Chapter 1. Rasa Vimana Taste-based factors for the measurement of diseases and drugs Part 2

Chapter 1. 

Rasa Vimana

Taste-based factors for the 

measurement of diseases and drugs

                                    Part 2

Dravya prabhava 

(Effect Of Dravya)

•तत्रैष रसप्रभाव उपदिष्टो भवति|

•The effects of the six types of rasa were described in an  

earlier verse.

•द्रव्यप्रभावं पुनरुपदेक्ष्यामः|

•Now we shall describe the effect of dravya.

•तैलसर्पिर्मधूनि वातपित्तश्लेष्मप्रशमनार्थानि

•द्रव्याणि भवन्ति||१३||

•Oil, ghee and honey are the substances capable of

 pacifying vata, pitta and kapha respectively. [13]

 

•तत्र तैलं स्नेहौष्ण्यगौरवोपपन्नत्वाद्वातं जयति सततमभ्यस्यमानं;

•Oil possesses the properties of

•Sneha / unctuousness,

•ushna / hotness and

•gaurava / heaviness and

•as such pacifies vata when used regularly.

•वातो हि रौक्ष्यशैत्यलाघवोपपन्नो

विरुद्धगुणो भवति,

•Vata possesses

•रौक्ष्य/ roughness,

•शैत्य / coldness and

•लाघव / lightness and

•is thus pacified by the habitual use of oil.

 

•विरुद्धगुणसन्निपाते हि भूयसाऽल्पमवजीयते, 

तस्मात्तैलं वातं जयति सततमभ्यस्यमानम्|

•When there is a interaction between substances having mutually opposite qualities, the stronger dominates over the weaker

•Therefore continuous use of oil alleviates vata

•सर्पिः खल्वेवमेव पित्तं जयति, माधुर्याच्छैत्यान्मन्दत्वाच्च; 

पित्तं ह्यमधुरमुष्णं तीक्ष्णं च|

•In The Same Way, Ghee’s

•Madhurya / Sweetness,

•Shaitya / Coldness And

•Mandatva / Dullness

•Overcomes 

•Pitta’s Amadhura / Non-sweet,

•Ushna / Hot And

•Teekshna / Sharp Properties. 

मधु च श्लेष्माणं जयति, रौक्ष्यात्तैक्ष्ण्यात् कषायत्वाच्च;

श्लेष्मा हि स्निग्धो मन्दो मधुरश्च |

Finally,

Honey’s Roukshya/Roughness,

Tikshna/ Sharpness And

Kashaya/Astringency

Neutralizes The Effects Of 

Kapha’s Snigdha/Unctuous,

Manda/Dull And

Madhura/Sweet Properties.

•यच्चान्यदपि किञ्चिद्द्रव्यमेवं 

वातपित्तकफेभ्यो गुणतो 

विपरीतं स्यात्तच्चैताञ्जयत्यभ्यस्यमानम्||१४||

•Any other substance which is antagonistic in properties

 to vata, pitta and kapha will similarly help in pacifying them 

when used regularly. [14]