![]() ![]() In the guidelines of treating any disease, it is said that if treatment is done based on the different stages of dōṣa-bhēṣaja-kāla-bala-śarīra-sāra-āhāra-sātmya-satva-prakr̥ti-vaya-agni concepts, then only it will become successful. In nidānasthāna, 06 Somatic and 02 Psychosomatic diseases description is available according to nidānapañcaka. ![]() Sūtrasthāna describes about the fundamental principles of Ayurveda to maintain the health of a healthy person and to cure the diseases of diseased person in the form of sūtra. This compendium is divided into 8 sections and 120 chapters (sūtrasthāna-30, nidānasthāna-8, vimānasthāna-8, śārīrasthāna-8, indriyasthāna-12, cikitsāsthāna-30, kalpasthāna -12 and siddhisthāna -12 chapters). Though the details of all aṣṭāṅga (Eight specializations) are given, elaborated description about the kāyacikitsā is available in this scripture and hence it is considered as the authoritative text on kāyacikitsā. This compendium is considered as the authoritative text on kāyacikitsā and praised as ".śrēṣṭhaḥ.carakastu cikitsitē". Ācārya Dr̥ḍhabala, re-redacted the Carakasaṁhitā and added 41 chapters including kalpasthāna, siddhisthāna and 17 chapters of cikitsāsthāna, which were lost in the due course of time in original manuscript. ![]() ![]() It is redacted by Maharṣi Caraka, and thus it becomes popular by the name of Carakasaṁhitā in Ayurvedic fraternity. Carakasaṁhitā is the compendium compiled by the Sage Agnivēśa by the preaching of expounder Punarvasu Ātrēya. ![]()
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