Shloka 12
तेषामन्यतमोद्रेके विधानमुपदिश्यते । उष्णेन बाध्यते शीतं शीतेनोष्णं प्रबाध्यते,“उन तीनोंमेंसे यदि किसी एककी वृद्धि हो जाय तो उसकी चिकित्सा बतायी जाती है। उष्ण द्रव्यसे सर्दी और शीत पदार्थसे गर्मीका निवारण होता है
teṣām anyatamodreke vidhānam upadiśyate | uṣṇena bādhyate śītaṁ śītenoṣṇaṁ prabādhyate ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “If, among those three, any one becomes excessive, a remedy is prescribed. Cold is countered by what is hot, and heat is countered by what is cold.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When one element/quality becomes excessive, it should be corrected by applying its opposite—heat by cold, and cold by heat—illustrating the broader ethical principle of restoring balance through appropriate countermeasures.
Vaiśampāyana continues an instructive passage in Śānti Parva, stating a rule of remedy: if one among a triad of factors becomes aggravated, a prescribed regimen is given, exemplified through the opposition of heat and cold.