ishavasya

1. Charaka Samhita

Oct 23, 2025 · Updated Dec 26, 2025

  1. Sutrasthāna (Section on fundamental principles)
    1. Quadruplet on drugs
      1. Chapter 1. On longevity
      2. Chapter 2. On seeds of Apāmārga etc.
      3. Chapter 3. On Āragvadha etc.
      4. Chapter 4. On location of six hundred of evacuatives
    2. Quadruplet on the healthy
      1. Chapter 5. On quantity of diet etc.
      2. Chapter 6. On one’s diet etc.
      3. Chapter 7. On non-suppression of urges etc.
      4. Chapter 8. On introductory description of sense organs
    3. Quadruplet on the basic precepts
      1. Chapter 9. On small quadruple
      2. Chapter 10. On great quadruple
      3. Chapter 11. On three desires etc.
      4. Chapter 12. On merits and demerits of Vāta etc.
    4. Quadruplet on preparation
      1. Chapter 13. On unction
      2. Chapter 14. On fomentation
      3. Chapter 15. On arrangement of accessories etc.
      4. Chapter 16. On the physician equipped for treatment etc.
    5. Quadruplet on the diseases
      1. Chapter 17. On the number of head diseases etc.
      2. Chapter 18. On three swellings etc.
      3. Chapter 19. On eight abdominal diseases etc.
      4. Chapter 20. On major diseases
    6. Quadruplet on planning (of nutrition)
      1. Chapter 21. On the eight despicables etc.
      2. Chapter 22. On reducing and promoting measures
      3. Chapter 23. On oversaturation etc.
      4. Chapter 24. On properly formed blood etc.
    7. Quadruplet on food and drinks
      1. Chapter 25. On the origin of person etc.
      2. Chapter 26. On the discussion among Ātreya, Bhadrakāpya etc.
      3. Chapter 27. On the types of food and drinks
      4. Chapter 28. On various food and drinks etc.
    8. Concluding chapters
      1. Chapter 29. On ten seats of vital breath
      2. Chapter 30. On great vessels of heart etc.
  2. Nidānasthāna (Section on diagnosis)
    1. Chapter 1. On diagnosis of Jwara (fever)
    2. Chapter 2. On diagnosis of Rakta-pitta (internal haemorrhage)
    3. Chapter 3. On diagnosis of Gulma (abdominal lump)
    4. Chapter 4. On diagnosis of Prameha (disorders of urine)
    5. Chapter 5. On diagnosis of Kuṣṭha (leprosy and other skin disorders)
    6. Chapter 6. On diagnosis of Śoṣa (phthisis)
    7. Chapter 7. On diagnosis of Unmāda (insanity)
    8. Chapter 8. On diagnosis of Apasmāra (epilepsy)
  3. Vimānasthāna (Section on specific features)
    1. Chapter 1. On specific features of Rasa
    2. Chapter 2. On specific features of three portioned belly
    3. Chapter 3. On specific features of epidemics (causing destruction of community)
    4. Chapter 4. On specific features of the threefold sources of knowledge about disease characters
    5. Chapter 5. On specific features of srotas (channels)
    6. Chapter 6. On specific features of the groups of diseases
    7. Chapter 7. On specific features of the diseased etc.
    8. Chapter 8. On specific features of therapeutic management of diseases
  4. Śārīrasthāna (Section on study of human body)
    1. Chapter 1. On the types of personal self etc.
    2. Chapter 2. Beginning with ‘Dissimilar clan’
    3. Chapter 3. On descent of embryo
    4. Chapter 4. On descent of embryo (development of fetus)
    5. Chapter 5. On detailed knowledge about the person
    6. Chapter 6. On detailed knowledge of human body
    7. Chapter 7. On enumeration of body parts
    8. Chapter 8. On principles of procreation
  5. Indriyasthāna (Section on the signs of life and death)
    1. Chapter 1. On complexion and voice
    2. Chapter 2. On flowered person
    3. Chapter 3. On palpable entities
    4. Chapter 4. On sense organs
    5. Chapter 5. On prodromal signs
    6. Chapter 6. On physical abnormalities
    7. Chapter 7. On shadow and lustre
    8. Chapter 8. Certain fatal conditions relating to eyes, nose, teeth etc.
    9. Chapter 9. On blackish sign etc.
    10. Chapter 10. On signs of imminent death
    11. Chapter 11. On poor digestion etc.
    12. Chapter 12. On cowdung-like powder etc.
  6. Chikitsāsthāna (Section on therapeutics)
    1. Chapter 1. On Rasāyana (promotive treatment)
    2. Chapter 2. On Vājīkaraṇa (aphrodisiac treatment)
    3. Chapter 3. On treatment of Jwara (fever)
    4. Chapter 4. On treatment of Rakta-pitta (internal haemorrhage)
    5. Chapter 5. On treatment of Gulma (abdominal lump)
    6. Chapter 6. On treatment of Prameha (disorders of urine)
    7. Chapter 7. On treatment of Kuṣṭha (leprosy and other skin disorders)
    8. Chapter 8. On treatment of Rājayakṣmā (phthisis)
    9. Chapter 9. On treatment of Unmāda (insanity)
    10. Chapter 10. On treatment of Apasmāra (epilepsy)
    11. Chapter 11. On treatment of Kṣata-kṣīṇa (wounded in chest and wasted)
    12. Chapter 12. On treatment of Śvayathu (swelling)
    13. Chapter 13. On treatment of Udara (abdominal diseases)
    14. Chapter 14. On treatment of Arśa (piles)
    15. Chapter 15. On treatment of Grahaṇī disorder
    16. Chapter 16. On treatment of Pāṇḍu-roga (anemia)
    17. Chapter 17. On treatment of Hikkā (Hiccup) and Śvāsa (dyspnoea)
    18. Chapter 18. On treatment of Kāsa (cough)
    19. Chapter 19. On treatment of Atisāra (diarrhea)
    20. Chapter 20. On treatment of Chardi (vomiting)
    21. Chapter 21. On treatment of Visarpa (erysipelas)
    22. Chapter 22. On treatment of Tr̥ṣṇā (Polydipsia)
    23. Chapter 23. On treatment of Viṣa (poisoning)
    24. Chapter 24. On treatment of Madātyaya (alcoholism)
    25. Chapter 25. On treatment of two types of vraṇa (wound)
    26. Chapter 26. On treatment of the disorders of three vital organs
    27. Chapter 27. On treatment of Ūrustambha
    28. Chapter 28. On treatment of Vātavyādhi
  7. Kalpasthāna (Section on pharmaceuticals)
    1. Chapter 1. On pharmaceutical preparations of Madana
    2. Chapter 2. On pharmaceutical preparations of Jīmūta
    3. Chapter 3. On pharmaceutical preparations of Ikṣvāku
    4. Chapter 4. On pharmaceutical preparations of Dhāmārgava
    5. Chapter 5. On pharmaceutical preparations of Vatsaka
    6. Chapter 6. On pharmaceutical preparations of Kr̥tavedhana
    7. Chapter 7. On pharmaceutical preparations of Śyāmā and trivr̥t
    8. Chapter 8. On pharmaceutical preparations of Caturaṅgula
    9. Chapter 9. On pharmaceutical preparations of Tilvaka
    10. Chapter 10. On pharmaceutical preparations of Sudhā (snuhī)
    11. Chapter 11. On pharmaceutical preparations of Saptalā and Śaṅkhini
    12. Chapter 12. On pharmaceutical preparations of Dantī and Dravantī
  8. Siddhisthāna (Section on successful management)
    1. Chapter 1. On successful preparation
    2. Chapter 2. On successful management of Pañcakarma
    3. Chapter 3. On principles of successful (application of) enemation
    4. Chapter 4. On successful management of unctuous enema
    5. Chapter 5. On successful management of the complications of nozzle and enema pouch
    6. Chapter 6. On successful management of the complications of emasis and purgation
    7. Chapter 7. On successful management of the complications of enema
    8. Chapter 8. On successful management with formulations in terms of prasr̥ta (80 gm.)
    9. Chapter 9. On successful management of the (disorders related to) three vital parts
    10. Chapter 10. On successful application of basti (enemas)
    11. Chapter 11. On successful dose of (the enema prepared with) fruits
    12. Chapter 12. On successful management of post-enematic conditions

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