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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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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Beginning from the references to medicine in the Ṛgveda 67 and Atharva
veda,68 we can trace an unbroken continuity of medical tradition. From
them, we come to know that there were hundreds of medical practitioners
and thousands of medicines, prepared from herbs and plants. The
Ṛgveda69 refers to the functions of a physician. From these references we
can infer that in the Vedic period, medical tradition consisted of a large
number of physicians and medicines.
In the Ṛgveda, the Aśvins are the heavenly physicians. Their
medical and surgical achievements are many and varied
दीर्घतमा मामतेय� जुजुर्वान् दशमे युगे �
अपामर्थं यतीना� ब्रह्म� भवति सारथिः � ( [dīrghatamā māmateyo jujurvān daśame yuge |
apāmartha� yatīnā� brahmā bhavati sārathi� || (
]
1.158.6)
and to them are offered prayers for giving medicine
शतमिन्नु शरदो अन्त� देवा यत्र� नश्चक्रा जरसं तनूनाम� �
पुत्रासो यत्र पितर� भवन्ति मा नो मध्य� रिरीषतायुर्गन्तो� � ( [śataminnu śarado anti devā yatrā naścakrā jarasa� tanūnām |
putrāso yatra pitaro bhavanti mā no madhyā rirīṣatāyurganto� || (
]
1.89.9)
They possess great knowledge of plants and herbs; they, by their
power, give strength to limbs, remove old age and grant long life
प्� वा� दंसांस्यश्विनाववोचमस्य पतिः स्या� सुगव� सुवीरः �
उत पश्यन्नश्रुवन् दीर्घमायुरस्तमिवेज्जरिमाणं जगम्याम् � ( [pra vā� daṃsāṃsyaśvināvavocamasya pati� syā� sugava� suvīra� |
uta paśyannaśruvan dīrghamāyurastamivejjarimāṇa� jagamyām || (
]
1.116.25)
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Rudra is the first heavenly physician 70 and the best among the
physicians. 71 In the Ṛgveda Rudra's medicines are mentioned many times.
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67. |
शत� ते राजन� भिषज� सहस्त्रमुर्वी गंभीरा तुमतिष्टेऽस्तु �
- ऋग्वेद [śata� te rājan bhiṣaja� sahastramurvī gaṃbhīrā tumatiṣṭe'stu |
- ṛgveda
]
1.29.9.
68.
अधीतोरध्यगादयमध� जीवपुर� अगन् �
शत� हयस्� भिषज� सहस्त्रमुत वीरुथः � �
[adhītoradhyagādayamadhi jīvapurā agan |
śata� hayasya bhiṣaja� sahastramuta vīrutha� | |
]
69. यत्रोषधी� समग्मत राजानः समिताविव �
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अथर्ववेद- [yatroṣadhī� samagmata rājāna� samitāviva |
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atharvaveda-
]
2.9.3.
विप्रः � उच्यते भिषक� रथोहामीवचातनः ।। ऋग्वेद - [vipra� sa ucyate bhiṣak rathohāmīvacātana� || ṛgveda - ] 10.97.6.
70. प्रथमो दैव्यो भिषक� � - ऋग्वेद [prathamo daivyo bhiṣak | - ṛgveda ] 2.33.3.
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71. भिषतमं त्वा भिषजां शृणोमि � ऋग्वेद - [bhiṣatama� tvā bhiṣajā� śṛṇomi | ṛgveda - ] 2.33.4.
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