Chapter 17
काश्यस्य काशिस्तत्पुत्रो राष्ट्रो दीर्घतम:पिता । धन्वन्तरिर्दीर्घतमस आयुर्वेदप्रवर्तक: । यज्ञभुग् वासुदेवांश: स्मृतमात्रार्तिनाशन: ॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration
kāśyasya kāśis tat-putro rāṣṭro dīrghatamaḥ-pitā dhanvantarir dīrghatamasa āyur-veda-pravartakaḥ yajña-bhug vāsudevāṁśaḥ smṛta-mātrārti-nāśanaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
kāśyasya — of Kāśya; kāśiḥ — Kāśi; tat-putraḥ — his son; rāṣṭraḥ — Rāṣṭra; dīrghatamaḥ-pitā — he became the father of Dīrghatama; dhanvantariḥ — Dhanvantari; dīrghatamasaḥ — from Dīrghatama; āyuḥ-veda-pravartakaḥ — the inaugurator of medical science, Āyur Veda; yajña-bhuk — the enjoyer of the results of sacrifice; vāsudeva-aṁśaḥ — incarnation of Lord Vāsudeva; smṛta-mātra — if he is remembered; ārti-nāśanaḥ — it immediately vanquishes all kinds of disease.
Translation
“The son of Kāśya was Kāśi, and his son was Rāṣṭra, the father of Dīrghatama. Dīrghatama had a son named Dhanvantari, who was the inaugurator of the medical science and an incarnation of Lord Vāsudeva, the enjoyer of the results of sacrifices. One who remembers the name of Dhanvantari can be released from all disease.”