Masurika (pox; called devi, mata or chechak in the commentary) is described as lentil-like eruptions of many colours and shapes, arising mainly from pitta, with dosha and blood types, blisters, prodromes and fatal signs.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- मसूरिकाशीतला
- Hindi
- मसूरिकाचेचकमाताशीतला
- English
- Pox diseasepoxsmallpox-like eruptive fever
- Romanized
- masurika
Types described in the text
Vata type
वातज मसूरिका
Pigeon-coloured, black-mouthed, irregular in shape and painful.
Pitta type
पित्तज मसूरिका
Yellow, red or black, with high fever, thirst and burning, ripening very quickly, soft and numerous.
Kapha type
कफज मसूरिका
Dense, large, very cold, with fever preceded by chill, slow to ripen.
Three-dosha type
सन्निपातज मसूरिका
The severe features of all three doshas together.
Blisters, outward- or inward-opening
विस्फोट (बहिर्मुख, अंतर्मुख)
Terrible blisters shaped like tree fruits, opening outward or inward.
What the text says
Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.
Definition1
Lentil-like red, black, white and yellow eruptions of many shapes appear on the body; this is called masurika, which the commentary equates with devi, mata or chechak.
Causes1
The text names as causes the anger of cruel grahas, smelling the poisonous flowers of poison trees, poisoning, irregular meals, disturbed seasons, transgressing religious duties, sacrifices with killing, killing, grave harassment of monks and the anger of monks.
Early signs1
Prodromes: high fever, loss of appetite, horripilation, burning, thirst, pain in the head, limbs and heart, aching joints, heavy sleep, delirium, fainting, giddiness, dry mouth, confusion, colic, yawning, swelling, itching and heaviness, as in one poisoned.
Signs and symptoms3
By dosha the eruptions are shaped like sand, mustard seeds, lentils, or all grains and split pulses, and turn yellow like fruit in due time.
Owing to past karma, terrible blisters shaped like the fruits of various trees also form, either opening outward or opening inward.
When it worsens it spreads to the tongue, ears, eyes, nose, brows, lips, throat, feet, hands, head and the whole body.
How it develops1
Pox arises mainly from the predominance of pitta, though features of the other aggravated doshas also appear, which is why vata and other types are named.
Treatment principle3
When ripened pox turns into ulcers, they are treated like wounds and like visarpa.
Wound treatment is applied properly, and any complications that appear are treated by means suited to them.
Pox caused by spirits or by poisoning is recognised from the possession signs and features and overcome with suitable medicines and mantras by a physician versed in bhuta lore and poison lore.
Prognosis3
Small eruptions (arunshika) with white, deep red, red or black rings that are sunken in the middle and black-mouthed are incurable and should be avoided by the physician.
Severe colic, stupor, bleeding, burning, swelling, confusion, excessive delirium, great thirst and deep fainting mean that the disease quickly takes life.
Saucer-shaped, sunken-mouthed eruptions with a central knob, ringed like burns, hard, very red or black and wide-mouthed, with fever, diarrhoea, colic, tremor, bloating, thirst, hiccup, harsh breathing and cough, are incurable.
Where else is this mentioned?
Named 79 times on 25 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.
- PDF page 28Front matter… बतलाते हुए आचार्य ने सातवे अध्याय में लिखा है कि रोगी जिस प्रकार अपने माता, पिता, पुत्र, मित्र, कलत्र पर विश्वास करता है, उसी प्रकार वैद्य के प् …
- Book page 15Chapter 2×2… म्। त्रिधैवमाहारविधि: शिशै जने। परेषु संभोजनमेव शोभनम्॥ 10॥ भावार्थ : माता के गर्भ से बाहर आने के बाद बालक सर्वप्रथम केवल माता का दूध पीकर जीता …
- Book page 24Chapter 2×4… ु के द्वारा ढका हुआ होकर अत्यन्त अंधकार से कुंठित रहता है। प्रतिनित्य माता जो कुछ भी भ़य, भोजन व पान द्रव्य आदि को दाँतों से चबाकर खाती है, उससे …
- Book page 99Chapter 7… वहितैकबुद्धै। विश्वास एवात्रा भिषग्वरेःस्मिन्॥44॥ भावार्थ : रोगी अपने माता-पिता, पुत्र-मित्र, बंधु-स्त्री आदि सबको (औषधि के विषय में) संदेह की द …
- Book page 128Chapter 9… र ठणडा करें। फिर उस कषाय को पीने से पित्तोद्रेक से उत्पन्न फफोले, शोष मसूरिका आदि रोगों में यदि दाह तृषा आदि पीडा हो जायें तो सर्व शमन होते हैं, जि …
- Book page 160Chapter 11×2… है। दशविध प्रमेहपिटका: शराविका सर्षपिका सजालिनी। सपुत्रिणी कच्छपिका मसूरिका॥ विदारिका विद्रधिकालजी मता। प्रमेहिणां स्यु:पिटका दशैव ता:॥11॥ भावार् …
- Book page 161Chapter 11×2कल्याणकारके / महामयाधिकार: 161 पुत्रिणी, कच्छपिका, मसूरिका लक्षण ससू़मकाभि: पिटकाभिरन्विता। प्रव़यते सा महती सपुत्रिणी। महासमूला …
- Book page 173Chapter 11… राक्षिरोग-नष्टस्वरव्रणमुखो गलितप्रपूयम्॥ 78॥ भावार्थ : कुष्ठरोग युक्त माता-पितरों के, दूषित रजोवीर्य के सम्बन्ध से उत्पन्न संतान अधिक कुष्ठी हो …
- Book page 204Chapter 12×2… ार कर जैसा भी निकल सके, बच्चो को शीघ्र बाहर निकालना चाहिए। नहीं तो वह माता के प्राण का घातक होगा। मूढगर्भ का असाध्य लक्षण वैदनाभिरतिविश्रुतमत्या …
- Book page 205Chapter 12… ोषविधानै:। आहरेदसुहरं दृढगभँ। श्रावयेदपि च मंत्रामदानि॥ 56॥ भावार्थ : माता के प्राण को घात करने वाले मूढगर्भ को निकालने के लिए जिस समय वह अंदर ह …
- Book page 382Chapter 18×2… ों के साथ राजय़मा से पीडित मनुष्य को देना चाहिए। अथ मसूरिकारोगाधिकार: मसूरिका निदान अथ ग्रहक्षोभवशाद्विषांघ्रिप - प्रभूतपुष्पोत्कटगंधवासनात्। व …
- Book page 383Chapter 18×7… ाले मसूर के समान लाल, काले, सफेद व पीले दाने शरीर में निकलते हैं, उसे मसूरिका रोग (देवी, माता चेचक) कहते हैं। मसूरिका की आकृति स्वदोषभेदात्सिकता …
Questions and answers
What causes of pox (masurika) does the text name?
The anger of cruel grahas, smelling poisonous flowers, poisoning, irregular eating, disturbed seasons, transgressing religious duties, sacrifices with killing, killing, and harassing or angering monks.
Detailed answer and sourcesHow, according to the text, do pox and some other diseases pass from person to person?
Through touching the patient's body, living near him and eating food he has touched.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
- Chapter 18 · p. 382 · v. 29-30
- Chapter 18 · p. 383 · v. 30
- Chapter 18 · p. 383 · v. 31
- Chapter 18 · p. 383 · v. 32
- Chapter 18 · p. 383 · v. 33
- Chapter 18 · p. 383 · v. 34-35
- Chapter 18 · p. 384 · v. 36
- Chapter 18 · p. 384 · v. 37
- Chapter 18 · p. 384 · v. 38
- Chapter 18 · p. 384 · v. 39
- Chapter 18 · p. 385 · v. 41-42
- Chapter 18 · p. 385 · v. 40
- Chapter 18 · p. 387 · v. 53
- Chapter 18 · p. 388 · v. 58
- Chapter 18 · p. 390 · v. 65
Quick facts
- Content type
- Condition
- Categories
- Fevers and infectionsSkin and hairChild health
- Source pages with records
- 7
- Pages naming it
- 25
- Chapters
- Chapter 18
- Extraction tasks
- T19
- Record id
- condition_masurika