History of Ayurveda
Dr. Sachin Bagali MD (Ayu)
Assistant Professor
Department of Samhita & Siddhanta
BLDEA’s AVS AMV Vijayapur
Contents
Ayurveda ?
Definition of Ayurveda
Aim of Ayurveda
Origin of Ayurveda
History of Ayurveda
Ayurveda ?
आयर्व
ु ेद
आयु र्वेद
(Life) + (Knowledge)
आ यजु
(Entire life) + (to join)
“आयुष: वेद: आयुवेद :”
Definition of Ayurveda:
हहताहहतं सख
ु ं दुःु खमायस्
ु तस्य हहताहहतम ्|
मानं च तच्च यत्रोक्तमायुवेदुः स उच्यते||
(C.Su.1/41)
Ayurveda Science which describes
Hithayu & Ahithayu,
Sukhayu & Dukhayu, ;
Hita Ahitha (good & bad of life),
Manaa (Duration) & feature of life
Aim of Ayurveda
प्रयोज स्वस्थस्य स्र्वास््यरऺणमातुरस्य वर्वकारप्रशमनं
(C Su 30/31)
To preserve the health of healthy person
To cure the disease of diseased person
Origin of Ayurveda
The origin of Ayurveda traced 5000 years back
When writing was not even evolved in its physical form
It is believed that the Vedic knowledge was passed through
meditation
Knowledge of the use of various method of healing, prevention,
longevity and surgery came through divine exposure
These relatives were transcribed from the oral tradition into book
form intersected with the other aspects of life & spirituality.
The earliest scripts would have been written on perishable
materials such as Bhojapatra,
The manuscript could not be preserved over time or required
utmost care due to the perishable nature of Bhojapatra &
subsequently the later scripts were inscribed on stone & copper
plates
History of Ayurveda
The science of Ayurveda is divine gift to mankind.
Scholars of Vedic literature & Indology contemplate that
Sage Ved Vyas would have been the 1st person to document
major portions of Ayurveda
The evolution of the Indian art of healing and living a
healthy life comes from the four Vedas namely : Rig veda ,
Sama veda ,Yajur veda and Atharva veda. of all the 4
vedas,
the Rig veda is accepted as the oldest surviving treatise on
the planet dated as long back as 3000 BC
However it is in Atharva veda where major references of
Ayurveda are found, hence ayurveda is considered as a
supplement of Upaveda of Atharva veda
Atharva veda gives a systematic description of Astangha
Ayurveda or 8 bracnches of Ayurveda
The knowledge we have now is by three surviving texts of
Charaka, Sushruta and Vaghbata.
अष्टाङ्ग आयव
ु ेद (8 Branches of Ayurveda)
काय बाऱ ग्रहोर्धर्वााङ्ग शल्यदं ष्ट्रा जरा र्वष
ृ ान ् ||५||
अष्ट्टार्वङ्गानन तस्याहुश्चिककत्सा येषु संश्रिता|
काय श्रिककत्सा General medicine
बाऱ श्रिककत्सा Pediatrics
ग्रह श्रिककत्सा Psychiatry
उर्धर्वााङ्ग श्रिककत्सा ENT & ophthalmology
शल्य श्रिककत्सा Surgery
दं ष्ट्रा श्रिककत्सा Toxicology
जरा श्रिककत्सा Geriatrics
र्वष
ृ श्रिककत्सा Aphrodisiac therapy
AYURVEDAVATARNA
(Descent of Ayurveda)
Brahma
Dakshaprajapati
Aswini kumara
Indra
Atreya Sampradaya Dhanwantari Sampradaya Kashyapa Sampradaya
(Charaka Samhita) (Suhsruta Samhita) (Kashyapa Samhita)
(Kayachikitsa) (Shalyatantra) (Koumaryabhrutya)
Bharadwaja Dhanwantari Kashyapa,Vasiata
Atri , Bhrugu
Atreya Punarvasa Kasiraj divodas
8Susruta, Auopadenava,
6 Agnivesa, Bhela, Aourabra, Poushakalavata, Sons & Disciples
Jatukarana, Parasara, Karavera, Vaitarna, Bhoja,
Harita, Ksharapani Goupurakshita
School of Ayurveda
Atreya Punarvasa Kasiraj divodas
(the school of Physician) (the school of Surgeon)
Charaka
Meaning of Charaka i.e the physician who wonders from place
to place offering medical service to the people
Acharya Charaka redacted the treatise, Agnivesa tantra which
has become popular as Charaka Samhita
Sushruta
Son of Vishwamitra & learned Ayurveda from Kasiraj Devodas
Panini told derivation of word Sushruta as
“A person skilled in surgery”
Sushruta is considered as father of surgery
Sushruta Sushruta Samhita (Shalya Tantra)
Vagbhatta
He was Son Simhagupta & Grandson Vagbhata
He belongs to the region of river Sindhu
His Father & Grandfather were great scholar of Ayurveda
He was disciples of Avalokita
Author of Astanga sangraha & Astangahrudaya 5th C AD
Some says
AS Vridhha Vagbhata
AH Laghu Vagbhata
thus the three main ancient ayurveda texts
Charaka Samhita
Sushrurta Samhita
Vagbhata Samhita
