![]() Most translations of Vedic texts today are done using a much later version of Sanskrit which follows a book called Panini’s Ashtadhyayi. And yet there are even those self-proclaimed scholars and teachers of Ayurveda who even go to the extent of saying “they are redundant works.” This lame assumption is primarily because of the silly translations made by people with no idea of Vedic Sanskrit. Most practicing Ayurvedic doctors, today, have no understanding of Vedic Sanskrit the language in which these texts are written. The other important work is Astanga Hrudayam, which draws significantly from various Vedic works including the ones by Charaka and Sushruta. Author of Charaka Samhita was Charaka an eminent physician of Vedic era whereas Sushrutha Samhita was written by the world’s first surgeon Sushruta. There are two principal works that form the crux of Ayurvedic medicine, namely Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita. Ayurveda is principally about understanding the self, mind and body and living a healthy lifestyle and not just a medical discipline. Since Longevity is meaningless without healthy living, Ayurveda can also be understood as Wisdom on Healthy Living. The Vedic Sanskrit word Ayurveda is made of two words, namely Ayu implying Longevity and Veda meaning Wisdom. ![]()
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