Charak Samhita

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तत्रायुर्वेदः शाखा विद्या सूत्रं ज्ञानं शास्त्रं लक्षणं तन्त्रमित्यनर्थान्तरम् ||३१||

sanskrit

[Classical text and its object] Shakha, Vidya, Sutra, Jnana, Shastra, Lakshana, and Tantra are synonyms of Ayurveda. The purpose of this science has been explained in its definition.

english translation

tatrAyurvedaH zAkhA vidyA sUtraM jJAnaM zAstraM lakSaNaM tantramityanarthAntaram ||31||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/30/32

तन्त्रार्थः पुनः स्वलक्षणैरुपदिष्टः| स चार्थः प्रकरणैर्विभाव्यमानो भूय एव शरीरवृत्तिहेतुव्याधिकर्मकार्यकालकर्तृकरणविधिविनिश्चयाद्दशप्रकरणः, तानि चप्रकरणानि केवलेनोपदेक्ष्यन्ते तन्त्रेण ||३२||

sanskrit

Various topics discussed in this science are Anatomy-Physiology, Dietetics, Etiology, Disease, Treatment for attainment of health, Chronobiology, Physicians, Therapies, and Procedures. These are ten aspects that will be explained in this treatise.

english translation

tantrArthaH punaH svalakSaNairupadiSTaH| sa cArthaH prakaraNairvibhAvyamAno bhUya eva zarIravRttihetuvyAdhikarmakAryakAlakartRkaraNavidhivinizcayAddazaprakaraNaH, tAni caprakaraNAni kevalenopadekSyante tantreNa ||32||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/30/33

तन्त्रस्यास्याष्टौ स्थानानि; तद्यथा- श्लोकनिदानविमानशारीरेन्द्रियचिकित्सितकल्पसिद्धिस्थानानि| तत्र त्रिंशदध्यायकं श्लोकस्थानम्, अष्टाष्टाध्यायकानि निदानविमानशारीरस्थानानि, द्वादशकमिन्द्रियाणां, त्रिंशकंचिकित्सितानां, द्वादशके कल्पसिद्धिस्थाने भवतः ||३३||

sanskrit

[Sections and their objects] The following are the eight sections that form Charak Samhita:- 1. Shloka Sthana (or Sutra Sthana) or the section on general principles having thirty chapters; 2. Nidana Sthana or the section on diagnosis of diseases having eight chapters; 3. Vimana Sthana or the section on specific determination of drugs etc., having eight chapters; 4. Sharira Sthana or the section on anatomy including embryology having eight chapters; 5. Indriya Sthana or the section on prognostic signs having twelve chapters; 6. Chikitsa Sthana or the section on therapeutics having thirty chapters; 7. Kalpa Sthana or the section on pharmaceuticals having twelve chapters; and; 8. Siddhi Sthana or the section on the successful administration of Panchakarma (five elimination therapies) having twelve chapters;

english translation

tantrasyAsyASTau sthAnAni; tadyathA- zlokanidAnavimAnazArIrendriyacikitsitakalpasiddhisthAnAni| tatra triMzadadhyAyakaM zlokasthAnam, aSTASTAdhyAyakAni nidAnavimAnazArIrasthAnAni, dvAdazakamindriyANAM, triMzakaMcikitsitAnAM, dvAdazake kalpasiddhisthAne bhavataH ||33||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/30/34

भवति चात्र- द्वे त्रिंशके द्वादशकं त्रयं च त्रीण्यष्टकान्येषु समाप्तिरुक्ता| श्लोकौषधारिष्टविकल्पसिद्धिनिदानमानाश्रयसञ्ज्ञकेषु ||३४||

sanskrit

Thus it can be said that Sutra(shloka) and Chikitsa(aushadha) sections have thirty chapters each, Indriya(arishta), Kalpa(vikalpa) and Siddhi sections have twelve chapters each, and Nidana, Vimana, and Sharira(ashraya) sections have eight chapters each. This is the entire treatise.

english translation

bhavati cAtra- dve triMzake dvAdazakaM trayaM ca trINyaSTakAnyeSu samAptiruktA| zlokauSadhAriSTavikalpasiddhinidAnamAnAzrayasaJjJakeSu ||34||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/30/35

स्वे स्वे स्थाने यथास्वं च स्थानार्थ उपदेक्ष्यते| सविंशमध्यायशतं शृणु नामक्रमागतम् ||३५||

sanskrit

[Names of Adhyaya(chapters)] The objectives of the sequence of the various sections within the treatise, and the names of the one hundred twenty chapters shall be described as follows:

english translation

sve sve sthAne yathAsvaM ca sthAnArtha upadekSyate| saviMzamadhyAyazataM zRNu nAmakramAgatam ||35||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/30/31

तत्रायुर्वेदः शाखा विद्या सूत्रं ज्ञानं शास्त्रं लक्षणं तन्त्रमित्यनर्थान्तरम् ||३१||

sanskrit

[Classical text and its object] Shakha, Vidya, Sutra, Jnana, Shastra, Lakshana, and Tantra are synonyms of Ayurveda. The purpose of this science has been explained in its definition.

english translation

tatrAyurvedaH zAkhA vidyA sUtraM jJAnaM zAstraM lakSaNaM tantramityanarthAntaram ||31||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/30/32

तन्त्रार्थः पुनः स्वलक्षणैरुपदिष्टः| स चार्थः प्रकरणैर्विभाव्यमानो भूय एव शरीरवृत्तिहेतुव्याधिकर्मकार्यकालकर्तृकरणविधिविनिश्चयाद्दशप्रकरणः, तानि चप्रकरणानि केवलेनोपदेक्ष्यन्ते तन्त्रेण ||३२||

sanskrit

Various topics discussed in this science are Anatomy-Physiology, Dietetics, Etiology, Disease, Treatment for attainment of health, Chronobiology, Physicians, Therapies, and Procedures. These are ten aspects that will be explained in this treatise.

english translation

tantrArthaH punaH svalakSaNairupadiSTaH| sa cArthaH prakaraNairvibhAvyamAno bhUya eva zarIravRttihetuvyAdhikarmakAryakAlakartRkaraNavidhivinizcayAddazaprakaraNaH, tAni caprakaraNAni kevalenopadekSyante tantreNa ||32||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/30/33

तन्त्रस्यास्याष्टौ स्थानानि; तद्यथा- श्लोकनिदानविमानशारीरेन्द्रियचिकित्सितकल्पसिद्धिस्थानानि| तत्र त्रिंशदध्यायकं श्लोकस्थानम्, अष्टाष्टाध्यायकानि निदानविमानशारीरस्थानानि, द्वादशकमिन्द्रियाणां, त्रिंशकंचिकित्सितानां, द्वादशके कल्पसिद्धिस्थाने भवतः ||३३||

sanskrit

[Sections and their objects] The following are the eight sections that form Charak Samhita:- 1. Shloka Sthana (or Sutra Sthana) or the section on general principles having thirty chapters; 2. Nidana Sthana or the section on diagnosis of diseases having eight chapters; 3. Vimana Sthana or the section on specific determination of drugs etc., having eight chapters; 4. Sharira Sthana or the section on anatomy including embryology having eight chapters; 5. Indriya Sthana or the section on prognostic signs having twelve chapters; 6. Chikitsa Sthana or the section on therapeutics having thirty chapters; 7. Kalpa Sthana or the section on pharmaceuticals having twelve chapters; and; 8. Siddhi Sthana or the section on the successful administration of Panchakarma (five elimination therapies) having twelve chapters;

english translation

tantrasyAsyASTau sthAnAni; tadyathA- zlokanidAnavimAnazArIrendriyacikitsitakalpasiddhisthAnAni| tatra triMzadadhyAyakaM zlokasthAnam, aSTASTAdhyAyakAni nidAnavimAnazArIrasthAnAni, dvAdazakamindriyANAM, triMzakaMcikitsitAnAM, dvAdazake kalpasiddhisthAne bhavataH ||33||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/30/34

भवति चात्र- द्वे त्रिंशके द्वादशकं त्रयं च त्रीण्यष्टकान्येषु समाप्तिरुक्ता| श्लोकौषधारिष्टविकल्पसिद्धिनिदानमानाश्रयसञ्ज्ञकेषु ||३४||

sanskrit

Thus it can be said that Sutra(shloka) and Chikitsa(aushadha) sections have thirty chapters each, Indriya(arishta), Kalpa(vikalpa) and Siddhi sections have twelve chapters each, and Nidana, Vimana, and Sharira(ashraya) sections have eight chapters each. This is the entire treatise.

english translation

bhavati cAtra- dve triMzake dvAdazakaM trayaM ca trINyaSTakAnyeSu samAptiruktA| zlokauSadhAriSTavikalpasiddhinidAnamAnAzrayasaJjJakeSu ||34||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sutra-sthana/30/35

स्वे स्वे स्थाने यथास्वं च स्थानार्थ उपदेक्ष्यते| सविंशमध्यायशतं शृणु नामक्रमागतम् ||३५||

sanskrit

[Names of Adhyaya(chapters)] The objectives of the sequence of the various sections within the treatise, and the names of the one hundred twenty chapters shall be described as follows:

english translation

sve sve sthAne yathAsvaM ca sthAnArtha upadekSyate| saviMzamadhyAyazataM zRNu nAmakramAgatam ||35||

hk transliteration