[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Early and ascribed compendia](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita) › [Ashtangasamgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha) › 23.8 # Ashtangasamgraha 23.8 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 23.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [23.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.23.8) kālaśca bheṣajasya yogyatāmādadhāti | sa kṣaṇalavamuhūrtādibhedenāturāvasthayā ca dvidhoktaḥ prāgapi ca | śītoṣṇavarṣalakṣaṇastrividhaḥ kālaḥ | tatra śītoṣṇayorvṛṣṭiśītayoścāntare sādhāraṇau vasantajaladātyāyu | grīṣmavarṣakālayostu prārambho vṛṣṭeḥ prāvṛḍiti vikalpyate | teṣu sādhāraṇeṣvahassu vamanādīnāṃ pravṛttirnnivṛttiritareṣvayogātiyogabhayāt | sādhāraṇā hi mandaśītoṣṇavarṣatayā sukhatvāt bhavantyavikalpakāḥ śarīrauṣadhānām | viparītāstvitare || bhojyayuktaṃ vā sraṃsanamavacārayet | viśuddhasya ca samiddhe 'grāvasakṛt snehasvedau svādvamlalavaṇaṃ cānnapānam | evamapyanivṛttāvavapīḍakasnehān bastikarma ca prayojayet || > Time also confers fitness upon a medicament. > > It has been stated previously to be twofold, distinguished by divisions such as moments, instants, and hours, and by the stage of the patient; and also: > > time is threefold, characterized by cold, heat, and rain. > > Among them, between cold and heat, and between rain and cold, are the two intermediate seasons, spring and autumn; > > and between summer and the rainy season, the beginning of the rains is differentiated as the early rainy season. > > During those intermediate days occurs the administration of emesis and other procedures, while during the others there is cessation due to fear of deficient or excessive application. > > For the intermediate \[times\], being mild in cold, heat, and rain, are pleasant and do not perturb bodies or medicines; > > the others are contrary. > > Or one should administer a mild laxative mixed with food; > > and for one who is cleansed, when the digestive fire is ignited, oleation and sudation repeatedly, and food and drink that are sweet, sour, and salty \[are indicated\]. > > Even so, if it does not subside, one should apply nasal press-juices, unctuous substances, and enema therapy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 23.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.23.7) - [Next: 23.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.23.9) - [Up: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.23.8) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Śaśilekhā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha!indu.30.8) — Indu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.23.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.23.8) · Pramāṇa