SHADPADARTH OF VAISHESHIK DARSHANA AND SHATKARANA EXPLAINED IN AYURVEDA – A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Unnati Chavan* and Narayan Sabu
ABSTRACT
The Indian systems of philosophy are classified into two classes,
namely, the „nastika‟ and the „astika‟. The Vaisheshik school of
philosophy attributed to „Kanada Acharya‟ deals mostly with physics
and metaphysics. The Shad -padarthas namely Dravya, Guna, Karma,
Samanya, Vishesh, Samvay narrated by Vaisheshik Darshan are held
as a characteristic feature of this school of philosophy. In Charak
Samhita, which is one of the most classic works done in Ayurveda,
“Shat-karanas” are mentioned as tools for prevention and treatment of
various physical and mental diseases. In this epoch, when Ayurveda is
demanded globally, it is very important for us to have thorough and
deeper understanding of basic principles of Ayurveda and other complementary sciences. So,
this topic was selected to compare Shatkarana mentioned in Ayurveda with that mentioned as
Shadpadarthas in Vaisheshik Darshana.
Keywords: Shadpadarth, Vaisheshik Darshana ,Charak Samhita, Shatkarana, Ayurveda.
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