Essay name: Physician as depicted in Manasollasa
Author:
Sri B. S. Hebballi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This thesis critically evaluates the role of physicians in Ayurvedic literature, particularly in King Somesvara's Manasollasa. It explores the connection between mind and body health, emphasizing the influence of diet and actions.
Chapter 3a - Basic concepts of Ayurveda (as explained in Manasollasa)
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maintained by avoiding extremes and following a middle path. His
equilibrium and 啶掂啶粪ぎ啷嵿く [惫补颈峁尘测补 ] is disequilibrium. 啶膏ぎ啶啶� [samayoga ] is the result of 啶膏ぞ啶啶� [蝉腻尘测补 ] which
is necessary for health. 啶呧く啷嬥, ( [ayoga, (] non-use); 啶呧い啶苦く啷嬥 ( [atiyoga (] excessive use) and 啶た啶ム啶ぞ啶啶�
( [尘颈迟丑测腻测辞驳补
(] faulty use) cause resulting in disease. 61 Maintenance of health of
the healthy person and restoration of the health of diseased person is the
main object of a physician.
In modern times chemistry is considered the basis of drug
composition. In Ayurvedas constitute the basis of the composition
of drugs or 啶︵啶班さ啷嵿く [dravya] s.
63 Every drug in Ayurveda is Each material substance
can be used as a drug as it is composed of Every drug has
some qualities and actions. 64 Drugs are mostly inferred by Rasas or
tastes. Rasas are the result of
composition of the drug. These
drugs have effects on 啶︵啶� [诲辞峁] s. 啶ぇ啷佮ぐ - [madhura - ] sweet, 啶呧ぎ啷嵿げ - [amla - ] sour, 啶侧さ啶� - [lava峁嘺 - ] salty, 啶曕啷嵿 - [ka峁弓ha - ] Pungent,
啶むた啶曕啶� - [tikta - ] bitter and 啶曕し啶距く - [ka峁Ｄ亂a - ] astringent are six Rasas. They influence 啶︵啶� [诲辞峁] s. Rasas
have their own actions. Excessive use of the Rasas causes disorder. 65
Chemistry was known to the people in ancient India. Chemicals and
medicines were hand-made. Chemists apparently devoted most of their
attention to making medicines and drugs to promote health and
longevity. According to D.D. Mehta 鈥楥hemistry is a branch of Medicine.'66
61. 啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶ぞ啶｀た 啶� 啶氞啶掂ぞ啶班啶ムぞ啶� 啶膏啶栢う啷佮啶栢じ啷嵿く 啶灌啶むさ啶� 啷�
啶灌啶む啶膏啶む 啶膏啶栢う啷佮啶栢じ啷嵿く 啶啶椸 啶︵啶粪啶熰ざ啷嵿啶む啶班啶掂た啶о ||
啶膏え啷嵿い啷�啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶ぞ啶｀た 啶膏え啷嵿い啷嵿く啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶啶椸 啶� 啶� 啶� 啶氞ぞ啶膏啶むた 啶班啶曕 啷�
啶� 啶膏啶栢 啶曕ぞ啶班ぃ啶� 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶距う啷嵿く啷嬥 啶忇さ啶� 啶氞い啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啶苦ぇ啶� || [nendriy膩峁噄 na caiv膩rth膩岣� sukhadu岣hasya hetava岣� |
hetustu sukhadu岣hasya yogo d峁涐梗峁璦艣caturvidha岣� ||
sant墨ndriy膩峁噄 santy膩rtha岣� yogo na ca na c膩sti ruk |
na sukha峁� k膩ra峁嘺峁� tasm膩dyoga eva峁� caturvidha岣� || ] ' 啶氞ぐ啶曕じ啶傕す啶苦い啶� [肠补谤补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻] ' 啶多ぐ啷�啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え [艣补谤墨谤补蝉迟丑腻苍补 ] 130-131.
62. '啶氞ぐ啶曕じ啶傕す啶苦い啶� [肠补谤补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻] ' 啶膏啶む啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え [蝉奴迟谤补蝉迟丑腻苍补 ] 26-10.
63. '啶氞ぐ啶曕じ啶傕す啶苦い啶� [肠补谤补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻] ' 啶膏啶む啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え [蝉奴迟谤补蝉迟丑腻苍补 ] 26-12.
64.
'啶氞ぐ啶曕じ啶傕す啶苦い啶� [肠补谤补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻] ' 啶膏啶む啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え [蝉奴迟谤补蝉迟丑腻苍补 ] 1-51.
65. '啶氞ぐ啶曕じ啶傕す啶苦い啶� [肠补谤补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻] ' 啶膏啶む啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え [蝉奴迟谤补蝉迟丑腻苍补 ] 26-43.
66.
Positive Science in the Vedas by D.D. Mehta, Arnold Heinmann Publishers, New Delhi, 1974, p.86.
