Oshadhi plant of the Ajai species abounds in milky juice, grows like a Kshupa or bushy plant and is whitecoloured like the moon, a conch shell, or a Kunda flower ; its bulb resembles the udder of a she-goat. An Oshadhi plant of the Chakraka species is white-coloured, puts forth flowers of variegated colours, grows in bushes, resembles a Kdkddani plant in shape and size and is possessed of the efficacy in warding off death and decay. An Oshadhi plant of the A'ditya-parnini species grows
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