The fifth chapter of Uttaratantra of Sushruta Samhita is known as as Krsnagata Roga Vijnaniya Adhyaya. This chapter offers with Illnesses of the Cornea.
अथातः कृष्णगतरोगविज्ञानीयमध्यायं व्याख्यास्यामः ||१||
यथोवाच भगवान् धन्वन्तरिः ||२||
We are going to; now expound the chapter by title Krsnagata roga Vijnaniya information of illnesses of the cornea; as mentioned by venerable Dhanvantari.
Roganama Sankhya – names and variety of illnesses
यत् सव्रणं शुक्र(क्ल)मथाव्रणं वा पाकात्ययश्चाप्यजका तथैव |
चत्वार एतेऽभिहिता विकाराः कृष्णाश्रयाः सङ्ग्रहतः पुरस्तात् ||३||
In short, the 4 illnesses arising within the Krsna Mandala (black portion of the attention) are –
- Savrana Sukra
- Avrana sukra
- Pakatyaya and
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Ajaka
1. Savrana sukra
निमग्नरूपं हि भवेत्तु कृष्णे सूच्येव विद्धं प्रतिभाति यद्वै |
स्रावं स्रवेदुष्णमतीव रुक् च तत् सव्रणं शुक्र(क्ल)मुदाहरन्ति ||४||
दृष्टेः समीपे न भवेत्तु यच्च न चावगाढं न च संस्रवेद्धि |
अवेदनावन्न च युग्मशुक्रं तत्सिद्धिमाप्नोति कदाचिदेव ||५||
विच्छिन्नमध्यं पिशितावृतं वा चलं सिरासक्तमदृष्टिकृच्च |
द्वित्वग्गतं लोहितमन्ततश्च चिरोत्थितं चापि विवर्जनीयम् ||६||
उष्णाश्रुपातः पिडका च कृष्णे यस्मिन् भवेन्मुद्गनिभं च शुक्रम् |
तदप्यसाध्यं प्रवदन्ति केचिदन्यच्च यत्तित्तिरिपक्षतुल्यम् ||७||
Savrana Shukla (black of the attention with ulcer in it) presents with under talked about options –
– Nimnagra rupam – the black portion of the attention i.e. cornea seems as if depressed and has gone deep into the attention
– Suchyeva viddham – seems as if punctured by needles
– Sravam sraved ushnam ativa – discharge of loads of heat fluids from the attention
– Ruk cha – related to extreme ache
Prognosis –
- Savrana Shukra will get cured generally when –
– the vrana or ulcer is just not situated nearer to the Drishti i.e. pupil
– the vrana is just not discharging fluids
– the vrana is just not related to ache
– and never having yugma shukra – double cornea i.e. one cornea showing as two
- Savrana Shukra shall be thought of incurable and ought to be refused within the under talked about circumstances –
– when the black of the attention seems to be break up on the centre
– when the black of the attention seems as if coated by the muscular tissues
– when the black of the attention seems unsteady
– when the black of the attention is surrounded by veins obstructing the imaginative and prescient
– when the ulcer invades two layers
– when the ulcer has purple colored edges
– when the ulcer endured for lengthy period
- Different opinions on prognosis
Under talked about are some extra indicators of dangerous prognosis and therefore incurable based on some authorities –
– situation whereby there’s movement of heat teats
– improvement of eruptions resembling mudga i.e. inexperienced gram on the black of the attention
– black of the attention resembling the feather of tittiri hen i.e. very white in color
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Avrana Sukra
सितं यदा भात्यसितप्रदेशे स्यन्दात्मकं नातिरुगश्रुयुक्तम् |
विहायसीवाच्छघनानुकारि [३] तदव्रणं साध्यतमं वदन्ति ||८||
गम्भीरजातं बहलं च शुक्रं चिरोत्थितं चापि वदन्ति कृच्छ्रम् |९|
Avrana Sukra (black of the attention, not having an ulcer on it) presents with the under talked about options –
– Sitam yada bhavati asitam syandatmakam – a situation whereby the black of the attention i.e. cornea seems white in color as a result of impact of different illness of the attention i.e. abisyanda – conjunctivitis
– Nati ruk ashru yuktam – not related to a lot of ache and movement of tears
– Vihayasiva achcha ghananukari – the whiteness on the black of the attention resembles the sky enveloped with clear clouds
Prognosis –
Sadhya – Avrana Sukra presenting with above mentioned options is alleged to be simply curable.
Krichra Sadhya – Avrana Sukra presenting with under talked about options is alleged to be curable with problem –
– that which is situated deep inside i.e. situated within the second and third layers of the attention
– that which is thick
– that which has change into persistent i.e. persisting for a protracted period
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Pakatyaya
सञ्च्छाद्यते श्वेतनिभेन सर्वं दोषेण यस्यासितमण्डलं तु ||९||
तमक्षिपाकात्ययमक्षिकोपसमुत्थितं तीव्ररुजं वदन्ति |
Pakatyaya presents with the under talked about options –
Samchadhyate shwetanibena sarvam – illness by which the black of the attention is completely coated by a white layer, brought on by doshas or is taken into account to be the dosha of the black of the attention i.e. cornea known as as Akshipakatyaya.
Akshi kopa samuttham – it’s prompted attributable to aksi kopa or abhisyanda – conjunctivitis, irritation of eyes
Tivra rujam – it’s related to extreme ache
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Ajakajata
अजापुरीषप्रतिमो रुजावान् सलोहितो लोहितपिच्छिलाश्रुः |
विदार्य कृष्णं प्रचयोऽभ्युपैति तं चाजकाजातमिति व्यवस्येत् ||१०||
Ajakajata presents with under talked about options –
– ajapurisha pratimo – a situation of the black of the attention whereby a brand new cyst like development seems which resembles the goat excreta i.e. within the type of spherical pellets
– rujavan – related to ache
– salohito – related to redness
– pichchila ashru srava – related to discharge of sticky / slimy and purple colored tears
– vidarya krshnam – which splits the black of the attention
इति सुश्रुतसंहितायामुत्तरतन्त्रे कृष्णगतरोगविज्ञानीयो नाम पञ्चमोऽध्यायः ||५||
Thus ends the fifth chapter by title Krsnagata roga Vijnaniya in Uttara-sthana of Susruta samhita.
