Introduction of Ayurveda

Introduction To AYURVEDA

1.      Basic introduction

Definition :

The word Ayurveda is derived from two words are “Ayu” means life and “Veda” means  knowledge. So Ayurveda is the scince or knowledge of life. This is considered to be the Upaveda of Atharva Veda. This science of life is considered to be the part of Indian culture and heritage.

From Charaka Samhitha we can see the definition of Ayurveda are:

“Hitahitam sukhan dukham, ayustasya hitahitam”

 “manam cha tatra yatroktam, ayurveda sa uchyate”

·         Hita = good healthy

·         Ahitam = bad/ unhealthy

·         Sukhan = happyness

·         Dukham = sad

·         Ayustasya hitahitam = what is good and bad for 4 kinds of life.

·         4 category in life are healthy, unhealthy, happy, and sad.

·         Manam = quantity

·         Tatra = where

·         Yatroktam/uktam = told

·         ayurveda sa uchyate” = is called Ayurveda

So the meaning are 4 kinds of life (healthy, unhealthy, happy, and sad ) from Ayurveda knowledge, and ayurveda say that to life spain.

Aim of ayurveda

“Svasthasya, swasthya Rakshanam”

Svasthasya =  healthy person

Swasthya = health

Rakshanam = preventife, methode

·         how to prevent/ maintaining the health in the healthy person.

“Aturasya vyadhi parimokshanam”

Aturasya = diseses in persons

Vyadhi = disease

Parimokshanam = curative/ iradicated

·         to curative disease from the sick person