पथ्ये सति गदार्तस्य किमौषधनिषेवणैः ।
पथ्येऽसति गदार्तस्य किमौषधनिषेवणैः ॥
pathye sati gadārtasya kim auṣadha-niṣevaṇaiḥ |
pathye’sati gadārtasya kim auṣadha-niṣevaṇaiḥ ||
(Vaidya-jīvana: 1.10)
“When someone suffering from a disease follows a proper diet, then what is the use of taking medicine? [And] When someone suffering from a disease does not follow a proper diet, then what is the use of taking medicine?”