चरक संहिता

Caraka Saṃhitā

The Caraka Saṃhitā is the foundational classic of kāya-cikitsā, Āyurveda's internal medicine. It preserves the teachings of Ātreya Punarvasu to his disciple Agniveśa, revised by Caraka and later completed by Dṛḍhabala. Its eight sections (sthānas) explore the doṣas, diet, daily conduct, diagnosis and the ethics of the physician. This course reads the text with Atridev Gupt's Hindi commentary as a study of a classical tradition and its philosophy of health, not as medical advice.

What you will learn

• The structure and history of the Caraka Saṃhitā
• Core concepts: tridoṣa, agni, dhātu and the healthy life
• How Caraka reasons about health, diet and the physician's duty

Lessons

1. 1Orientation: Caraka and the Āyurvedic tradition🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
2. 2Sūtrasthāna: principles of a healthy life🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
3. 3Doṣa, dhātu and agni explained🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
4. 4Nidāna and Vimāna: understanding disease🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
5. 5Śārīra and Indriya: body, mind, senses🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
6. 6Cikitsā, Kalpa and Siddhi: an overview🔒 Unlocks after enrolment