सुश्रुत संहिता

Suśruta Saṃhitā

The Suśruta Saṃhitā is the great classic of śalya-tantra, the surgical branch of Āyurveda. Tradition presents it as the teaching of Divodāsa Dhanvantari, king of Kāśī, to his disciple Suśruta. Its sections cover principles, pathology, anatomy, therapy and toxicology, followed by the Uttaratantra. It is celebrated for its descriptions of surgical instruments, training of students on practice models, and its account of nasal reconstruction. This course studies it as a landmark of the history of medicine, not as clinical guidance.

What you will learn

• The origin and structure of the Suśruta Saṃhitā
• Its descriptions of surgical instruments and student training
• Why historians value its account of plastic surgery

Lessons

1. 1Orientation: Suśruta and śalya-tantra🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
2. 2Dhanvantari, Kāśī and the text's tradition🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
3. 3Sūtrasthāna: the training of a surgeon🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
4. 4Yantra and śastra: the surgical instruments🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
5. 5Śārīrasthāna: Suśruta's view of anatomy🔒 Unlocks after enrolment
6. 6Nasal reconstruction and the Uttaratantra🔒 Unlocks after enrolment