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दीर्घञ्जीवितीयोऽध्यायः
Deerghanjiviteeya Adhyaya (longevity)
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अपामार्गतण्डुलीयोऽध्यायः
Apamarga Tanduliya Adhyaya (Dehusked Seeds of Apamarga and other medicines )
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आरग्वधीयोऽध्यायः
Aragvadhiya Adhyaya (Aragvadha(cassia) and other medicines)
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षड्विरेचनशताश्रितीयोऽध्यायः
Shadvirechanashatashritiya Adhyaya (The Resources of Six Hundred Evacuatives)
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मात्राशितीयोऽध्यायः
Matrashiteeya Adhyaya (The proper quantity of food and daily regimen for preserving health)
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तस्याशितीयोऽध्यायः
Tasyashiteeya Adhyaya (Seasonal regimen of diet and lifestyle)
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नवेगान्धारणीयोऽध्यायः
Naveganadharaniya Adhyaya (Non-suppressible and suppressible natural urges and other factors for health)
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इन्द्रियोपक्रमणीयोऽध्यायः
Indriyopakramaniya Adhyaya (The Disciplinary Protocol for Sense and Motor Organs)
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खुड्डाकचतुष्पादोऽध्यायः
Khuddakachatushpada Adhyaya (The four fundamental components of Healthcare)
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महाचतुष्पादोऽध्यायः
Mahachatushpada Adhyaya (The four important components of Therapeutics)
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तिस्रैषणीयोऽध्यायः
Tistraishaniya Adhyaya (The Three Desires of Life and important triads)
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वातकलाकलीयोऽध्यायः
Vatakalakaliya Adhyaya (The merits and demerits of Vata)
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स्नेहाध्यायः
Snehadhyaya (Oleation therapies)
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स्वेदाध्यायः
Swedadhyaya (Udation Therapies)
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उपकल्पनीयोऽध्यायः
Upakalpaniya Adhyaya (Guidelines for Hospital Management and Purification Treatment)
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चिकित्साप्राभृतीयोऽध्यायः
Chikitsaprabhritiya Adhyaya ( Assessment and care in Panchakarma therapies)
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कियन्तःशिरसीयोऽध्यायः
Kiyanta Shiraseeya Adhyaya (Diseases of three vital organs including Head and other conditions)
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त्रिशोथीयोऽध्यायः
Trishothiya Adhyaya (Three Types of Swellings and other conditions)
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अष्टोदरीयोऽध्यायः
Ashtodariya Adhyaya (Numerical Classification of Diseases)
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महारोगाध्यायः
Maharoga Adhyaya (Dosha specific classification of diseases)
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अष्टौनिन्दितीयोऽध्यायः
Ashtauninditiya Adhyaya (Eight Undesirable Physical Constitutions)
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लङ्घनबृंहणीयोऽध्यायः
Langhanabrimhaniya Adhyaya (Reduction and nourishing therapies)
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सन्तर्पणीयोऽध्यायः
Santarpaniya Adhyaya (Over-nutrition, under-nutrition and its disorders)
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विधिशोणितीयोऽध्यायः
Vidhishonitiya Adhyaya (Characteristics of Shonita (Blood), its vitiation and disorders)
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यज्जःपुरुषीयोऽध्यायः
Yajjah Purushiya Adhyaya (Origin of Human Beings and the best things for life)
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आत्रेयभद्रकाप्यीयोऽध्यायः
Atreyabhadrakapyiya Adhyaya (Pharmacological principles of wholesome and unwholesome diet)
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अन्नपानविध्यध्यायः
Annapanavidhi Adhyaya ( Classification and Regimen of food and beverages)
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विविधाशितपीतीयोऽध्यायः
Vividhashitapitiya Adhyaya (Sequential effects of food and beverages)
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दशप्राणायतनीयोऽध्यायः
Dashapranayataneeya Adhyaya (The Ten Seats of Life Forces )
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अर्थेदशमहामूलीयोऽध्यायः
Arthedashmahamooliya Adhyaya (The Ten great vessels arising from Heart and aspects of healthy life)
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हिताहितं सुखं दुःखमायुस्तस्य हिताहितम्| मानं च तच्च यत्रोक्तमायुर्वेदः स उच्यते ||४१||
Definition and Scope of Ayurveda: Ayurveda is that which deals with good, bad, blissful and sorrowful life, and with what is wholesome and unwholesome for it, longevity, and about what Ayu (life) is in itself.
english translation
hitAhitaM sukhaM duHkhamAyustasya hitAhitam| mAnaM ca tacca yatroktamAyurvedaH sa ucyate ||41||
hk transliteration by Sanscriptशरीरेन्द्रियसत्त्वात्मसंयोगो धारि जीवितम्| नित्यगश्चानुबन्धश्च पर्यायैरायुरुच्यते ||४२||
Definition of Ayu (life) and its synonyms: Ayu (life) implies the conjunction of physical body, senses, mind and soul and is known by the synonym dhari (that which preserves vitality), jivita (that which is live), nityaga (that which is in continuum), and anubandha (that which is interdependent, or a link between past life and the future life).
english translation
zarIrendriyasattvAtmasaMyogo dhAri jIvitam| nityagazcAnubandhazca paryAyairAyurucyate ||42||
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतस्यायुषः पुण्यतमो वेदो वेदविदां मतः| वक्ष्यते यन्मनुष्याणां लोकयोरुभयोर्हितम् ||४३||
Superiority of Ayurveda (over other Veda): Vedic scholars regard Ayurveda as the most exalted of veda, and that which is said to be good for both the worlds for the human beings – the present and the after-life.
english translation
tasyAyuSaH puNyatamo vedo vedavidAM mataH| vakSyate yanmanuSyANAM lokayorubhayorhitam ||43||
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसर्वदा सर्वभावानां सामान्यं वृद्धिकारणम्| ह्रासहेतुर्विशेषश्च, प्रवृत्तिरुभयस्य तु ||४४||
Samanya Vishesha Theory (similarity and dissimilarity): The principle samanya causes increase and the principle vishesha causes decrease of all the existing elements at all times, both these effects are produced by their application in the body.
english translation
sarvadA sarvabhAvAnAM sAmAnyaM vRddhikAraNam| hrAsaheturvizeSazca, pravRttirubhayasya tu ||44||
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसामान्यमेकत्वकरं, विशेषस्तु पृथक्त्वकृत्| तुल्यार्थता हि सामान्यं, विशेषस्तु विपर्ययः ||४५||
Samanya (is the principle which ) enables to understand similarity (between objects), and vishesha (is the principle which) enables to understand distinction(between objects). Again similarity proposes similar purpose (or action) while dissimilarity has opposite one.
english translation
sAmAnyamekatvakaraM, vizeSastu pRthaktvakRt| tulyArthatA hi sAmAnyaM, vizeSastu viparyayaH ||45||
hk transliteration by Sanscript