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मुष्टिप्रमाणं बदरं सेवं सीवफलं तथा ।
फलं च सितिकापूर्वं वातपित्तहरं गुरु ॥१॥
Mussttipramaannam Badaram Sevam Siivaphalam Tathaa |
Phalam Ca Sitikaapuurvam Vaata-Pitta-Haram Guru ||1||

Meaning:
1.1: Apple is called Musttipramana (literally meaning measuring a Fistful), Badara, Seva, Sivaphala, ...
1.2: ... Phala and Sitikapurva; It mitigates Vata (A Dosha in Ayurveda which is compared to Air (responsible for movement). The qualities are coldness, dryness, lightness etc) and Pitta (A Dosha in Ayurveda which is compared to the Sun [Heating Principle]. The qualities are heat, sharp acting, fluidity etc) and it is Guru (Heavy, making Big or Fat).



हिमं स्यन्दनकं स्निग्धं मूत्रलं स्वादु शीतलम् ।
त्वग्दाहयन्तर्दाहं च हृत्कम्पान् पित्तसम्भवान् ॥२॥
Himam Syandanakam Snigdham Muutralam Svaadu Shiitalam |
Tvagdaahay-Antardaaham Ca Hrtkampaan Pitta-Sambhavaan ||2||

Meaning:
2.1: It is Hima (Cold), Syandanaka (Moving on Swiftly, Liquefying, Dissolving), Snigdha (Literally means Slippery, Unctuous, Oily. It has the effect of making Wet or Moistening), Mutrala (Diuretic, promotes the production of Urine), Svaadu (Sweet) and Shitala (Cold),
2.2: It mitigates Tvagdaha (Burning sensation in the Skin), Antardaha (Burning sensation in the Body) and (mitigates) the cause of Pitta (A Dosha in Ayurveda which is compared to the Sun [Heating Principle]. The qualities are heat, sharp acting, fluidity etc),



हरेत्तत्सञ्चितमलं ज्वरघ्नं तु विषापहम् ।
बृंहणं कफकृद् वृष्यं स्वादुपाकरसं हिमम् ॥३॥
Haret-Tat-San.cita-Malam Jvara-Ghnam Tu Vissa-Apaham |
Brmhannam Kapha-Krd Vrssyam Svaadu-Paaka-Rasam Himam ||3||

Meaning:
3.1: It removes the accumulated Mala (Bodily Excretion or Secretion) and mitigates Jvara (Fever) and Poisoning,
3.2: It is Brimhana (Making Big or Fat, Nourishing), aggravates Kapha (A Dosha in Ayurveda which is compared to the Moon [Cooling Principle]. Its qualities are heaviness, coldness, oiliness etc), Vrsya (Aphrodisiac, enhances Semen, improves Sexual vigour), Svadu (Sweet) in Vipaka (during the digestive process) and Hima (Cold).


(from Madanapala Nighantu)



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Translated by greenmesg

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