Ashtangasamgraha 9.19
Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 9.19
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9.19
lokādisargaprabhavā tamomūlā tamomayī |
bāhulyāttamaso rātrau nidrā prāyeṇa jāyate ||
rogavṛddhimayuktyā ca dṛṣṭvā maraṇamādiśet ||
rasairdāḍimakharjūrabhavyadrākṣāparūṣajaiḥ ||
yuñjyāttāṃni hi śuddhasya nayanti prakṛtiṃ manaḥ ||
Arising from the primordial creation of the world, rooted in darkness (tamas), and consisting of darkness, / sleep occurs mostly at night due to the abundance of darkness. / And having seen the increase of disease through improper application, one should predict death. / With juices produced from pomegranate, dates, bhavya, grapes, and parūṣaka, / one should administer them, for they bring the mind of one who has been purified back to its natural state.
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