tatra samāsēnānavabaddhaśalyōddharaṇārthaṁ pañcadaśa hētūn vakṣyāmaḥ | tadyathā- svabhāvaḥ, pācanaṁ, bhēdanaṁ, dāraṇaṁ, pīḍanaṁ, pramārjanaṁ, nirdhmāpanaṁ, vamanaṁ, virēcanaṁ, prakṣālanaṁ, pratimarśaḥ, pravāhaṇam, ācūṣaṇam, ayaskāntō, harṣaścēti ||4||
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तत्र समासेनानवबद्धशल्योद्धरणार्थं पञ्चदश हेतून् वक्ष्यामः | तद्यथा- स्वभावः, पाचनं, भेदनं, दारणं, पीडनं, प्रमार्जनं, निर्ध्मापनं, वमनं, विरेचनं, प्रक्षालनं, प्रतिमर्शः, प्रवाहणम्, आचूषणम्, अयस्कान्तो, हर्षश्चेति ||४||
Meaning of the śloka
Fifteen means for removing a foreign body that is not firmly lodged are stated in summary: natural action, maturation, incision, splitting, pressure, wiping, expulsion by blowing, emesis, purgation, washing, rubbing, bearing down, suction, a magnet, and joy.
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tatrānavabaddhasyaiva prathamamaṅgīkr̥tasya parisaṅkhyāya hētūn pariharaṇē darśayannāha- tatrētyādi| tatrēti tayōrmadhyē| svabhāvaḥ prakr̥tiḥ; pācanamiti apakvaśalyasya pācanadravyaiḥ pākavidhānaṁ; bhēdanamiti vr̥ddhipatrādibhiḥ śastraiḥ sphōṭanaṁ; dāraṇamiti cirabilvādibhirmiśrakōktairauṣadhairvidāraṇaṁ; pīḍanamiti ‘dravyāṇāṁ picchilānāṁ’(sū. a.37) ityādimiśrakōktairdravyaiḥ kr̥tvā pīḍyatē yat; pramārjanamiti bālavastrābhiḥ prōñchanaṁ; nirdhmāpanamiti pradhamanam, ētaduktaṁ bhavati pippalīkaṭphalādicūrṇasya nāḍyā nāsāntaḥprāpaṇaṁ; pratimarśaḥ aṅgulyādigharṣaṇaṁ; pravāhaṇaṁ vi(ni)kunthanam; ācūṣaṇaṁ mukhaśr̥ṅgaiḥ kr̥tvā yaccūṣyatē; ayaskāntaḥ pāṣāṇaviśēṣaḥ, yadyapyayaskānta iti sāmānyēnōpāttastathā'pyatra karṣakō grāhyaḥ; harṣastuṣṭiḥ||4||
Meaning of the commentary
Natural action means the body's own process. Maturation uses ripening substances for an unripe embedded object. Incision opens it with instruments such as the vriddhipatra, while splitting uses medicines such as cirabilva described in the Mishraka section. Pressure employs the specified slimy substances. Wiping is done with hair, cloth or similar material. Nirdhmapana is blowing medicinal powder such as pippali or katphala through a tube into the nose. Pratimarsha is rubbing with a finger or similar means. Pravahana is bearing down or straining, with a variant form of the term in the commentary. Suction is performed with the mouth or a horn. Ayaskanta here specifically means an attracting magnetic stone. Harsha means joy or delight.
Key terms
- anavabaddhashalyoddharaNa (anavabaddhashalyoddharana)
- Removal of a foreign body that is not firmly lodged.
- ayaskAnta (ayaskanta)
- An attracting magnetic stone included among the removal means.