Charak Samhita
कतिधा पुरुषो धीमन्! धातुभेदेन भिद्यते। पुरुषः कारणं कस्मात्, प्रभवः पुरुषस्य कः ॥३॥
Agnivesha requested Punarvasu to explain the following: 1. What are the divisions of the purusha according to the division of the dhatu (elements)? 2. Why is this purusha considered as the karana (karta/doer)? Is the Purusha considered to be the cause of the body? 3. What is the origin of Purusha?
english translation
katidhA puruSo dhIman! dhAtubhedena bhidyate। puruSaH kAraNaM kasmAt, prabhavaH puruSasya kaH ॥3॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकतिधापुरुषीयशारीरम्
Katidhapurusha Sharira (Knowledge of holistic human being)
2.
अतुल्यगोत्रीयशारीरम्
Atulyagotriya Sharira (Different clans and aspects of the Human Birth)
3.
खुड्डिकागर्भावक्रान्तिशारीरम्
Khuddika Garbhavakranti Sharira (Factors responsible for Embryogenesis)
4.
महतीगर्भावक्रान्तिशारीरम्
Mahatigarbhavakranti Sharira (Detail description on embryonic development)
5.
पुरुषविचयशारीरम्
Purusha Vichaya Sharira (Detailed Study of holistic human being)
6.
शरीरविचयशारीरम्
Sharira Vichaya Sharira (Analytical study of the Human body)
7.
शरीरसङ्ख्याशारीरम्
Sharira Sankhya Sharira (Numerological account of human body constituents)
8.
जातिसूत्रीयशारीरम्
Jatisutriya Sharira (Obstetrics, Maternal Health and Neonatal Care)
कतिधा पुरुषो धीमन्! धातुभेदेन भिद्यते। पुरुषः कारणं कस्मात्, प्रभवः पुरुषस्य कः ॥३॥
Agnivesha requested Punarvasu to explain the following: 1. What are the divisions of the purusha according to the division of the dhatu (elements)? 2. Why is this purusha considered as the karana (karta/doer)? Is the Purusha considered to be the cause of the body? 3. What is the origin of Purusha?
english translation
katidhA puruSo dhIman! dhAtubhedena bhidyate। puruSaH kAraNaM kasmAt, prabhavaH puruSasya kaH ॥3॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript