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The Compendium of Caraka 3.7.25

Carakasaṃhitā 3.7.25

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Sanskrit

3.7.25

athāhareti brūyāt---śāradānnavāṃstilān saṃpadepetān; tānāhṛtya suviṣpūtānniṣpūya, suśuddhān *śodhayitvā, viḍaṅgakaṣāye sukhoṣṇe prakṣipya nirvāpayedādoṣagamanāt, gatadoṣānabhisamīkṣya, *supralūnān praluñcya, punareva *suniṣpūtān niṣpūya, suśuddhān śodhayitvā, viḍaṅgakaṣāyeṇa triḥsaptakṛtvaḥ *suparibhāvitān bhāvayitvā, ātape śoṣayitvā, ulū(dū)khale saṃkṣudya, dṛṣadi punaḥ ślakṣṇapiṣṭān kārayitvā, droṇyāmabhyavadhāya, viḍaṅgakaṣāyeṇa muhurmuhuravasiñcan pāṇimardameva mardayet; tasmiṃstu khalu prapīḍyamāne yattailamudiyāttat pāṇibhyāṃ paryādāya, śucau dṛḍhe kalaśe nyasyānuguptaṃ nidhāpayet//

Then he should say, 'Bring fresh autumnal sesame seeds endowed with good qualities.' Having brought them, winnowing them very clean, washing them thoroughly, throwing them into a lukewarm decoction of viḍaṅga, he should steep them until the impurities come out; seeing that the impurities are gone, thoroughly dehulling them by peeling, winnowing them clean once again, washing them thoroughly, saturating them well twenty-one times with the decoction of viḍaṅga, drying them in the sun, pounding them in a mortar, having them ground smooth on a grindstone, placing them in a trough, and repeatedly sprinkling with the decoction of viḍaṅga, he should knead them with his hands alone; when they are being pressed, whatever oil rises, gathering it with both hands, placing it in a clean, sturdy jar, he should store it securely.

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