Shishupala-vadha (Study)
by Shila Chakraborty | 2018 | 112,267 words
This page relates 鈥楰nowledge of Ayurveda in the Shishupalavadha鈥� of the study on the Shishupala-vadha (in English) in the light of Manusamhita (law and religious duties) and Arthashastra (science of politics and warfare). The Shishupalavadha is an epic poem (Mahakavya) written by Magha in the 7th century AD. It consists of 1800 Sanskrit verses spread over twenty chapters and narrates the details of the king of the Chedis.
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Knowledge of 膧测奴谤惫别诲补 in the 艢颈艣耻辫腻濒补惫补诲丑补
惭补驳丑腻 was also well versed in the 膧测奴谤惫别诲补艣腻蝉迟谤补. He was well aware obout disease and its remedies. 膧测奴谤惫别诲补 is included in the Atharvaveda. In this context we come to know the treatment skill of the two 础艣惫颈苍墨蝉 in the 峁欢惫别诲补.
膧测奴谤惫别诲补 is divided into eight categories (补峁単补蝉). They are 艢补濒测补, 艢腻濒腻办测补, 碍腻测补肠颈办颈迟蝉腻, 叠丑奴迟补惫颈诲测腻, 碍补耻尘腻谤补产丑峁泃测腻, Agadatantra, 叠颈峁测补肠颈办颈迟蝉腻, 搁补蝉腻测补峁嘺苍补. And 叠腻箩墨办补谤补峁嘺 (惫腻箩墨办补谤补峁嘺).
Preventive measures of 腻尘补箩惫补谤补 (腻尘补箩惫补谤补) is discussed in the 肠补谤补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻. 惭腻驳丑补 discussed this beautifully in his epic. He clearly mentioned that water sponge increases that 腻尘补箩惫补谤补.
鈥渃aturthop膩yas膩dhye tu ripau s膩ntcamapakriy膩 |
svedyam腻尘补箩惫补谤补峁� 辫谤腻箩帽补岣� ko'mbhas膩 pari峁帽cati ||鈥� 2. 54 |[1]
Tuberculosis is considered as king of diseases. This has been discussed in the Su艣ruta sa峁僪it膩.
惭腻驳丑补 said about this鈥�
鈥渞膩jayak峁eva rog膩峁嚹佱箖 蝉补尘奴丑补岣� sa mah墨bh峁泃膩m ||鈥� (2/96)
And:
鈥渟amado峁k膩la iva dehina峁� 箩惫补谤补岣�鈥� (15/2)鈥�
This statement indicates flaw increase of fever. Fever increases when flaw and time is not in favour. It is discussed about the three faults of cough, bile and rheumatism in the 颁补谤补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻. Beside this among the rule for consumption of chemicals (2/93), utility of Yoga (2/94) rules of fasting which one is useful for which disease are wholly discussed in the 艢颈艣耻辫腻濒补惫补诲丑补.
A picture of fainting is given by 惭腻驳丑补 in in the 艢颈艣耻辫腻濒补惫补诲丑补.
鈥渁艣li峁ａ弓abh奴mi峁� rasit膩ramuccairloladbh奴j膩k膩rav峁沨attara峁単am |
phe n膩yam膩na峁� patim膩pag膩n膩mas膩vapasm膩ri峁嘺m膩艣a艣a峁卥e ||鈥� 3. 72 |[2]
Medical discussions are found in the verses 2/84, 12/25, 15/2, 20/76
鈥渒峁泃膩pac膩ro'pi parairan膩vi峁峁泃avikriya岣� |
补蝉腻诲丑测补岣� kurute 办辞辫补峁� 辫谤腻辫迟别 办腻濒别 gado yath膩 ||鈥� 2. 84 |[3]srast膩峁単asandh墨 vigat膩k峁p膩峁璦ve 谤耻箩腻 苍颈办腻尘补峁� vikal墨k峁泃e rathe |
膩ptena tak峁ａ箛膩 bhi峁jeva 迟补迟办峁峁嘺峁� pracakrame la峁単hanap奴rvaka岣� 办谤补尘补岣� ||鈥�12. 25 ||[4]鈥�pura. eva 艣膩r峁単ini savairamatha punaramu峁� tadarcay膩 |
manyurabhajadavag膩岣峢atara岣� samak膩lado峁k膩la iva dehina峁� 箩惫补谤补岣� ||鈥� 15. 2 ||[5]
And
鈥渋ti narapatirastra峁� yadyad膩vi艣cak膩ra prakupita iva 谤辞驳补岣� k峁iprak膩r墨 vik膩ram |
bhi峁giva gurudo峁cchedinopakrame峁嘺 kramavidatha 尘耻谤腻谤颈岣� pratyaha峁僺tattad膩艣u ||鈥� 20. 76 |[6]
From this 惭腻驳丑补 seemed as an 膧测奴谤惫别诲补 doctor.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
ibid., p. 72.
[2]:
ibid., p. 142.
[3]:
ibid., p. 87.
[4]:
ibid., p. 482.
[5]:
ibid., p. 597.
[6]:
ibid., p. 868.