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- Tridosha, Saptadhatu, Purish and Mutra are called ‘body maintenance’ by Sushruta Acharya when they are normal and balanced.
- Man is made up of sixteen arts.
- There are eleven Pranas like Agni, Soma etc.
- Number of diseases – 1,120.
- Number of substances – 573.
- According to Acharya Sushruta, there are 62 combinations of doshas (S.U.P.66/9).
- Dvidosha outbreak/conflict – There are 9 types.
- Tridosha outbreak / typhus – there are 13 types.
- Double Dosha Reduction – There are 9 types.
- Tridosha Reduction – There are 13 types.
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The name of the 66th chapter of Uttaratantra of Sushruta Samhita is Doshbhedavikalp Adhyay. This chapter deals with the categories of dosa.
अथातो दोशभेदविकल्पमध्यायं वर्चनस्यामः ||1||
Yathovach Lord Dhanvantarih ||2||
Now we will explain the Doshabhed option – categories of combination of Doshas; As revealed by revered Dhanvantari.
Ashtangavedasam Divodasam Mahoujasam.
छिन्नाशास्त्रार्थसंधेहं मुक्ष्ररागाधागमोदधिम् ||3||
Vishwamitrasutah Shriman Sushrutah Pariprachchati |
द्विशाष्तिर्दोषभेदा ये पुरस्तातपरिकिर्तिताह ||4||
Kati tatraksho jneya dvisho vaapyathva trisha |5|
Sushruta’s Guru Divodas was endowed with the following qualities –
– Gained knowledge of all eight branches of Ayurveda
– immense talent
– Glow,
– There was accurate knowledge of science, a vast ocean of texts and scriptures containing explanations of every aspect and subject of science, in which there is no doubt.
Vishwamitra’s son Sushruta Divodas was a disciple of Dhanvantari.
Sushruta asked the following questions to Lord Divodas. He asked – ‘Your kindness has previously mentioned sixty-two types of combinations of doshas. Which of these should be understood in combination with one, two or three? Please explain.’
Tasya tadvachanam shrutva samayasachchinmahatpaah ||5||
Preetatma Nripashardulah Sushrutayah Tattvaah |6|
Divodas, who was considered like a lion among the kings, was a person who removed doubts and had a loving heart, listened to Sushruta’s questions and said the following.
Trayo Dosha Dhatavashcha Purisham Urimev Cha ||6||
देहं संधारायंत्येते ह्यव्यपन्ना रसारिहिताः |7|
The following mentioned ‘body maintenance’ means supporting and protecting the body when it is normal and balanced –
– three faults
– seven metals
– Purisha – Mal
– urine – urine
Number of man, life, disease, matter etc. (7-8)
Purushaḥ Shodashaklaḥ Pranaschaikadashaiva Yeh ||7||
Roganaan tu sahasran yachchatan vimshatirev cha |
शतं च पंच द्रव्याणां त्रिसपत्त्याधिकोत्तम ||8||
व्यासाथ कीरतितं तद्धि… |9|
Man is considered to be made up of sixteen arts. Agni, Soma etc. are the eleven pranas. The number of diseases is eleven hundred and twenty (one thousand, one hundred and twenty) and the number of substances is five hundred and seventy three. All these have been detailed in this scripture (Sushruta Tantra/Samhita).
The three gunas i.e. Sattva, Rajas and Tamas are also explained in relation to (three) different doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha), which are generally said to be of sixty-two combinations. (9)
There are sixty-two types of combinations of doshas.
…Various Doshastrayo Gunah |
द्विशाष्तिधा भावंत्येते भूयिष्ठमिति निश्चाः ||य||
Traya eva avidya dosha dvisho nava samadhikaih.
त्र्योदशाधिकद्विसम्मध्योल्बनास्त्रिषः ||10||
Panchashvadevam tu saha bhavanti kshayamagataih.
क्षीनमध्य्धिकक्षनक्षनवृद्धाईस्थाथापरैः ||11||
Twelve
Individual defects (single defect deformity) i.e. the defects which are aggravated individually are three in number (here one defect is distorted and the other two are in their normal position).
The number of doshas that are aggravated in two doshas is nine (here out of three doshas, two doshas are aggravated, either equally or unequally but the third dosha is in its normal state).
The number of combinations will be thirteen if they are taken three at a time – they are all increased equally and unequally. Thus by combining all the above mentioned types, we will get a total of twenty-five types with aggravated defects.
In cases of reduction of defects with the same number of combinations (taken one, two or three at a time as explained in defect increase) we will have fifty combinations.
The number of combinations (taking one, two and three at a time) including aggravated and attenuated doshas will be twelve only (they become twelve as the doshas decrease, increase and decrease). In this way we get a total of sixty-two combinations.
मिश्र धातुमलैर्दोशा यंत्यासंख्येतां पहरी ||12||
Tasmat Prasannagam Sanyamya Doshbhedvikalpanaiah |
रोगं विदित्त्वोपचारेद्रस्भेदैर्यतहारिताः ||13||
When impurities combine with metals and impurities, a myriad of combinations are formed. Therefore, fault combinations can be considered relevant to the context.
Diseases are diagnosed and treated with Rasa Bheda i.e. medicines with different flavours, either separately or in combination.
Bhishak kartatha karanam rasa doshastu karanam.
कर्यमायरोगमेवैकमनारोग्यमतोऽन्याथा ||14||
The four mentioned below, when working together, will lead to comprehensive health –
– Bhishak – the doctor is considered to be the doer – the healer
– Rasa – Juices or medicines which have taste are considered as a means of treatment.
– Dosha – considered to be the cause – cause of disease
– Health – the state of health considered as a function or action/result of treatment – treatment
If they don’t work together, they will lead to poor health.
end of the book – conclusion of the lesson
Adhyayanam tu shashtaya grathitarthapadkramam.
एवमेट्दाशेशेन तंत्रमुत्तरमृद्धिमत ||15||
clear esoteric semantics magadhamandchetasam |
Yathavidhi Yathaprasnam Bhavatam Parikirtitam ||16||
Uttara Tantra is formed when these sixty-six chapters of the section are arranged in the proper order. This helps people with poor mental (comprehension) ability to understand hidden meanings clearly. This will also help in understanding a wider range of topics. The concepts are clearly and easily understood as they are documented in the form of answers given by Acharya Divodas to the questions put in proper order by Master Sushruta.
Sahakotam Tvetaddhitya Sarvam Brahman Vidhan Yathoditen |
न हियतेऽर्थानमनसोऽभूपेटादेतद्वचो ब्रह्ममतिव सत्यम् ||17||
A person who studies the Sushruta Samhita text along with the Uttara Tantra section according to the procedure explained by Lord Brahma will definitely understand the true meaning of the text and will never hesitate in doing so. These words of Brahma ji are absolutely true.
Iti Sri Sushruta Samhita Muttar Tantre Doshbhedvikalpo Naam Shashtitamodhyayah ||66||
In this way, the sixty-sixth chapter named Doshbhedavikalpa ends in the northern part of Sushruta Samhita.
In this way the answer part of Sushruta Samhita ends.
Thus ends Sushruta Samhita written by the great sage Sushruta, son of sage Vishwamitra and disciple of Kashiraj Divodas Dhanvantari.
