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CHAPTER XXX.<br />

Now we shall discourse on the tonic remedie? which<br />

remove mental and physical distress (Nivrittasamtapiya-Rasayana).<br />

i.<br />

IVIetrical Text :- Even in this world mortals<br />

may live happily, free from disease and care like the<br />

gods in heaven if they (mortals) can secure the after-<br />

mentioned drugs (of all-healing potency). 2.<br />

Persons unfit for the use of Rasaiyana<br />

:—The (following) seven classes of persons, viz ,<br />

the intemperate, the lazy, the indigent, the unwise, the<br />

immoral (Vyasani^,* the sinful and the triflers of<br />

medicine, are unfit to take these ambrosial (Rasdyana)<br />

drugs on account of their respective ignorance, inacli-<br />

vily, poverty, vascillation, intemperance, impiety and<br />

inability to secure the genuine medicines. 3.<br />

Names of all-healing drugs :—Now<br />

we shall discourse on these drugs. They are S'veta-<br />

kdpoti, Krishna-kdpoti, Gonasi, Vdrdhi, Kanyd,<br />

Chhatrd, Ati-chchatrd^ Karenu^ Afd, Chakrakd, Aditya-<br />

parnini, Suvarchald, Brahma-suvarchald, S'rdvani,<br />

liTahd-s'rdvani, Golomi, Aja-lomi and Mahd-Vegavati.<br />

These are the namas of the eighteen different kinds of<br />

drugs of mighty potency. The mode of their use, their<br />

*3TFfff is a technical term and is divided into two classes, viz., et) | 4(3f<br />

(/,^. , produced by pafsion or desire) and ^>;fg^ (/.^., originated from<br />

anger). Tde first group comprises hunting, dice-playing, day-sleep,<br />

censuring, addiction to woman, intoxication, singing, dancing, playing on<br />

musical instruments and idle wanderings. The second class comprises<br />

wickedness, violence, malice, jealou.-.y, envy, extravagance, roughness in<br />

language and assault. See Manu, Ch. 7. 47, 48.

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