[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) › 3.41 # Ashtangasamgraha 3.41 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 3.41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.41) pāṇinā 'labhya niṣkrāmedratnapūjyājyamaṅgalam | sātapatrapadatrāṇo vicaredyugamātraddak || strī syāttāvadvidhiḥ sarvaḥ sarvathā sādhu darśitaḥ || snigdhaprasanavaktratvaṃ śrīmaddaśananetratā || sakṣaudraṃ grathite rakte lihyāt pārāvatācchakṛt || saha dhātusraveṇaitā dvādaśoktāḥ sasādhanāḥ | vyāpado vidhivibhraṃśāt dvividhe 'pi virecane || tadvacca śastrakāṣṭhādyairagniṃ vā dīptamāviśet || > Having touched with his hand a jewel, an object of worship, clarified butter, and auspicious items, he should go out; > > Equipped with an umbrella and footwear, he should walk looking ahead a yoke's length. > > Until then, the woman should follow the entire regimen fully as instructed. > > An oily and clear face, and lustrous teeth and eyes. > > When blood is clotted, one should lick pigeon droppings mixed with honey. > > These, together with the discharge of bodily tissues, are declared to be the twelve complications along with their treatments, > arising from errors in procedure in both kinds of purgation. > > And likewise, he might enter blazing fire, or \[injure himself\] with weapons, wood, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.40) - [Next: 3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.42) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.41) · Pramāṇa