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Abstract of published research articles in Ayurveda
AYU Vol. 30 Issue No. 3 (July-Sept. 2009) |
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The Critical Study of Philosophical Aspects
of
“Jalpakalpataru
Teeka” with special reference to “Samanya-Vishesh Vad” (Part-I)
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National Institute
of Ayurveda,
Jaipur (Raj.) |
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Ayurveda is eternal. The time, when all other civilization of
the world was passing their childhood, the Indian civilization
was attaining its highest altitude of knowledge. The Vedas are
direct evidence of this, as there is no other literature in this
world, that is more ancient than Vedas. Ayurveda is the integral
part of Atharva Veda. Ayurveda is a treasure philosophical
aspect. In every Ayurvedic Samhita there is parallel description
of philosophical aspects with medical discussion. Therefore the
question arises in mind that, is there any importance of these
philosophical aspects in the field of treatment of diseases? If
there is some importance then what is that? And, how it can be
proved according to the present era?
The Charaka Samhita is mainly a Medical text. The
presence of Philosophy in this text, itself proves the
importance of philosophy in the field of medicine, but there is
need, to be explained, according to the present era.
The widely accepted commentary on Charaka Samhita in the
present time is,
‘Ayurveda Dipika’ written by ‘Chakrapani’.
Its time goes back to app. 1075 AD and there is an
approximate time difference of 1000 years between Charaka and
Chakrapani. After that,
since twelve to nineteenth century, no authentic sanskrit
commentary on Charaka Samhita is available.
Again, in 19th
century, the ‘Jalpakalpataru Teeka’
written by Kaviraj Gangadhar Rai, comes, which is the
last Sanskrit commentary on Charaka Samhita at present. In this
commentary, there is a deep discussion of Philosophical
Subjects. There is a time
difference of approximate 800 years between Chakrapani and
Gangadhar Rai. The aim of this literary research
is to find out the differences or specialities created or
transferred, according to the era, especially in the
Philosophical aspects, because of such a long time interval
between Charaka and Chakrapani, and again between Chakrapani and
Gangadhar Rai, and also, to discuss their importance in
the field of medicine.
The present study
emphasize on the specialities of the ‘Jalpakalpataru Teeka’ in
comparison with the ‘Ayurveda-Deepika Teeka’ on ‘Samanya-vishesh
Vad’. |
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| Key words:
Charaka Samhita, Acharya
Gangadhar, Philosophical
Aspects, Samanya-Vishesh
Vad |
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HOD-Basic
Principles
**Ph.D.Scholar
in Basic Principles
Email :
drritusoni@yahoo.com |
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