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Review
. 2019 Apr-Jun;40(2):69-74.
doi: 10.4103/ayu.AYU_206_16. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

Enigma in paraphrasing Ayurvedic Grantha

Kanchipurum Sundaraman Balasubramanian  1 , Mangal Vinod Kshirsagar  2 , Tarak Mahendra Mehta  2
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Review

Enigma in paraphrasing Ayurvedic Grantha

Kanchipurum Sundaraman Balasubramanian et al. Ayu. 2019 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Three different axioms of Sushruta Samhita-Sharira Sthana were analyzed and its translations by respectable translators were studied. The different Sanskrit terms were also analyzed using Monier-Williams and Apte Sanskrit dictionaries as a part of intercomparison study. The Sanskrit terms used in Ayurveda are those which seem to be commonly used, but their meanings are not the same as commonly understood or known. The article is an attempt to understand this ancient wisdom from Sushruta Samhita so as to highlight the peculiarities of Ayurvedic concepts and remove the bigotry regarding the use of common Sanskrit terms for explaining Rachana Sharira (anatomy) this will further help for the correct translation of Samhita. Axioms 4-22, 4-31 and 5-28 of Sushruta Samhita-Sharira Sthana are clinically important, because the clinical acumen is based on the correct knowledge of the human body.

Keywords: Ayurveda; Sharira Sthana; Sushruta Samhita; joints; lungs; semen.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Formation of pleural cavity and its separation from pericardial and peritoneal cavities. (a) Pericardio-peritoneal canal enlarges to form the pleural cavity. The pleural cavity communicates freely with the pericardial and peritoneal cavities. (b) Gradual formation of pericardio-pleural and pleuro-peritoneal membranes and widening of the three cavities. (c) The pleural cavity is completely separated from the pericardial and peritoneal cavities by the formation of pericardio-pleural and pleuro-peritoneal membranes
Figure 2
Figure 2
Schemes to show (a-c) how pleural cavity expands into the body wall
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