dinacaryā: what the term means and how it is translated

Charaka SamhitaSutrasthana 5 (Matrashitiya):71-73 (numbering as printed on carakasamhitaonline.com) · checked against the source

आपोथिताग्रं द्वौ कालौ कषायकटुतिक्तकम्||७१|| भक्षयेद्दन्तपवनं दन्तमांसान्यबाधयन्| निहन्ति गन्धं वैरस्यं जिह्वादन्तास्यजं मलम्||७२|| निष्कृष्य रुचिमाधत्ते सद्यो दन्तविशोधनम्| करञ्जकरवीरार्कमालतीककुभासनाः||७३||

A representative daily-regimen item in Charaka (tooth-stick, twice daily, astringent/pungent/bitter, without injuring gums). The chapter contains no word 'dinacaryā'; the carakasamhitaonline page uses it only in its own headings/keywords.

Charaka SamhitaSutrasthana 5:3 (carakasamhitaonline numbering) · checked against the source

मात्राशी स्यात्| आहारमात्रा पुनरग्निबलापेक्षिणी||३||

The chapter opens with food quantity, showing that Charaka frames the regimen chapter around mātrā rather than a 'daily routine'.

Charaka SamhitaSutrasthana Lesson V (Kaviratna):Kaviratna Lesson V, his printed 63 (the tooth-stick rule, with dagger footnote) and 64 (its effects), pp. 60-61 (page image; the djvu OCR prints '88' and '84'); standard Sutrasthana 5.71cd-73ab per carakasamhitaonline Matrashiteeya_Adhyaya (||७१|| आपोथिताग्रं द्वौ कालौ कषायकटुतिक्तकम्; ||७२|| भक्षयेद्दन्तपवनं दन्तमांसान्यबाधयन्| निहन्ति गन्धं वैरस्यं जिह्वादन्तास्यजं मलम्; ||७३|| निष्कृष्य रुचिमाधत्ते सद्यो दन्तविशोधनम्). Recorded separately, not converted. · checked against the source

The stick for brushing the teeth should be either astringent or pungent or bitter. One of its ends should be chewed into the form of a brush. It should he used twice a day, taking care that the gums be not injured. The process (of washing the teeth thus) destroys bad odor and bad taste. It removes sordes from the tongue, teeth, and mouth, and quickly produces appetite and purifies the teeth.

Kaviratna's English for the tooth-stick rule (astringent, pungent or bitter stick, end chewed to a brush, used twice daily without hurting the gums; removes bad odour and taste, clears sordes, restores appetite). His footnote 'To this day many Hindus wash their teeth twice a day... A brush once used should not be used again.—T.' is the translator's note, not the text. In Su.5 his numbers run about eight BEHIND the standard (his 63-64 = std 71-73).

Sushruta SamhitaChikitsa-sthana XXIV (Anagatabadha-pratishedha; Bhishagratna's chapter number):Sanskrit verse numbers not established (Bhishagratna prints none) · checked against the source

Now we shall discourse on the rules of hygiene and the prophilactic measures in general ... A man should leave his bed early in the morning and brush his teeth. The tooth-brush should be made of a fresh twig of a tree or a plant grown on a commendable tract and it should be straight, not worm-eaten, devoid of any knot or at most with one knot only ... What is (popularly) known as physical exercise is (nothing but) a sense of weariness from bodily labour, and it should be taken every day. After taking physical exercise, the whole body should be shampooed, until it gives rise to a comfortable sensation in the limbs.

Sushruta's daily-regimen chapter (rising, tooth-brushing, exercise, massage) framed as prophylaxis against future disease.

Ashtanga HridayaSutrasthana 2 (Dinacaryā adhyāya):1 (verse number not printed on retrieved page; conventionally 2.1)

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Vagbhata is the text that uses 'Dinacaryā' as a chapter title; the opening verse prescribes rising in brāhma muhūrta to protect life. Verse number not displayed on the retrieved page.