Shloka:
आमं विपच्यमानं च सम्यक् पक्वं च यो भिषक् |
जानीयात् स भवेद्वैद्यः शेषास्तस्करवृत्तयः ||Su.Su.17/6
Words meaning:
आमं= inflammatory phase/ unripened
विपच्यमानं= not completely ripened
च = and
सम्यक् = good/ adequate
पक्वं = ripened/ suppuratory phase
च = and
यो = one who
भिषक्= doctor
जानीयात् = known
स = that person
भवेद्वैद्यः - भवेत्= he is the + वैद्यः= doctor
शेषास्तस्करवृत्तयः - शेषाः= others + तस्कर = thief + वृत्तयः = profession
Meaning of the Shloka:
The one who knows the different stages of inflammations like amavastha (inflammatory phase/ unripened) , pachyamanavastha (not completely ripened) and pakvavastha (ripened) is the best doctor and the others who don’t know about this is called as the professional thieves.