[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) › 7.38 # Ashtangasamgraha 7.38 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 7.38 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.38) maṇḍapeyāvilepīnāmodanasya ca lāghavam | yathāpūrvaṃ śivastatra maṇḍo vātānulomanaḥ || supiṣṭairjīvanīyaiśca pārāśaramidaṃ ghṛtam | sasainyaṃ rājayakṣmāṇamunmūlayati śīlitam || aticaṅkramaṇāt pādajaṅkṣorusadanādayaḥ || > The lightness of thin gruel, thick gruel, thick rice paste, and boiled rice / increases in that preceding order; among them, thin gruel is auspicious and promotes the downward movement of vāta. / And prepared with well-ground life-promoting herbs, this Pārāśara ghee, / when used regularly, uproots consumption along with its forces. / From excessive walking arise weakness of the feet, shanks, and thighs, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.37) - [Next: 7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.39) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.7.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.7.38) · Pramāṇa