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LITERARY IMPORTANCE OF SUSHRUTA SAMHITA AND ITS UNIQUENESS

Dr. Kavita Kanyal* and Dr. (Prof.) Vijay Shankar Pandey

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Introduction-Ayurveda is a holistic tradition and way of living that helps one to attain complete wellness. But what that complete wellness means, is understood with the help of the three foundational treatises of Ayurveda namely Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Ashtang Sangraha. Acharya Sushruta, the author of Sushruta Samhita is known as the “Father of Surgery”. Sushruta Samhita is seen by many as a textbook of topics relating to surgery only and it is a lesser-known fact that Sushruta Samhita is a compilation of lessons related to basic concepts of Ayurveda, theory of creation, anatomy, causes- pathologymanagement of diseases, etc. Sushruta Samhita comprises of important fundamental concepts like definitions of Tridosha, Trividha Roga, Tantrayukti, Panchmahabhoota, Shadkriyakaala etc. Important procedures of clinical importance like Ksharkarma, Agnikarma, Raktmokshana, etc are explained in this Samhita. It encompasses light on various fields of specialization like surgery, medicine, diseases of eye, ear, nose, throat, toxicology, embryology, psychiatry, rejuvenation etc. Method- Study, collection of literary background of each sthana of Sushruta Samhita relating to Ashtang Ayurveda. Result- Sushruta Samhita’s literature holds a unique and great role in understanding the fields of Ashtang Ayurveda. Conclusion- Sushruta Samhita is equally required for better understanding of diseases and their management.

Keywords: Ashtang Ayurveda, Sthana, Tantrayukti, Shadkriyakaala.