Concept of sandhi sharir in ayurveda

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The meaning of word Sandhi is “the meeting point of two or more structures.”According to modernjoint is a point where two or more bones are articulates with each other. Aacharya Sushruta has quoted that although there are numerous Sandhi in our body which cannot be counted so only Asthi Sandhi should be considered while enumerating Sandhis . There are two hundred and ten Sandhi in the human body. Sushruta has classified Sandhi on the following basis: (a) On the basis of function (movements) are classified into Cheshtavanta and Sthira Sandhi while Aacharya Gananatha Sen has classified Sandhis on the basis of movements as Bahucheshta , Alpacheshta , Acheshta . (b) On the basis of structure are classified into 8 types i.e. Kora , Ulukhala , Samudga , Pratara , Tunnasevani , Vayasatunda , Mandala and Shankhavarta . A thorough knowledge of the structure and function of the joint is required to diagnose and treat the diseases of joints. So the knowledge of anatomy of joints should be known Keywords: Cheshtavanta Sandihi , Joint, Sandhi , Sandhi Sankhya , Sthira Sandhi INTRODUCTION In Ayurvedic literature Atreya , Dhanvantari and all other communities have made it important the knowledge of body to have undoubtedly for the sake of knowledge. The definition of Sandhi in various Ayurvedic grammatical literature are given as “the union” or “to unite” or “the meeting point of two ormore structures.” Regarding this AacharyaSushruta has quoted that although there are numerous Sandhi in our body which cannot becounted so only Asthi Sandhi should be considered while enumerating Sandhis . In our Ayurvedic classics different Aacharyas have mentioned different numbers of Sandhi . According to Aacharya Sushruta Sandhis are 210 in number, which are responsible for various movements, and are distributed throughout the body. In Ayurvedic Samhitas the description of anatomy of Sandhi in detail is not found. It is ob- INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (July, 2017) 5(7) CONCEPT OF SANDHI SHARIR IN AYURVEDA Kunj Bihari Saini 1 , Sandeep Madhukar Lahange 2 1 MD Scholar, 2 Assistant professor, Dept. of Sharir Rachana , NIA, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Email: kb.saini 303@gmail.com ABSTRACT The meaning of word Sandhi is “the meeting point of two or more structures.”According to modernjoint is a point where two or more bones are articulates with each other. Aacharya Sushruta has quoted that although there are numerous Sandhi in our body which cannot be counted so only Asthi Sandhi should be considered while enumerating Sandhis . There are two hundred and ten Sandhi in the human body. Sushruta has classified Sandhi on the following basis: (a) On the basis of function (movements) are classified into Cheshtavanta and Sthira Sandhi while Aacharya Gananatha Sen has classified Sandhis on the basis of movements as Bahucheshta , Alpacheshta , Acheshta . (b) On the basis of structure are classified into 8 types i.e. Kora , Ulukhala , Samudga , Pratara , Tunnasevani , Vayasatunda , Mandala and Shankhavarta . A thorough knowledge of the structure and function of the joint is required to diagnose and treat the diseases of joints. So the knowledge of anatomy of joints should be known Keywords: Cheshtavanta Sandihi , Joint, Sandhi , Sandhi Sankhya , Sthira Sandhi INTRODUCTION In Ayurvedic literature Atreya , Dhanvantari and all other communities have made it important the knowledge of body to have undoubtedly for the sake of knowledge. The definition of Sandhi in various Ayurvedic grammatical literature are given as “the union” or “to unite” or “the meeting point of two ormore structures.” Regarding this AacharyaSushruta has quoted that although there are numerous Sandhi in our body which cannot becounted so only Asthi Sandhi should be considered while enumerating Sandhis . In our Ayurvedic classics different Aacharyas have mentioned different numbers of Sandhi . According to Aacharya Sushruta Sandhis are 210 in number, which are responsible for various movements, and are distributed throughout the body. In Ayurvedic Samhitas the description of anatomy of Sandhi in detail is not found. It is ob- INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (July, 2017) 5(7) CONCEPT OF SANDHI SHARIR IN AYURVEDA Kunj Bihari Saini 1 , Sandeep Madhukar Lahange 2 1 MD Scholar, 2 Assistant professor, Dept. of Sharir Rachana , NIA, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Email: kb.saini 303@gmail.com ABSTRACT The meaning of word Sandhi is “the meeting point of two or more structures.”According to modernjoint is a point where two or more bones are articulates with each other. Aacharya Sushruta has quoted that although there are numerous Sandhi in our body which cannot be counted so only Asthi Sandhi should be considered while enumerating Sandhis . There are two hundred and ten Sandhi in the human body. Sushruta has classified Sandhi on the following basis: (a) On the basis of function (movements) are classified into Cheshtavanta and Sthira Sandhi while Aacharya Gananatha Sen has classified Sandhis on the basis of movements as Bahucheshta , Alpacheshta , Acheshta . (b) On the basis of structure are classified into 8 types i.e. Kora , Ulukhala , Samudga , Pratara , Tunnasevani , Vayasatunda , Mandala and Shankhavarta . A thorough knowledge of the structure and function of the joint is required to diagnose and treat the diseases of joints. So the knowledge of anatomy of joints should be known Keywords: Cheshtavanta Sandihi , Joint, Sandhi , Sandhi Sankhya , Sthira Sandhi INTRODUCTION In Ayurvedic literature Atreya , Dhanvantari and all other communities have made it important the knowledge of body to have undoubtedly for the sake of knowledge