Formation of “Sapta Chatuska” of Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthana
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Ayurveda, the science of life is the ancient Indian medicine which deals with longevity of life. The main purpose of Ayurveda is to maintain the health of the healthy individual (preventive aspect) and treatment of the diseased individual (curative aspect).There are three fundamental authoritative texts in ayurveda called Brihatrayee viz. Charaka samhita, Sushruta Samhita and Astanga Hridaya. The Charaka Samhita contains eight sthanas. The sutra sthana is the collective form of the whole samhita which is classified into seven chatuskas and samgraha dvaya for easy understanding of the contexts. This is the unique quality of Charaka samhita as we do not find such classification in the other samhitas. Astanga hridaya is considered as the most advanced piece of work among the Brihattrayee. Hence, a humble effort has been made to re-arrange the sutrasthana of Astanga Hridaya in the form of chatuska and to give probable explanation for their arrangement in specific order to demonstrate its worth.
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Kanika Gogoi
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