The Compendium of Caraka 3.3.39
Carakasaṃhitā 3.3.39
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.3.39
athāgniveśaḥ papraccha---kinnu khalu bhagavan! jvaritebhyaḥ pānīyamuṣṇaṃ prayacchanti bhiṣajo bhūyiṣṭhaṃ na tathā śītam, asti ca śītasādhyo 'api dhāturjvarakara iti//
Then Agniveśa asked: "Why indeed, O Lord, do physicians generally give hot water to those with fever and not cold water likewise, even though there is a tissue that causes fever which is amenable to cold?"
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Commentaries (1)
- Jalpakalpataru — Gaṅgādhara Kaviratna 1860, Sanskrit