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# Ashtangasamgraha 8.25

Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 8.25

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.8.25)

viṣasaṃdhāraṇaṃ dhanyaṃ rakṣoghnaṃ prītivardhanam |  
  
api ca sāpidhānaghaṭīmūṭaphalakasthāpitauṣadham ||  
  
varṣaṃ varṣaṃ kṣayaṃ yāti nṛṇāṃ yāte śate śate |  
  
āyuṣo 'puṇyabāhulyādyadā yanmānamiṣyate ||  
  
jīrṇe jīryati cādhmānaṃ bhukte svāsthyaṃ samaśnute ||  
  
anukūlopacāreṇa yāti dviṣṭārthajā śamam ||  
  
ṅkolakośātakīśigrunimbāmbudendrāhvayaiḥ ||

> Bearing poison is auspicious, destroys evil spirits, and enhances affection.  
> Moreover, medicine should be stored in covered pots, reed baskets, and wooden chests.  
>   
> At the passing of each century, the lifespan of men decreases by one year,  
> due to the abundance of demerit, whatever measure is prescribed at that time.  
>   
> When \[the food\] is digested and being digested, flatulence \[occurs\]; once eaten, he enjoys well-being.  
> That \[disorder\] caused by disagreeable objects subsides through agreeable treatments.  
> With aṅkola, kośātakī, śigru, nimba, ambuda, and indrāhvaya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.8.25) — English, machine translation

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