Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楧iseases related to Sapta-dhatus and their cure鈥� of the study on the Jivanandana (in English) which is a dramatic play written by Anadaraya Makhin in the 18th century. The Jivanandana praises the excellence of Advaita Vedanta, Ayurveda (medical science) and Dramatic literature as the triple agency for obtaining everlasting bliss.
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Diseases related to Sapta-dh膩tus and their cure
Rasa, rakta, 尘腻峁僺补, medas, asthi, majja, and 艣耻办谤补, are the Sapta dh膩tus[1].
(i) Diseases related to Rasa are nothing but those related to 艢濒别峁补 (Vata, Pita and Kapha) says 痴腻驳产丑补峁璦:
raso'pi 艣le峁avat |
When Rasa increases, diseases due to 痴腻迟补 and also diseases relating to blood will arise and when on decrease, many other diseases like 谤补耻办峁补, 艣谤补尘补 and 艣辞峁 would be created.[2]
颁补苍诲谤补辫谤补产丑腻 tablets are capable of removing all these three faults and the diseases born out of these defects.[3] (VI.50/51; p.358):
艣le峁aprabh峁泃墨n saputr膩峁兣沜andraprabh膩 praharati |
Blood (Rakta) -oriented diseases like Visarpa, 笔濒墨丑补 and others are cured by the medicine made of 础尘峁泃腻, Guggulu and 尝补惫补峁嘺 (VI.50/51; p.359):
raktaputr膩峁嚹佱箖 visarpa-pl墨haprabh峁泃墨n膩m 膩m峁泃膩guggulu-lava峁嘺pa峁ak膩daya岣� prahart膩ra岣� |
惭腻峁僺补 (flesh) concerned diseases can be controlled by the oil-based medicines like 艢膩khotaka (VI.50/51; p.359):
尘腻峁僺补putr膩峁嚹佱箖 艣膩kho峁璦katailaprabh峁泃aya岣� |
Medas and its groups of diseases can be cured by Kaphakesar墨 and other related medicines (VI.50/51; p.359):
尘别诲补蝉补岣� putr膩峁嚹佱箖 kaphakesariprabh峁泃aya岣� |
Among the diseases of 痴腻迟补, Pitta and Kapha, 痴腻迟补 alone nourishes and also dries the 顿丑腻迟耻蝉 of rasa, rakta and 尘腻峁僺补.[4] Katuka and other medicines are for the improvement of muscles.[5]
From the 碍补峁璾 juice flesh grows; from the 碍补峁Ｄ乱补 blood grows; from salt bone grows; from the sour, marrow grows; from sweet, 艣耻办谤补 grows and from tikta (astringent) medas grows (VI.50/51; p.361):
办补峁璾办腻诲惫补谤诲丑补迟别 尘腻峁僺补峁� 办补峁Ｄ乱腻肠肠丑辞峁噄迟补峁� 谤补蝉补岣� |
lava峁嚹乨vardhate hyasthi 尘补箩箩腻 tvaml膩t pravardhate ||
尘补诲丑耻谤腻诲惫补谤诲丑补迟别 艣耻办谤补峁� tikn膩nmeda岣� pravardhate ||
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
[2]:
VI.49/50 (p.356):
e峁Ｄ佱箖 v峁沝dhau 艣le峁avidradhiraktavisarp膩dayo bhavanti k膩r艣ye tu 谤补耻办峁补艣谤补尘补-艣o峁Ｄ乨aya岣� |
[3]:
Cf: 艢腻谤峁単补诲丑补谤补 Sa峁僪it膩 (惭补诲丑测补尘补办丑补峁囜笉补, 7.45ab):
candraprabheti 惫颈办丑测腻迟腻 sarvarogapra峁嚹伵沬n墨 |
The method of preparation of these special powerful tablets and their uses are dealt with in detail in the seventh chapter of the 惭补诲丑测补尘补办丑补峁囜笉补 of 艢腻谤峁単补诲丑补谤补 Paddhati.
[4]:
VI. 50/51; p.360: 惫腻迟补-辫颈迟迟补-kaphe峁 v膩ta eko rasa-rakta-尘腻峁僺腻诲颈-dh膩t奴n膩峁� so峁ka岣� po峁ka艣ca |
[5]:
VI. 50/51; p. 361: dh膩t奴n膩峁� prakope dh膩tuk膩r艣ye ca bhi峁jo vadanti 'ka峁璾k膩dayo 尘腻峁僺腻诲颈v峁沝dhihetava岣�' iti |