Astanga Hrudaya

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रागादिरोगान् सततानुषक्तानशेषकायप्रसृतानशेषान् । औत्सुक्यमोहारतिदाञ्जघान योऽपूर्ववैद्याय नमोऽस्तु तस्मै ॥१॥

sanskrit

Our (author's) thanks to that wonderful physician who has destroyed all the diseases like passions etc. which are always after the human being, which are spread in the entire body and which keep giving rise to curiosity, attachment and anxiety (restlessness). We bow in front of that physician.

english translation

hindi translation

rAgAdirogAn satatAnuSaktAnazeSakAyaprasRtAnazeSAn | autsukyamohAratidAJjaghAna yo'pUrvavaidyAya namo'stu tasmai ||1||

hk transliteration

आयुः कामयमानेन धर्मार्थसुखसाधनम् । आयुर्वेदोपदेशेषु विधेयः परमादरः॥२॥

sanskrit

In this verse author tells about purpose of Ayurveda - Age is the means (means of attainment) of these three efforts named Dharma, Artha, Sukh (Kama), hence a person who wishes for age (Sukhayu) should pay utmost (special) respect to the teachings specified in Ayurveda Shastras.

english translation

hindi translation

AyuH kAmayamAnena dharmArthasukhasAdhanam | AyurvedopadezeSu vidheyaH paramAdaraH||2||

hk transliteration

ब्रह्मा स्मृत्वाऽऽयुषो वेदं प्रजापतिमजिग्रहत्। सोऽश्विनौ तौ सहस्राक्षं सोऽत्रिपुत्रादिकान्मुनीन् I तेऽग्निवेशादिकांस्ते तु पृथक् तन्त्राणि तेनिरे ।I३II

sanskrit

Brahmaji was the first to remember (meditate) Ayurveda Shastra and made Dakshprajapati accept it i.e. taught it. Dakshprajapati had taught Ashwinikumars, Ashwinikumars had taught Devraj Indra, he had taught Atriputra (Punarvasu Atreya) etc. Maharishis; Atreya etc. had taught Agnivesh, Bheda, Jatukarna, Parashar, Harit, Ksharpani etc. and then the Maharishis like Agnivesh etc. composed different Tantras (Ayurveda Shastras) in detail.

english translation

hindi translation

brahmA smRtvA''yuSo vedaM prajApatimajigrahat| so'zvinau tau sahasrAkSaM so'triputrAdikAnmunIn I te'gnivezAdikAMste tu pRthak tantrANi tenire |I3II

hk transliteration

तेभ्योऽतिविप्रकीर्णेभ्यः प्रायः सारतरोच्चयः I क्रियतेऽष्टाङ्गहृदयं नातिसङ्क्षेपविस्तरम् ॥४॥

sanskrit

Maharishi Vagbhata says that this collection has been made by taking the best (essence) parts from those ancient tantras scattered here and there. The name of the presented collection of books is – 'Ashtang Hridaya'. In this, the topics mentioned in the ancient tantras have been discussed neither very briefly nor in very detail.

english translation

hindi translation

tebhyo'tiviprakIrNebhyaH prAyaH sArataroccayaH I kriyate'STAGgahRdayaM nAtisaGkSepavistaram ||4||

hk transliteration

कायबालग्रहोर्ध्वाङ्गशल्यदंष्ट्राजरावृषान् I अष्टावङ्गानि तस्याहुश्चिकित्सा येषु संश्रिता II५II

sanskrit

There are 8 Parts of Ayurveda -1. Kaya-cikitsa (General Medicine) 2. Bala-cikitsa/Kaumārabhṛtya (Pediatrics) 3. Graha-cikitsa/Bhūta-vidya (Demonology) 4. Urdhvānga/Śālākya-cikitsā (E. N. T. & Ophthalmology) 5. Salya-cikitsa (Surgery) 6. Damṣtra-cikitsa/Agada tantra (Toxicology) 7. Jara/Rasayana (Geriatrics) 8. Vṛṣa/Vajikarana (Aphrodisiacs).

english translation

hindi translation

kAyabAlagrahordhvAGgazalyadaMSTrAjarAvRSAn I aSTAvaGgAni tasyAhuzcikitsA yeSu saMzritA II5II

hk transliteration