Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna
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Hardness and dryness of stools, abnormal state of the wind, weakness of the digestive fire, and roughness and dryuess of the skin, are symptoms which indicate that the adminstration of Oils has not been productive of beneficial results.*3 4
Restoration of the wind to its normal condition, a blazing digestive fire, oily and soft stools, and softness and smoothness of the skin, are the indications of one in whose case the administration of Oils has been successful.55
Paleness (of complexion), heaviness and inactivity (of the limbs), the presence of undigested food in the stools, drowsiness, disgust for food and drink, and vomiting, are indications of an over-adminstration (of Oils).00
One desirous of taking Oils the next day should, as far as authority goes, take on the previous day food that is liquid and warm, that emits no secretion, that is not very oily, and that is unmixed.* 07
When one feels hungry and longs for food, one should, at the time of gratifying that hunger, take mild oils. When, again, Oils are taken for purifying ( the blood and other elements), one should take them when the food taken on the previous night
* One of the questions asked has been, — What are the indications of a successful administration of oils? In this Verse that question is answered. Indeed, this Verse points out the symptoms of ‘ayoga’ of ‘sneha. ’ — T.
+ This is the answer to the question, — ‘ What is beneficial for one to take before the administration of Oils ? ’ ‘ Anabhishyandi ’ is food from which, when kept, nothing is secreted in the form of impurities. ‘ Sankirna ’ is food prepared by mixing two or three or more substances. The reverse of this is beneficial in the case of one who wishes to take Oils the next day, — T.
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p. 146
CHAR AKA -SA MH I TA
has been digested and the hour comes for taking food again.*68
One that has taken Oils and digested them already should use' warm water (for purposes of both drinking and bathing), should conduct oneself like a BrahmachcLrin ( i. e., abstain in particular from sexual congress ), should never sleep at day time and take to night-keeping, should never suppress the urgings, when they become pronounced, of stools and urine and wind and eructations, and should avoid physical exercises, loud speech, indulgence in wrath and grief, exposure to cold and heat, and all places that are breezy.50'60
Upon a person taking Oils before those taken previously have been digested, many grave disorders are seen to arise in conse¬ quence of such improper administration of Oils.f 61
When Oils are administered for purifying purposes, one whose stools are soft is sufficiently oiled in three nights. As regards persons whose stools are hard, they are sufficiently oiled in seven nights. J 62
Treacle, juice of sugarcane, milk from which the butter has been extracted, churned curds, rice and milk boiled with sugar, rice and sesame boiled with sugared milk, Ghee, the nuts of Gmelina arborea, decoction of the triple fruit ( viz., Terminalia chebula, Phyllanthus emblica, and Terminalia bellerica), juice of Vitis Vinifera, juice of Salvadora Persica, warm water, and newlydistilled wines, — these are the articles that are used for purging men of soft stools after the administration of Oils.6*
As regards men with hard stools, the above-mentioned articles t Both ‘ nare ’ and ‘ pratibhunjane ’ are locatives, the locative termination of the next word having been dropped by rule of Sandhi. Hence, as the Commentator explains, the construction is ‘ sneham pitwa ( aparam sneham ) patibhunjane nare &c.’ The reading ‘narah ’ is a blunder. — T.
* In his Commentary, Kaviraj Gangadhara observes that Verse 58 answers the question as to what should be done thff next day by one that has taken Oils on the previous day. — T.
J The Commentator observes that stools are to be examined after administration of Oils. If soft, the administration is to be continued for only three nights. If the stools emain hard, the longer period is laid down. — T.
GHARAKA-SA mhita.
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Jail to purge them. 0a the other hand, by administering these articles to one whose stools are hard, chronic and lienteric diarrhoea is brought about accompanied with excited wind.*84
One whose stools are soft owns a Grahani which is charac¬ terised by excess of bile, deficiency of phlegm, and dearth of wind. Hence, such a person is fit for administration of purgatives. f6 5
He whose Grahani is characterised by an excess of bile and whose digestive fire is strong, succeeds, by the strength of that fire, in speedily consuming the Oils drunk by him. That digestive fire, having consumed the measure of Oil that has been taken, becomes (more) powerful and then weakens the dhatu called Ojas. That fire, strenthened by the oils taken, excites great thirst with diverse other painful symptoms. The heaviest food that one may take is not competent to quench the fire that is strengthened by the ad¬ ministration of Oils. Indeed, if such a man fails to obtain at such a time cold water, he is sure to burn as a snake of virulent poison burns with the fire of its own poison when kept confined in a hole or basket of straw.Jee-es
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