ë¨æ¨Äëª

if in excess

Æé÷á¨Äëª

less than the optimum

îåèáª

disease

âò᪱ëª

will manifest

¿îùèõÐ

books (on medicine)

ôó¨

wind

Ëêùè	et cetra (bile and phlegm)

öúªú¨á

have laid down

ßäª×

three

 
The learned say that disease comes of an excess or a deficiency of the three humours (vata - pitta - kapham or wind,bile and phlegm) (941).

ëÕåÐâêä îôúªìèôèëª áèæÐéææÐÆ íÕåÐê¨áÊ  942
í÷ª÷Ê îçè÷ª÷¨ ãú¨äª

ëÕåÐâêä

that one known as medicine

îôúªìèôèëª

is not needed

áèæÐéææÐÆ

for the physical body

íÕåÐê¨áÊ

(what has been) eaten

í÷ª÷Ê

has been digested

îçè÷ª÷¨

making sure

ãú¨äª

if food is taken

If one eats only when an earlier meal is digested, there will be no need for medicine (942).  

í÷ª÷èùª íóô÷¨åÐÊ ãúªæ íþÊì몵 943
âç÷ª÷èäª âåïÊáªæÐÆ ëè×

í÷ª÷èùª

if the food eaten has been digested

íó² í÷¨åÐÊ

in right measure

ãúªæ

eat

íþÊ

that

ãì몵

body

âç÷ª÷èäª

one endowed with

âåïÊ

long time

ãáªæÐÆ몠 Í×

the way of existence

Eating only when what has been eaten earlier is fully digested, and eating in right measure will give a long
and healthy life (943).

í÷ª÷Ê í÷¨åÐÊ æéìçªç¨ïêÐÊ ëè÷ùªù   944
ÊáªæÐæ Êôõçª çò¨êÐÊ

í÷ª÷Ê

food that has been digested

í÷¨åÐÊ

knowing that

æéìçªç¨ïêÐÊ

following

ëè× íùªù

which is not injurious (to health)

ÊáªæÐæ

one should eat

Êôõ	really (very)

çò¨êÐÊ

hungry

 
One should eat only when the earlier meal is fully
digested,and one is really hungry and avoid food that
is disagreeable to the body (944).

ëè×çèÌ ¬ùªùèê ãúªï ë×êÐÊúªú¨äª  945
Ã×çèÌ ¬ùªéù ãá¨õÐæÐÆ  

ëè×çèÌ

disagreeable

¬ùªùèê

not

ãúªï

food

ë×êÐÊ

restraining (the larger quantity, though desired

ãúªú¨äª

if consumed

Ã×çèÌ

effect of ill-health

¬ùªéù

not

ãá¨õÐæÐÆ

to life

 

One who avoids taking in excess even agreeable food
will not suffer disease (945).

 
¬È¨ô÷¨åÐÊ ãúªçèäªæúª ¬äªçëªîçèùª å¨÷ªÆ몠 946
æȨîç õ¨éõáèäªæúª îåèáª

¬È¨² í÷¨åÐÊ

realising that optimum intake is good

ãúªçèäªæúª

one who eats

¬äªçëªîçèùª

just as pleasure

å¨÷ªÆëª

stays with

æȨ îçõÐ

(there is) gluttony

¬éõáèäª

the eater, in whom

æúª

dwells

îåèáª

disease

 
Just like pleasure resides in one who eats the optimum, realising such intake is good, disease dwells in the eater who is given to gluttony (946).

 
ê©áó ôäª÷¨êÐ âêõ¨áèäª âçõ¨Êúªú¨äª   947
îåèáó ô¨äª÷¨çª çÌëª

ê© íó²  ¬äª÷¨

not assessing the strength of one's appetite, (also the power of digestion caused by the fire within)

âêõ¨áèäª

unaware of wholesome nature of food

âçõ¨Ê ãúªú¨äª

eating in large quantities

îåèáª

disease

íóô¨äª÷¨

without end

çÌëª	will lead to

Eating in excess and eating what is disagreeable (vis-a-vis one's appetite and also the power (fire)
of digestion) will lead to diseases without end (947).  

îåèáªåèï îåèáªËêùª åèï íÊêú¨æÐÆëª 948
ôèáªåèï ôèáªçªçòÐ âòáùª

 

îåèáªËêùª  åèï

determine the source of the illness

íÊ êú¨æÐÆëª

curing that illness

ôèáª

method

åèï

analysing

ôèáªçªç

appropriately

âòáùª

should engage in action

The physician should diagnose the illness, causes therefor, and the method of cure and then set about treatment (948).

ã÷ª÷èäª íó²ëª ç¨ú¨áó²ëª æèùËëª 949
æ÷ª÷èäª æÕê¨òÐ âòáùª
 

ã÷ª÷èäª

the afflicted (patient)

íó²ëª

strength

ç¨ú¨ íó²ëª

the progress (severity) of the disease

æèùËëª

the appropriate time (for treatment)

æ÷ª÷èäª

the medical practitioner

æÕê¨	considering

âòáùª

then acts

In deciding the treatment, the physician considers the condition of the patient, the progress (severity) of the disease, and the appropriate time (neither premature nor belated) (949).

ã÷ª÷ôäª ê©õÐçªçèäª ëÕåÐÊãéÈòÐ âòùªôèâääª× 950
íçªçèùªåè÷ª Ô÷ªî÷ ëÕåÐÊ

ã÷ª÷ôäª

the afflicted

ê©õÐçªçèäª

the doctor

ëÕåÐÊ

the medicine

ãéÈ âòùªôèäª

the nursing attendant

öäª×

thus

íçªçèùª

having these conmponents

åè÷ª Ô÷ª×

the four factors

Ö

O!

ëÕåÐÊ

is (verily the) treatment

 

Good treatment of a disease turns on four factors- the patient,the doctor, the medicine and the nursing attendant (950).