Ashtangasamgraha 9.60
Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 9.60
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9.60
śuṣkaṃ rūkṣaṃ yathā kāṣṭhaṃ jantujagdhaṃ vijarjaram |
spṛṣṭamāśu viśīryeta tathā vṛddhaḥ striyaṃ vrajan ||
kuryānmadātyayaṃ tasmādiṣyate harṣaṇī kriyā ||
parasparapratidvandvairebhireva śamaṃ nayet ||
Just as dry, unctuous-less wood eaten away by vermin and completely worn out / quickly shatters when touched, so does an old man who goes to a woman.
[Otherwise] it would cause alcoholic intoxication; therefore an exhilarating treatment is desired.
One should bring about pacification through these very mutual adversaries.
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