Charak Samhita

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तत्र चेत् प्रष्टारः स्युः-चतुर्णामृक्सामयजुरथर्ववेदानां कं वेदमुपदिशन्त्यायुर्वेदविदः? किमायुः? कस्मादायुर्वेदः? किमर्थमायुर्वेदः? शाश्वतोऽशाश्वतो वा? कति कानि चास्याङ्गानि? कैश्चायमध्येतव्यः? किमर्थं च? इति ||२०||

sanskrit

[Prashnashtak (eight questions)] Again, when the questions arise as to which among the four vedas– rk, sama, yajus and atharva, should scholars of Ayurveda follow? What is Ayu? Why is the body of knowledge called Ayurveda? What is the purpose of Ayurveda? Is it eternal or transient? What are its branches and how many are they? Who are eligible to study it and why should it be studied? (An ideal practitioner should be able to answer these questions in the manner mentioned in the following verse)

english translation

tatra cet praSTAraH syuH-caturNAmRksAmayajuratharvavedAnAM kaM vedamupadizantyAyurvedavidaH? kimAyuH? kasmAdAyurvedaH? kimarthamAyurvedaH? zAzvato'zAzvato vA? kati kAni cAsyAGgAni? kaizcAyamadhyetavyaH? kimarthaM ca? iti ||20||

hk transliteration