| Hearing these questions, the great sage Punarvasu spoke to answer. [3-5] | | Hearing these questions, the great sage Punarvasu spoke to answer. [3-5] |
− | Basti administered after careful examination of dosha (vitiating factors), aushadha (potency of drugs), desha (place of living and body of patient), kala (season and time of administration), satmya (accustom), agni (factor responsible for process of digestion and metabolism), sattva (mind), oka (accustom due to continuous use), vaya (age) and bala (strength) is certainly capable of providing the significant results, the benefits of the therapy and ultimately success.[6] | + | ''Basti'' administered after careful examination of ''dosha'' (vitiating factors), ''aushadha'' (potency of drugs), ''desha'' (place of living and body of patient), ''kala'' (season and time of administration), ''satmya'' (accustom), ''agni'' (factor responsible for process of digestion and metabolism), ''sattva'' (mind), ''oka'' (habituation due to continuous use), ''vaya'' (age) and ''bala'' (strength) is certainly capable of providing the significant results, the benefits of the therapy and ultimately success.[6] |