The Compendium of Suśruta 33.6

33.6

cikitsyamāna ityādi | samyakcikitsayā vikāropaśamaḥ prakṛtiḥ, tena ca vardhate iti vikṛtatvāduktaṃ riṣṭam | mahāvyādhiriti mahāmūlo vyādhiḥ | anyatra hi mahāmūlatayā krameṇa nivartanaṃ prakṛtiḥ, sahasā nivartanaṃ tu vikṛtatvād riṣṭam | kecinmahāvyādhīn vātavyādhyādīnaṣṭau tathā śoṣādīṃśca kāyacikitsāpaṭhitān vadanti | na cāhāraphalamiti upacayaśaktilakṣaṇabalajananamāhāraphalaṃ, tanna bhavati | etacca pūrveṇaiva saṃgatam | yaduktaṃ carake—“yannaraṃ sahasā rogo durbalaṃ parimuñcati| saṃśayaprāptamātreyo jīvitaṃ tasya manyate|| atha cejjñātayastasya yāceran praṇipātataḥ | rasenādyāditi brūyānna tu kuryādviśodhanam || māṃsena cenna dṛśyeta viśeṣastasya śobhanaḥ | anyaiśca bṛṃhaṇairnairdurlabhaṃ tasya jīvitam||” ( ca. iṃ. a. 9 ) iti |