[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 Caraka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) › 6.1.4.2 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.1.4.2 Carakasaṃhitā 6.1.4.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.1.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4.2) sarvarogapraśamanaṃ vṛṣyamāyuṣyamuttamam/ sattvasmṛtiśarīrāgnibuddhīndriyabalapradam// paramūrjaskaraṃ caiva varṇasvarakaraṃ tathā/ viṣālakṣmīpraśamanaṃ sarvavācogatapradam// siddhārthatāṃ cābhinavaṃ vayaśca prajāpriyatvaṃ ca yaśaśca loke/ prayojyamicchadbhiridaṃ yathāvadrasāyanaṃ brāhmamudāravīryam// (itīndroktarasāyanamaparam/) samarthānāmarogāṇāṃ dhīmatāṃ niyatātmanām/ kṛṭīpraveśaḥ &kṣaṇināṃ paricchadavatāṃ hitaḥ// &\`kṣamiṇāṃ' iti pā-. ato 'anyathā tu ye teṣāṃ sauryamārutiko vidhiḥ/ tayoḥ śreṣṭhataraḥ pūrvo vidhiḥ sa tu suduṣkaraḥ// rasāyanavidhibhraṃśājjāyeran vyādhayo yadi/ yathāsvamauṣadhaṃ teṣāṃ kāryaṃ muktvā rasāyanam// satyavādinamakrodhaṃ nivṛttaṃ madyamaithunāt/ ahiṃsakamanāyāsaṃ praśāntaṃ priyavādinam// japaśaucaparaṃ dhīraṃ dānanityaṃ tapasvinam/ devagobrāhmaṇācāryaguruvṛddhārcane ratam// ānṛśaṃsyaparaṃ nityaṃ nityaṃ &karuṇavedinam/ samajāgaraṇasvapnaṃ nityaṃ kṣīraghṛtāśinam// &\`kāruṇyavedinam' iti pā-. deśakālapramāṇajñaṃ yuktijñamanahaṅkṛtam/ śastācāramasaṃkīrṇamadhyātmapravaṇendriyam// upāsitāraṃ vṛddhānāmāstikānāṃ jitātmanām/ dharmaśāstraparaṃ vidyānnaraṃ nityarasāyanam// guṇairetaiḥ samuditaiḥ prayuṅkte yo rasāyanam/ rasāyanaguṇān sarvān yathoktān sa samaśnute// (ityācārarasāyanam/) yathāsthūlamanirvāhya doṣāñchārīramānasān/ rasāyanaguṇairjanturyujyate na kadācana// yogā hyāyuḥprakarṣārthā jarāroganibarhaṇāḥ/ manaḥśarīraśuddhānāṃ sidhyanti prayatātmanām// tadetanna bhavedvācyaṃ sarvameva hatātmasu/ &arujebhyo 'advijātibhyaḥ śuśrūṣā yeṣu nāsti ca// > It pacifies all diseases, is aphrodisiac, supreme for longevity, > bestows strength of mind, memory, body, digestive fire, intellect, and senses, > is supremely invigorating, produces complexion and voice, > allays poison and ill fortune, and bestows mastery over all speech. > Accomplishment of goals, fresh youth, affection of people, and renown in the world— > all this is attained by those who properly employ this holy rejuvenative of generous potency. > (Thus ends another rejuvenative declared by Indra.) > For those who are capable, free from disease, wise, self-controlled, > possessing leisure and attendants, entering an enclosure is wholesome. > For those who are otherwise, however, the procedure exposed to sun and wind is prescribed; > of the two, the former procedure is superior, but it is very difficult to perform. > If diseases should arise from a failure in the procedure of rejuvenatives, > one should discontinue the rejuvenative and administer medicine appropriate to them. > One who speaks the truth, is free from anger, abstains from liquor and sexual intercourse, > non-violent, free from overexertion, tranquil, speaking kindly, > devoted to japa and cleanliness, steadfast, constantly generous, ascetic, > devoted to worshipping the gods, cows, brahmins, teachers, elders, and the aged, > ever devoted to non-cruelty, ever compassionate, > equal in waking and sleep, constantly consuming milk and ghee, > knowing the measure of place and time, knowing proper application, free from egotism, > proper in conduct, not corrupt, with senses directed inward to the self, > reverent toward elders, believers, and self-controlled persons, > and devoted to textbooks of dharma: such a man one should know as a constant rejuvenative. > He who, endowed with all these qualities assembled together, employs a rejuvenative, > attains all the qualities of a rejuvenative as described. > (Thus ends the rejuvenative of conduct.) > Without expelling, at least in a general way, bodily and mental flaws, > a person is never joined with the qualities of a rejuvenative. > For regimens meant for the extension of lifespan and the eradication of old age and disease > succeed only for those whose minds and bodies are purified, and who are self-restrained. > All this should not be spoken to those ruined in soul, > to those free from ailment, to non-twice-born men, and to those in whom there is no desire to serve. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.1.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4.1) - [Next: 6.1.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4.3) - [Up: 6.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.1.4.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.1.4.2) · Pramāṇa