Ashtangasamgraha 6.11

6.11

śucipṛthvasitaśvete deśe cārkānilāhatam |

kaupasārasatāṭākacauṇḍaprāsravaṇaudbhidam ||

tatastriṃśato madhye dve dve vātapittakapharaktarasān vahataḥ |

aṣṭābhiḥ śabdarūparasagandhā gṛhyante |

dvābhyāṃ dvābhyāṃ bhāṣate ghoṣaṃ karoti svapiti pratibudhyate ca |

dve cāśnu vahataḥ |

dve ca stanāśrite nāryāḥ stanyaṃ narasya śukram ||

ayuktiyuktamannaṃ hi vyādhaye maraṇāya vā |

madyaṃ trivargadhīdhairyalajjāderapi nāśanam ||

haridrāpatrameraṇmūlaṃ lākṣāṃ manaḥśilām ||

peyāḥ prasannayā vā syurariṣṭenāsavena vā ||

nīrujo nirvikāraśca śiśurbhavatu sarvadā ||

And in a pure, broad, black, or white region, struck by the sun and wind,

well water, lake water, pond water, cauṇḍa water, spring water, and subterranean spring water.

Then, of the thirty [channels] in the middle, two each convey vāta, pitta, kapha, blood, and chyle.

By eight, sounds, forms, tastes, and smells are perceived.

By two each, one speaks, makes a loud cry, sleeps, and awakens.

And two carry tears.

And two located in the breasts carry breast milk in a woman, and semen in a man.

For food improperly used leads to disease or to death; / wine destroys the three aims of life, intellect, courage, modesty, and the like.

Turmeric leaves, castor root, lac, and realgar;

or they should be drunk with clear wine, ariṣṭa, or āsava.

May the infant always remain free from sickness and free from affliction.