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# The Compendium of Bheḷa 1.18

Bheḷasaṃhitā 1.18

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.1)

gāndhārabhūmau rājarṣirnagnajitsvargamārgadaḥ | saṃgṛhya pādau papraccha cāndrabhāgaṃ punarvasum ||

> In the land of Gandhāra, the royal sage Nagnajit, granter of the path to heaven, / clasped the feet of Punarvasu, son of Candrabhāga, and asked:  
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### [1.18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.2)

na ca strībhyo nacāstrebhyo na bhṛtyebhyo ' sti me bhayam | anyatra viṣayogebhyaḥ so ' tra me śaraṇaṃ bhavān ||

> “I have no fear of women, nor of weapons, nor of servants, / except from administrations of poison; so be my refuge in this matter.”  
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### [1.18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.3)

evamuktas tathā tasmai maharṣiḥ pārthivarṣaye | viṣayogeṣu vijñānaṃ provāca vadatāṃ varaḥ ||

> Being thus addressed, the great sage, the best among speakers, / expounded knowledge regarding administrations of poison to that royal sage:  
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### [1.18.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.4)

viṣeṇa saha saṃsṛṣṭamannapānaṃ caturvidham | yāniduṣṭāni rūpāṇi tāni me gadataḥ śṛṇu ||

> “Hear from me as I describe the tainted signs / of the fourfold food and drink when mixed with poison.  
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### [1.18.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.5)

pratikūlamivābhāti phenilaṃ viplutākṛti | śuklaṃ bhavati yatkṣipraṃ nainaṃ śliṣyanti makṣikāḥ ||

> It appears repulsive, frothy, with a broken surface; / that which turns white quickly, and flies do not settle upon it.  
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### [1.18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.6)

dhūmaś cāsya gataḥśyāmo raktaḥ kṛṣṇo ' tha pītakaḥ | prādur bhavati tadvidyād duṣṭamannaṃ pracakṣaṇaḥ ||

> And the smoke arising from it turns greyish-blue, red, black, or yellowish; / a discerning person should recognise that food as tainted.  
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### [1.18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.7)

nīlapītāsitārājyobhantīndrāyudhopamāḥ | madhyemadyeṣu sarveṣu ye cānye pānasaṃśrayāḥ ||

> Blue, yellow, and black streaks resembling a rainbow appear / in the middle of all wines and whatever other beverages are consumed.  
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### [1.18.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.8)

anulepanadoṣe tu tvagasya bahulībhavet | sarvavyāpattimāpnoti klidyatemāṃsam eva ca ||

> When an unguent is tainted, his skin becomes thick; / it incurs every mishap, and his flesh becomes sodden.  
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### [1.18.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.9)

mālyaṃ tu śyāvapuṣpaṃ syānmlānaṃ kālaṃ ca dṛśyate | cūrṇayogāvakīrṇaṃ tureṇunevāvṛtaṃ bhavet ||

> A poisoned garland has faded flowers, and appears withered and black; / strewn with a powdered mixture, it becomes as if covered in dust.  
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### [1.18.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.10)

romāṇi pariśīryante keśabhūmiś ca dhūpyate | kūrcasparśaś ca duḥkhaḥ syājjaṭilācāsya mūrdhajāḥ ||

> Body hair falls away, and the scalp burns as if scorched; / touching the beard is painful, and his head hair becomes matted.  
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### [1.18.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.11)

vedanāṃ caiva kaṇḍūṃ ca kurute duṣṭamañjanam | aśru sravati nātyarthamandhakāraṃ ca paśyati ||

> A tainted collyrium produces pain and itching; / tears flow exceedingly, and he sees darkness.  
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### [1.18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.12)

dhūmadoṣe virekaḥ syādatyarthaṃ śirasaś ca ruk | paridāhaś ca bhedaś ca gandhajñānamasādhu ca ||

> In the fault of \[tainted\] smoke there is diarrhea, extreme head pain, / burning sensation, splitting pain, and improper perception of smell;  
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### [1.18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.13)

na samyagvetti ca rasānaraṇīva ca mathyate | iti dhūmasya rūpāṇi sarvāṇy etāni lakṣayet ||

> he does not perceive tastes correctly, and he is agitated as if churned by a fire-drill. / One should observe all these as the signs of \[poisoned\] smoke.  
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### [1.18.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.14)

duṣṭe vāsasi liṅgāni sūcībhir iva tudyate | dahyate muñcatisvedaṃ mūrchatyapyavalīyate ||

> When a garment is tainted, the symptoms are: he feels pricked as if by needles, / burns, sweats, faints, and even sinks down.  
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### [1.18.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.15)

duṣṭe tvābharaṇe dāhaḥ svedaḥ kaṇḍūś ca jāyate | kurute gātravaivarṇyaṃ svayaṃ cābhāti niṣprabhaḥ ||

> When an ornament is tainted, burning, sweating, and itching arise; / it causes discoloration of the limbs, and it appears lusterless on its own.  
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### [1.18.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.16)

duṣṭamāsanamāsthāyī vimūḍho vipaten naraḥ | sīdatyucchūnavṛṣaṇo na cotthātuṃ sahī bhavet ||

> Sitting upon a tainted seat, a man becomes bewildered and falls down; / he collapses with swollen testicles and is unable to stand up;  
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### [1.18.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.17)

ūrū cāsya pravepete sadoṣāsanasevayā | duṣṭe tu śayane rūpaṃsuptiḥ kaṇḍūyate bhṛśam ||

> and his thighs tremble from using a tainted seat. / When a bed is tainted, the sign is numbness, and it itches intensely;  
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### [1.18.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.18)

svedaś ca viṣamatyeti romakūpaiḥ samantataḥ | tudyamānaḥ punaḥ śayyāṃmanyate jantubhir vṛtām ||

> and uneven sweat flows all around through the hair pores; / pricked again and again, he imagines the bed to be covered with vermin.  
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### [1.18.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.19)

sudine durdine cāpi durdine sudinaṃ tathā | syād bhūś ca duṣṭaparyantā duṣṭacchatraniṣevaṇāt ||

> Fair weather seems like foul weather, and foul weather seems like fair weather, / and the ground seems tainted around its borders, from using a tainted parasol.  
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### [1.18.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.20)

kurute rūpavaivarṇyaṃ praduṣṭaśmaśruvardhakaḥ | śiśire muñcati svedaṃ grīṣme śītāturo bhavet ||

> A tainted razor causes discoloration of appearance; / he sheds sweat in the cold season, and becomes afflicted with cold in summer.  
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### [1.18.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.21)

pravepate pravyathate gadgadā ca sarasvatī | syandanau ca vivarṇau ca paruṣau daśanacchadau ||

> He trembles and suffers pain, and his speech falters; / his lips tremble, lose color, and become rough.  
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### [1.18.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.22)

upānahau yadā duṣṭau tadā kaṇḍūḥ prajāyate | prasvidyate pādatalaṃ tathā cimacimāyate ||

> When the two shoes are tainted, itching arises; / the soles of the feet sweat and tingle.  
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### [1.18.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.23)

atheha viṣapītasya viṣadagdhasya vā punaḥ | digdhaviddhasya vā rājan rūpāṇīmāni lakṣayet ||

> Now here, O King, one should recognize these signs in someone who has drunk poison, / or who has been burned by poison, or who has been pierced by a poisoned arrow:  
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### [1.18.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.24)

gātrodveṣṭanamāpnoti vepate vyathate naraḥ | kampate cāpi kaṇṭho ' sya niḥsvanaṃ ṣṭhīvate muhuḥ ||

> The man suffers cramps in his limbs, trembles, and is in distress; / his throat also shivers, and he spits repeatedly without making a sound.  
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### [1.18.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.25)

jihvā cāsya jaḍībhūtāśūlair iva ca tudyate | vyāhartuṃ ca na śaknotiśarma caiva na vindati ||

> His tongue becomes stiffened, as though pricked by sharp spikes; / he is unable to speak and finds no comfort.  
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### [1.18.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.26)

keśāntaṃ śīryate cāsya nakhāḥ śyāmībhavanti ca | aṅguṣṭhāṅgulayaḥ kṛṣṇāḥ hastapādatalaiḥ saha ||

> The edge of his hair falls out, and his nails turn dusky; / his thumbs and fingers become black along with the soles and palms.  
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### [1.18.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.27)

śarīraṃ pāṇḍutāmeti viṣārtasyaiva dehinaḥ | so ' kṛtyakaratāmeti bhagno ratha ivāhave ||

> The body of the poisoned living being becomes pale; / he becomes incapacitated, like a chariot broken in battle.  
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### [1.18.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.28)

tasmāt kuryāt kriyāṃ vaidyaḥ ṣoḍaśāgadakovidaḥ | hriyā yuktaḥ kulīnaś ca dharmajño dīrghadarśanaḥ ||

> Therefore, a physician skilled in the sixteen antidotes should apply treatment, / endowed with modesty, of noble birth, knowing dharma, and farsighted.  
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### [1.18.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.18.29)

arthāś cāsyapratiṣṭheyā vidhivatsaṃbhṛtā gṛhe | cikitsiteṣu yā proktā viṣapraśamane hitā || ity āha bhagavān ātreyaḥ | iti bhele ' ṣṭādaśodhyāyaḥ || || ekonaviṃśo ' dhyāyaḥ || athāto vidhiśoṇitīyaṃ vyākhyāsyāma iti ha smāha bhagavān ātreyaḥ |

> And provisions should be maintained for him properly gathered in the house, / which are proclaimed in therapeutics as beneficial for pacifying poison. Thus spoke the venerable Ātreya. Thus ends the eighteenth chapter in Bheḷa. Chapter nineteen. Now we shall explain the chapter on blood according to rule, so said the venerable Ātreya.  
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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela~en-mt.1.18.1) — English, machine translation

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