[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) › [The Compendium of Bheḷa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela) › 8.8 # The Compendium of Bheḷa 8.8 Bheḷasaṃhitā 8.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.1) snehavastirnirūhaś ca dvividhaṃ yāti vibhramam | na yujyate vā duryukto yukto vāpy atipūryate || > The unctuous enema and the non-unctuous enema undergo two kinds of error: / either it is not retained when poorly administered, or when administered it fills excessively; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.2) teṣāṃ vipratipannānāṃ vastīnāṃ vyāpado daśa | tāsāṃ rūpaṃ cikitsāṃ ca pravakṣyāmyanupūrvaśaḥ || > of those enemas gone wrong, there are ten complications. / I shall explain their signs and treatment in regular order. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.3) na māti vā gude yuktovātādigadapīḍite | purīṣeṇāvṛte vāpi sa na gāḍhaṃ prapīḍitaḥ || > Either it does not enter when administered into the rectum afflicted by diseases of vāta and the like, / or when blocked by feces, it is not pressed firmly; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.4) arśasā pratisaṃruddhaḥ śleṣmaṇāpihite gude | guruyantrayuto vāpi netre vā jīrṇasarpite || > or obstructed by hemorrhoids, \[or\] when the rectum is closed by śleṣman, / or equipped with a heavy apparatus, or when the nozzle is smeared with old ghee, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.5) na gacchati gude vastirvibhrānteṣu ca dhātuṣu | tam ayogam itibrūyādatiyogaṃnibodha me || > the enema does not enter the rectum, and when the bodily elements are confused. / One should call that inadequate action; learn from me excessive action: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.6) vātābhibhūtapitte vā śleṣmaṇā vā ' hitaśinaḥ | purīṣeṇābhibhūtaś cadūraṃ cātiprapīḍitaḥ || > Or when pitta is overcome by vāta or by śleṣman in one who consumes unwholesome foods, / and overcome by feces, and pushed too far, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.7) napratyāyātyadhovastirbhītasyonmathitasya vā | gudavalyāṃ tṛtīyāyāmarśobhir vā nivāritaḥ || > the enema does not return downward in one who is frightened or agitated, / or blocked by hemorrhoids in the third rectal fold; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.8) virecitasya vāntasya madyaśokākulasya ca | napratyāyāty adho vastirūrdhvaṃ vātipravartate || > or in one who has been purged, vomited, or is distraught by liquor or grief, / the enema does not return downward or moves excessively upward. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.9) teṣām upadravā ghorājāyante vastivibhramāt | jīvādānaṃ tṛṣācchardiḥ hṛdrogaḥ śvayathus tathā || > From that disorder of the enema, dread complications arise: / loss of blood, thirst, vomiting, heart disease, and swelling, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.10) śūlamarśāṃsi pāṇḍutvaṃ śvāso ' tha parikartikā | eṣāṃ pratyekaśo rūpaṃ cikitsāṃ ca nibodha me || > colic, hemorrhoids, jaundice, dyspnea, and cutting pain. / Learn from me each of their symptoms and treatments individually. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.11) gurukoṣṭhasya rūkṣasya bahudoṣasya dehinaḥ | asnigdhasya guruvyādheryadi vastiḥ pradīyate || > If an enema is administered to a person of heavy bowels, dry, of abundant doshas, / un-unctuated, \[and\] afflicted with a severe disease, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.12) atyalpo vātha rūkṣo vā śītavīryauṣadhastathā | lavaṇasneharikto vā tanussāndro ' tha vā bhṛśam || > or if it is too small, or dry, or composed of drugs of cold potency, / or devoid of salt and unctuous substance, or very thin or dense, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.13) sambaddhabahudoṣasyadoṣān utkleśayaty api | tatrasthā yatra sarpanti doṣāstepīḍitā bhṛśam || > it also excites the doṣas of one whose abundant doshas are bound up. / Where the doṣas residing there slip away, severely oppressed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.14) kaṭāvasthyūrujaṅghe capādapṛṣṭhodare tathā | prasyandante bhavec cāsya saśūlamudakodaram || > into the pelvis, bones, thighs, and shanks, and likewise into the top of the foot and abdomen, / they flow out, and he develops ascites with colic, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.15) vastiśūlamudāvarto gudaśoṣo jvaras tathā | niṣṭhīvakāsahṛllāsā bhaktadveṣo vivarṇatā || > colic in the bladder, udāvarta, dryness of the rectum, and fever, / spitting, cough, nausea, aversion to food, and discoloration. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.16) snigdhasya tasya svinnasyasaṃkaraprastarādibhiḥ | nirūhaṃkārayet tīkṣṇamamoghāprativāraṇam || > For him, unctuated and fomented with saṅkara, prastara, and the like, / one should administer a sharp non-unctuous enema, unerring and unpreventable: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.17) bilvāgnimanthasyonākakāśmaryāśca sapāṭalāḥ | rāsnā balāgokṣurakayavakolakulutthakāḥ || > Bilva, agnimantha, śyonāka, kāśmarya, and pāṭalā, / rāsnā, balā, gokṣuraka, barley, kola, and kulattha— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.18) etat sarvaṃ samāhṛtya jaladroṇe vipācayet | caturbhāgāvaśiṣṭaṃ taṃ kaṣāyamavatārayet || > having gathered all of this, one should cook it in a droṇa of water; / reduced to a fourth part, one should take that decoction down. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.19) kalkena sarṣapāṇāṃ ca pīlūnāṃ madanasya ca | sayavāsakaṣāyaṃ tu tattailalavaṇena ca || > Along with a paste of mustard seeds, pīlu, and madana, / and a decoction of yavāsa, together with oil and salt, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.20) mūtrāṇi ca yathālābhamatha samyaṅ nirūpayet | yathā tṛtibalā |.. |.. |.. |.. || > and urines as available, one should properly prepare the non-unctuous enema. / As \[…\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.21) tatravāditraśabdāṃś caśreyasaś ca svanānapi | śāntiṃ puṇyāhaghoṣāṃś ca kuryāc cāpi pradakṣiṇam || > There, with the sounds of musical instruments and sounds of auspiciousness, / one should perform rites of appeasement, proclamations of a blessed day, and circumambulation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.22) taṃnidhāya śubhe kumbhe vastiṃ dadyāt pramāṇataḥ | devaprasādatovastirarditānāṃ mahāguṇaḥ || > Placing it in an auspicious jar, one should administer the enema in proper measure. / By the grace of the gods, this enema has great virtues for those afflicted with facial paralysis; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.23) sarvarogaharo vṛṣyaḥkṣatakṣīṇarujāpahaḥ | vātapittasamutthānā rogā ye parikīrtitāḥ || > it removes all diseases, is aphrodisiac, and removes pain in the injured and emaciated. / Those diseases that have been described as arising from vāta and pitta, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.24) kāsadāhajvarādyāṃstānnāśayed aviśaṅkitaḥ | tribhāgamākṣiko hyeṣa valīpalitanāśanaḥ || > beginning with cough, burning sensation, and fever—it destroys them without doubt. / Combined with one-third honey, this indeed destroys wrinkles and grey hair; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.25) rūpavarṇakaraḥ puṃsāṃ balamāṃsavivardhanaḥ | śatāvarīṃ sahacaraṃ rāsnāṃ gokṣurakaṃ balām || > it produces beauty and complexion in men, and increases strength and muscle. / Taking one hundred \[palas\] each of śatāvarī, sahacara, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.26) śataṃ śataṃ kalpayitvā toyadroṇaśate pacet | droṇāvaśeṣitaṃ tac ca paripūtaṃ nidhāpayet || > rāsnā, gokṣuraka, and balā, one should cook them in one hundred droṇas of water; / reduced to one droṇa and strained, one should store it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.27) barhikukkuṭahaṃsānāṃ māṃsāny api pṛthak pṛthak | vasā māhiṣavārāhameṣāṇāṃ prasthasammitam || > The meats of peafowl, rooster, and swan individually; / the muscle fats of buffalo, wild boar, and ram, each measuring a prastha; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.28) vidāryāmalakekṣūṇāṃ rasaprasthāḥ pṛthak pṛthak | tatra tailaghṛtaprasthau kṣīramaṣṭaguṇaṃ bhavet || > a prastha of juice each of vidārī, āmalaka, and sugar cane; / there, two prasthas of oil and ghee, and milk should be eight times that amount. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.29) tadgomayāgnināyuktyā kalkenānena sādhayet | tugākṣīryāmalakyau ca drākṣāmadhukacandanaiḥ || > One should cook it appropriately over a cow-dung fire with this paste: / tugākṣīrī and āmalakī, drākṣā, madhuka, and sandalwood, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.30) madhūlikāpaṭolābhyāṃ patraṃ nīlotpalasya ca | viśālāṃ ca mṛṇālaṃ ca kapikacchuphalāni ca || > madhūlikā, paṭola, and the leaf of the blue water-lily, / viśālā, lotus stalk, and fruits of kapikacchu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.31) kharjūraudanapākyau ca śītapākīṃ nidigdhikām | salāmajjatvacaṃ patraṃ hvīberaṃ samahāsaham || > dates, audanapākī, śītapākī, nidigdhikā, / lāmajjaka, tvac, patra, hvībera, mahāsahā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.32) jīvakarṣabhakau medāṃ pippalīś cāpi saṃharet | tatsiddhaṃ śītalīkṛtya kṣaudraprasthe niyojayet || > jīvaka, ṛṣabhaka, medā, and one should also take pippalī. / When it is cooked, having cooled it, one should mix in a prastha of honey. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.33) tatra vāditraśabdāṃś ca kuryāt svastyayanāni ca | gajaskandhaṃ samāropya śvetacchatrānupālitam || > There one should make sounds of musical instruments and recite auspicious benedictions; / having raised it upon an elephant's shoulder, sheltered by a white umbrella, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.34) celāvṛtaṃ ca kurvīta sādhuśabdāṃś ca sarvaśaḥ | tato ' smin dāpayed vastiṃ puṇye ' hani rasāyanam || > covered with cloth, and one should utter cries of 'excellent!' on all sides. / Then on an auspicious day, one should administer this rejuvenative enema. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.35) vastinānena dattena gacchennārīśataṃ naraḥ | na vātra yantraṇā kāciduktānārīvihāragā || > When this enema has been administered, a man may approach a hundred women; / no restriction is prescribed here regarding dalliance with women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.36) vṛṣyo balakaro vastirāptaāyurvivardhanaḥ | valīpalitakhālity aṃ sevamāno niyacchati || > The enema is aphrodisiac, strength-giving, reliable, and prolongs lifespan; / one who uses it overcomes wrinkles, grey hair, and baldness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.37) ṣaṇḍāṃś ca puruṣān kuryāllakṣaṇāḍhyān guṇānvitān | kṣīṇān kṣatānnaṣṭaśuklān viṣamajvarapīḍitān || > It makes men who are eunuchs endowed with auspicious marks and virtues. / For those who are emaciated, injured, whose semen is lost, or afflicted with irregular fever, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.38) yonīnāṃ vyāpado vandhyāṃ vastireṣa niyacchati | guḍūcīsvarasaprasthaṃgrāhayed yantrapīḍitam || > and women with disorders of the reproductive tract or who are barren, this enema cures them. / One should obtain a prastha of express juice of guḍūcī squeezed by a press, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.39) śatāvarīrasaprasthaṃ tadvatsahacarasya ca | vidāryāmalakekṣūṇāṃ drākṣākharjūrayor api || > a prastha of the juice of śatāvarī, and likewise of sahacara; / and of vidārī, āmalaka, sugar cane, grape, and date, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.40) pṛthak kuryād rasaprasthaṃprasthau dvau tailasarpiṣoḥ | ājamāhiṣagavyāni kṣīrāṇi dviguṇāni ca || > one should make a prastha of juice each, two prasthas of oil and ghee, / and goat, buffalo, and cow milks in double measure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.41) kṣuṇṇapiṣṭāni cemāni peṣayitvā vipācayet | vadhūṭikāmuccaṭāṃ ca madhukaṃ pippalīm api || > And pounding these crushed and ground \[drugs\], one should cook them: / vadhūṭikā, uccaṭā, madhuka, and pippalī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.42) śṛṅgāṭakaṃ puṣkarikāṃ kāṇḍaṃ nīlotpalasya ca | jīvakarṣabhakau medāṃ balāṃ nīlotpalāni ca || > śṛṅgāṭaka, puṣkarikā, and the stalk of the blue water-lily, / jīvaka, ṛṣabhaka, medā, balā, and blue water-lilies, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.43) tugākṣīrīṃ mahāmedāṃ puṇḍarīkasya kesaram | vṛṣameṣacakorāṇāṃ haṃsakukkuṭayor iha || > tugākṣīrī, mahāmedā, and the filament of the white lotus; / here, of bull, ram, and cakora, of swan and rooster, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.44) jīvañjīvakamattākṣakurarīkrauñcabarhiṇām | vasā majjā ca sattvānāṃ meṣamāṃsarasaissaha || > of pheasant, mattākṣa, osprey, crane, and peafowl / —the muscle fat and marrow of these creatures, along with the meat juice of ram— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.45) tribhāgaṃ mākṣikaṃ caivayuñjyāt samyagvipācite | śaṅkhabherīninādaiś ca paṭahair vāmurīsvanaiḥ || > and one should add one-third part of honey when it is properly cooked. / With the sounds of conches and kettle-drums, and drums and bāmuri sounds, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.46) āropayed gajaskandhe śvetacchatradhvajāyutam | siddhānāṃ paramaṃ devaṃ maharṣigaṇasevitam || > one should mount it on an elephant's shoulder accompanied by a white umbrella and flag. / One should worship the supreme god of the siddhas, attended by hosts of great sages, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.47) śaraṇaṃ sarvabhūtānāmarcayed vṛṣabhadhvajam | āśīrbhir maṅgalāśaṃsistutibhir devatārcanaiḥ || > the refuge of all beings, the bull-bannered \[Śiva\], / with blessings, auspicious prayers, praises, and deity worship. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.48) rasāyanāni sidhyantiviparītāni cānyathā | taṃ snehaṃ gamayed vastiṃrāsāyanikam uttamam || > Rejuvenatives succeed \[with these rites\], and otherwise they turn out opposite. / One should administer that unctuous substance as an excellent rejuvenative enema. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.49) athāhāravihāreṣu na cainaṃyantrayed bhiṣak | vyāpannayonayo vandhyā raktagulminya eva ca || > Then the physician should not restrict him in food and recreational activities. / Women with disordered vaginal tracts, barren women, and those with blood-gulma, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.50) yāvā ' patyaṃ mṛtaṃ sūte yāś ca naṣṭārtavās tathā | naṣṭaśuklakṣatakṣīṇā viṣamajvarapīḍitāḥ || > or she who gives birth to dead offspring, and those who have lost their menstrual blood; / men who have lost semen, are wounded or emaciated, or afflicted with irregular fever, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.51) prakṣīṇamāṃsarudhirā valīpalitapīḍitāḥ | āśu praśamayed rogān tānāyurmāṃsavardhanam || > wasted of muscle and blood, or afflicted with wrinkles and grey hair / —it quickly pacifies those diseases, increasing lifespan and muscle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.52) rasāyanam idaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ narāṇāmamṛtopamam | rasāyanavidhānāni proktāny etāni yāni ca || > This is the best rejuvenative for men, equal to nectar. / And whatever procedures for rejuvenatives have been taught, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.53) sahasraśatapākāni kāryāṇi vibhave sati | madhukaṃ saindhavaṃ kuṣṭhaṃ śatapuṣpā hareṇavaḥ || > those cooked a hundred or a thousand times should be prepared if means allow. / Madhuka, rock salt, kuṣṭha, śatapuṣpā, hareṇu, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.54) madanāni ca rāsnā ca bhārṅgī, nīparakajvalam(?) | mari |.. |.. |.. |.. |.. |.. |.. |.. |.. |.. || > madana fruits, rāsnā, bhārṅgī, \[…\] / pepper \[…\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.55) māyūraṃkaukkuṭaṃ vāpi veśavāraṃsukuṭṭitam | sahitaṃ daśamūlyā tu jaladroṇe vipācayet || > One should boil well-pounded veśavāra minced meat of peacock or cock / together with daśamūlī in a droṇa of water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.56) rasasya tasya pūtasyaprasthārdhaṃ capradāpayet | vasātailaghṛtānāṃ tu madhunaḥ prasṛtadvayam || > And one should give half a prastha of that strained broth, / along with two handfuls each of muscle fat, oil, ghee, and honey. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.57) hapuṣāśatapuṣpāṇāṃ mustānāṃ cāpi kārṣikam | kalkapeṣyaṃ punardadyādvastiṃ salavaṇaṃ sukham || > One should then add a karṣa of hapuṣā, śatapuṣpā, and mustā / ground into a paste, \[and administer\] a pleasant enema with salt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.58) pādagulphorujaṅghāsu trikavaṅkṣaṇabastiṣu | śiśne vṛṣaṇayoś caiva vātarogaṃ niyacchati || > It suppresses vāta disorders in the feet, ankles, thighs, shanks, / sacrum, groins, urinary bladder, penis, and testicles. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.59) mṛgāṇāṃ tittirāṇāṃ ca tathaiva bilavāsinām | ānūpānāṃ khagānāṃ cakalpamevaṃ prayojayet || > One should apply the same preparation / for deer, partridges, burrowing animals, wetland animals, and birds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.60) tulyaṃ madhu ca tailaṃ ca tasmād uṣṇodakaṃ samam | dvaukarṣau śatapuṣpāṇāṃ karṣaś ca lavaṇottamaḥ || > Equal parts of honey and oil, and hot water equal to them, / two karṣas of śatapuṣpā, and a karṣa of the best salt (rock salt) — > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.61) eṣa rāsāyano vastirdīpanīyo ' tha bṛṃhaṇaḥ | balavarṇakaro vṛṣyoyāpano nirupadravaḥ || > this enema is rejuvenative, digestive-stimulating, and nourishing, / producing strength and complexion, aphrodisiac, sustaining (yāpana), and free from complications. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.62) gulmodavartitādhmānapramehakṛmikoṣṭhinām | nityaṃ gāḍhapurīṣāṇāṃ vastireṣahitaḥ smṛtaḥ || > For those suffering from phantom tumors, upward movement of vāyu, abdominal distension, obstinate urinary diseases, and intestinal parasites, / and those who constantly have hard stools, this enema is considered beneficial. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.63) ghṛtaṃ madhu ca tailaṃ cateṣāṃ mānaṃ samaṃ bhavet | pūrvakalkena deyāni sa vastirbalavarṇakṛt || > Ghee, honey, and oil: their measure should be equal; / they should be given with the previously mentioned paste. That enema creates strength and complexion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.64) vastau meḍhragate doṣevastyasātmyacikitsite | paittike mūtrakṛcchre ca pittavyādhiṣu cottamaḥ || > When a doṣa has entered the bladder or the penis, in treatment of incompatibility with enemas, / in paittika dysuria, and in pitta diseases, it is excellent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.65) tulyaṃ ghṛtamatha kṣaudraṃ tayor māṃsarasassamaḥ | akṣamātraṃ ca mustānāṃ sa vastiḥ pūrvakalpavat || > Ghee and honey are equal, and meat broth equal to both; / and an akṣa-measure of mustā: that enema is prepared like the previous formulation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.66) gulphorujānupṛṣṭheṣu sarvataḥ stambhiteṣu ca | balāsapādaharṣeṣu vastiḥ praśamanaḥ smṛtaḥ || > When the ankles, thighs, knees, and back are stiffened all over, / in kapha disorders and tingling in the feet, the enema is considered soothing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.67) vastau vṛṣaṇameḍhreṣuśūlamāśu niyacchati | trikajānūrupṛṣṭhādivedanāṃ cāpakarṣati || > It quickly relieves colic in the bladder, testicles, and penis, / and removes pain in the sacrum, knees, thighs, back, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.68) mṛdutvānnanivatantekṣubhyantevastayaś ca vā | tīkṣṇairāsthāpanaṃ kāryaṃ kṣipraṃ pratinivartayet || > Because of mildness, either the enemas do not return or they cause agitation; / a non-unctuous enema with sharp \[drugs\] should be performed to quickly make \[the fluid\] return. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.69) mṛdutvād yāpanānāṃ tu kecidvibhramabhīravaḥ | dīpanānāṃ kaṣāyeṇa yojayanti cikitsakāḥ || > Because sustaining enemas are mild, some physicians, fearful of complication, / administer them with a decoction of digestive-stimulating \[drugs\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.70) evamanyeṣu vibhrāntau sanirūheṣu vā punaḥ | vastayaḥkalpadṛṣṭā hi yathā kāle sukhāvahāḥ || > Thus, in the case of complication with others or with non-unctuous enemas, / enemas prescribed according to rule indeed bring comfort when used at the proper time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.71) kṣīṇātiriktā dūṣyante tasmād yogaṃ samāharet | nityaṃ nārīvihārāṇāṃ kṣīṇānāmalparetasām || > Those that are deficient or excessive become vitiated; therefore, one should employ the formulation \[correctly\]. / For those who constantly indulge in women, who are depleted, and who have scanty semen, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.72) evam eva vidhānaṃ ca retobalavivardhanam | svecchāvihārān vakṣyāmivastīn śuklavivardhanān || > there is likewise this procedure which increases semen and strength. / I shall describe enemas that allow indulgence at will and increase semen: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.73) rasaḥ karkaṭakānāṃ tu śarkarāmastusaṃyutaḥ | ghṛtasaubarcalayuto vastirvṛṣyatamaḥ smṛtaḥ || > The broth of crabs combined with sugar and whey, / containing ghee and black salt, is considered the most aphrodisiac enema. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.74) haṃsasārasalāvānāṃ tittirikrauñcabarhiṇām | kalpenānena kartavyā vājīkaraṇavastayaḥ || > Aphrodisiac enemas should be prepared according to this method / with swans, crane-birds, quails, francolin partridges, krauñca cranes, and peacocks. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.75) payaḥ kukkuṭamāṃsena vipakvaṃ madhusaṃyutam | caṭakāṇḍarasaś caiva kukkuṭāṇḍarasastathā || > Milk boiled with cock meat, mixed with honey, / and sparrow egg fluid, as well as fowl egg fluid, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.76) ghṛtamākṣikasaṃyuktaḥ śarkarāsaindhavairyutaḥ | eṣavastiḥ smṛto vṛṣyaḥ māṃsaśuklavivardhanaḥ || > combined with ghee and honey, and mixed with sugar and rock salt — / this enema is considered aphrodisiac, increasing muscle and semen, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.77) yataś śataṃ vā ṣaṣṭiṃ vā nārīr gacchati mānavaḥ | eṣa varṇabalotsāhaḥsthavire ' pi pradṛśyate || > by virtue of which a man can approach a hundred or sixty women. / This enthusiasm for complexion and strength is seen even in an old man. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.78) timiṅgile vā makare pāṭhīne nakramīnayoḥ | dugdhaṃ kūrme+athakumbhīre kalpayecchiśumāravat || > With timiṅgila fish, sea monster (makara), pāṭhīna fish, crocodile, or fish, / or with tortoise or gavial, one should prepare milk like that of a porpoise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.79) vārāhabastavṛṣaṇau vṛṣaṇau govṛṣasya ca | caṭakarkaṭakāṃś caiva kṣīreṇa saha sādhayet || > The testicles of a boar and a he-goat, and the testicles of a bull, / and sparrows and crabs, one should cook with milk. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.80) tannirūhaṃ tu śukreṇabastānāmatha miśrayet | uccaṭekṣurakaṃ cātra kalkapeṣyaṃ samāvapet || > One should then mix that non-unctuous decoction with goat semen, / and add uccaṭā and ikṣuraka ground into a paste. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.81) ghṛtamākṣikasaṃyuktaṃ praṇītaḥ śarkarāyutaḥ | kiṃcillavaṇito vastir gamayet strīśatāny api || > Combined with ghee and honey, administered with sugar / and slightly salted, this enema can make \[a man\] visit even hundreds of women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.82) eṣa nārīvihārāṇāṃbahvantaḥ puravāsinām | retobalakaraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ krīḍāvastiranuttamaḥ || > This provides semen and strength for those who sport with women and live with many in a harem; / it is the best, an unequalled enema for amorous pleasure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.83) ātmaguptāphalaiḥ kṣīram uccaṭekṣurakaiḥśṛtam | bhojane vānupāne vā vṛṣyārthaṃ samprayojayet || > Milk boiled with ātmaguptā seeds, uccaṭā, and ikṣuraka / should be used in food or as an after-drink for aphrodisiac purposes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.84) rasāyanā vastayas tu ye mayā pūrvadarśitāḥ | tān etair māṃsaniryūhair yojayet kalpakalpitān || > The rejuvenative enemas that were previously taught by me / should be employed, prepared according to rule, with these meat extracts: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.85) babhrusūkarakhaḍgāś cachāgagomahiṣās tathā | krauñcakāraṇḍavāḥ krauñcacakravākabakāstathā || > mongoose, boar, rhinoceros, and also goat, ox, and buffalo; / krauñca cranes, kāraṇḍava ducks, krauñcas, ruddy geese, and herons. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.86) nirūhameṣāṃ saṃhṛtya lābhatassādhu yojayet | kṣīraṃ panasabījānikapikacchūphalāni ca || > Collecting a non-unctuous enema decoction of these, one should employ it well as available: / milk, jackfruit seeds, kapikacchū fruits, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.87) uccaṭekṣurabījāni madhukaṃtālamastakam | pippalyaśśāribā drākṣā kharjūro madanāny api || > uccaṭā, ikṣuraka seeds, madhuka, crown of palm (tālamastaka), / pippalī, śāribā, grapes, dates, and madana fruits, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [8.8.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8.88) jīvakarṣabhakau medā bījaṃ nīlotpalasya ca | garbheṇānena saṃsiddhaṃ caṭakāṇḍarasāyutam || Bhṣ8.8.? | śarkarāmadhusaṃyuktaṃ |.. |.. |.. |.. |.. || > jīvaka, ṛṣabhaka, medā, and seed of the blue lotus — / prepared with this paste-core, mixed with sparrow egg fluid, / combined with sugar and honey \[…\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela~en-mt.8.8.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bower Manuscript](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.yoga.bower.24.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.8.8) · Pramāṇa