Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita

by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words

This page relates ‘Treatments of Sandhi-vata-roga (distended joints)’ found in the study on diseases and remedies found in the Atharvaveda and Charaka-samhita. These texts deal with Ayurveda—the ancient Indian Science of life—which lays down the principles for keeping a sound health involving the use of herbs, roots and leaves. The Atharvaveda refers to one of the four Vedas (ancient Sanskrit texts encompassing all kinds of knowledge and science) containing many details on Ayurveda, which is here taken up for study.

Treatments of Sandhi-vāta-roga (distended joints)

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Atharvaveda discusses Sandhi-Vāta-roga. Sandhi means joint in the body. If polluted air permeates the joints, then the joints lose their strength and start paining and become distended. This is called Sandhi-vāta. Atharvaveda talks about the treatment of Sandhivāta by Daśabṛkṣa or Daśamūla^[1]. Pūtudāru is a cure for Sandhi-vāta according to Atharvaveda. Atharvaveda talks about Kaṭi-vāta or waist pain. Pippalī is the medicine for this^[2].

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

daśavṛkṣa muñcemaṃ rakṣaso grāhyā adhi yainaṃ jagrāha parvasu |
atho enaṃ vanaspate jīvānāṃ lokamunnaya || (AV. –II/9/1); Atharva-Veda-Saṃhitā along with Sāyaṇabhāṣya–Vol.–1, Ramswaroop Sharma Gaud (ed.), Varanasi, Chowkhamba Vidyabhawan, 2011, p. 490.

[2]:

agneḥ śarīramasi pārayiṣṇu rakṣohāsi sapatnahā |
atho amīvacātanaḥ pūtudrurnāma bheṣajam || (AV. –VIII/2/28); K. L. Joshi (ed.), Atharvaveda Saṃhitā–Vol. II, Delhi, Parimal Publication, 2015, p. 148.

Last Updated: 27 October, 2023