Abstract

CONTRIBUTIONS OF ĀYURVEDA DĪPIKĀ BY CHAKRAPANI ON KRIYĀ ŚĀRĪR: A CRITICAL STUDY

Dr. Vedmani Pandey*

Abstract

Through ages knowledge of any literary fact was transferred to the successor verbally then after some time it was given in writings over bark and in other different way. The ancient medical system i.e. Ayurveda was also one among these. Here as time passes Saṃhitā’s are formed then commentators described the hidden facts & also explored the knowledge appropriate during their time. Among these one of the great commentator over Caraka Saṃhitā was Cakrapāṇi who has profusely quoted other authoritative texts on medicine, philosophy etc; which were available during that period (some of which are unavailable now). Cakrapāṇi has commented in very fascinating way on approximately all the topics of Carak saṃhitā and enlightened the hidden facts in it and also explored new ideas regarding some of them. He is rightly designated as Caraka Caturānana & Suśruta Sahasranayana for his writings over Carak saṃhitā & Śusruta saṃhitā respectively. Besides, he has propounded original theories on various aspects of Āyurveda which are really the contributions made by him in the various respective branches/fields of Āyurveda among which he contributed a lot regarding Kriyā Śārīra but are in scattered manner in this present study those contributions are arranged topic wise and are presented in fruitful manner. Among these some of them are definition of srotomūla, defining prakṛti, dhātu poṣaṇa nyāya etc.

Keywords: Cakrap??i, Caraka Catur?nana, srotom?la, prak?ti, dh?tu po?a?a ny?ya.