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Tell the word by word meaning of first Shloka
The first shloka in the image (under section 5.6 Sramsana) is:
पक्तव्यं यदपत्तवैव श्लिष्टं कोष्ठे मलादिकम् । नयत्यधः स्संनं तद्यथा स्यात् कृतमालकः ॥
(Reference: शा. प्र. 4/4-5)
Here is the word-by-word meaning:
| Sanskrit Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| पक्तव्यं | That which is to be digested / partially digested (worthy of digestion) |
| यद् | Which / that which |
| अपक्त्वैव | Without being fully digested / even without complete digestion (अपक्त्वा + एव = without cooking/digesting + indeed) |
| श्लिष्टं | Adherent / sticky / that which is clinging (to the intestinal wall) |
| कोष्ठे | In the Koshtha (the gastro-intestinal tract / alimentary canal) |
| मलादिकम् | Mala (waste/feces) and other such substances (मल + आदिकम् = feces etc.) |
| नयति | Carries / leads / expels / moves downward |
| अधः | Downward / in the downward direction |
| स्संनं (स्रंसनं) | Sramsana - the act of causing to slip/slide down; the process of expulsion |
| तद् | That / it |
| यथा | Just as / for example / like |
| स्यात् | It is / it becomes / it may be |
| कृतमालकः | Kritamala - referring to Aragwadha (Cassia fistula Linn.), the golden shower plant used as the example drug |
Full meaning of the Shloka:
"That which is sticky (श्लिष्ट) and partially undigested (अपक्त), residing in the Koshtha (gastrointestinal tract), along with Mala (feces) and other substances - the drug that moves/expels it downward (अधः नयति) without complete digestion - that action is called Sramsana. The example of such a drug is Kritamala (Cassia fistula)."
In simple terms: Sramsana is the action by which a drug expels the partially digested, sticky waste matter from the intestines downward, without waiting for full digestion - just as Aragwadha (Cassia fistula) does.
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