Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楧iseases and treatments related to skin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 and treatments related to skin
It is in Act V, that 搁腻箩补测补办峁腻 is seen on the stage for the first time. But the power of 搁腻箩补测补办峁腻 as the leader of diseases is found discussed only in the sixth Act.
The sixth Act brings in king 闯墨惫补 being affected by 补迟颈产耻产丑耻办峁Ｄ� (extreme hunger). Since the king is not able to concentrate on anything else, the minister tries to divert his attention by advising him to look at the forts around the city (body) from the balcony (i.e., upper portion of the body[1] (face).
Bhasini (础惫补产丑腻蝉颈苍墨); 尝辞丑颈迟腻 (尝辞丑颈苍墨); 艢惫别迟腻; 罢腻尘谤腻; Ved墨n墨, 搁辞丑颈苍墨 and M膩峁僺adhar膩 (厂迟丑奴濒腻) are the names of the seven layers of the skin which cover the entire human body.[2] 碍耻峁ａ弓丑补 group of diseases, acting together easily attack these layers.
Sidhmaka, one of the Ku峁ha group of diseases, Padmaka a 碍峁诲谤补谤辞驳补 born out of the fault of Kapha and 痴腻迟补 together, and Ka峁噒aka, is another variety of the skin disease,鈥揳ll these, together attack the first layer, Bhasini.[3]
For Sidhmaka and Padmaka, Gu峁僯膩phal膩gni-lepha is the remedial medicine. To get rid of 碍补峁囜弓补办补, Haridrak峁Ｄ乺a is applied.[4]
Another disease known as 痴测补峁単补 which is as red in colour as that of the blood of rabbit, too attacks the outer skin. The remedy is鈥揗a帽ji峁h膩 paste and oil.[5]
On the second layer 尝辞丑颈苍墨, the bleeding is profuse; and on the third layer 艢惫别迟腻,鈥揳nother type of 碍耻峁ａ弓丑补 disease called Carmadala which resembles the skin of an elephant occurs. The remedy for both is鈥撃�mrape艣墨 paste.[6]
艢惫颈迟谤补, another type of Ku峁ａ弓岣roga which is white in colour, attacks the fourth layer Tamr膩; It is cured by the medicine鈥揗ahatale艣vara.[7]
Vedin墨 and 搁辞丑颈迟腻 (the fifth and sixth layers) are the best places for Ku峁ａ弓岣 rogas like 骋补濒补驳补峁囜笉补 to develop.[8] In the seventh layer called 厂迟丑奴濒腻, the disease by name Vidradhi becomes powerful.[9] All these types of Ku峁ａ弓岣 are eradicated by the same medicine Mah膩tale艣vara.[10]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
The commentary (p.342) states: 膩tra pr膩s膩da艣abdena 奴谤诲丑惫腻峁単补峁� vivak峁tam |
[2]:
These seven layers are portrayed as the seven forts that protect the body. The commentary explains this (p.343): 艣ar墨rasyopary膩vara峁嘺tvena bh膩sin墨 (腻惫补产丑腻蝉颈苍墨 v膩), lohit膩 (lohin墨 v膩), 艣vet膩, t膩mr膩, vedin墨, 谤辞丑颈峁嚹�, m膩峁僺adhar膩 (sth奴l膩 v膩) iti sapta tvaco vidyante; y膩岣� khalu 艣ar墨r膩khyasya purasya saptapr膩k膩ratven膩tra nirdi艣yante ||
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[6]:
VI.45 cd:
膩mrape艣yabhidh膩nena lepen膩kramya bh奴yate ||
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[8]:
VI. 46/47 (p.350):
vedin墨-rohite pa峁am墨-峁峁ａ弓hyau tvacau | tatra ku峁ａ弓h膩derutpatti岣� |
[9]:
Loc.cit (p.351):
sth奴l膩y膩峁� vidradhire峁 艣atrumalla岣� |