Nyayas found in ashtanga hridaya samhitha

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Nyayas are the principles or truths which holds good forever. The classical texts of Ayurveda , especially their commentators have quoted many maxims. One such commentator is Arunadatta on Ashtanga Hridaya . The kakakshi golaka nyaya, ashmashastra nyaya and many other maxims are the distinctive contribution by him which is found less elsewhere in other Samhithas . The maxims by Arunadatta have not been studied much. The maxims helps to make judgements in many contexts where a text can be best interpreted using them which otherwise could be misleading the contextual meaning Keywords: Arunadatta, Nyaya, kakakshigolaka nyaya, ashmashatra nyaya INTRODUCTION Nyayas form the part of principles of writing a text as they always indicate the natural phenomenon that is true for all the times. The maxims serve the purposes of,Understanding: Basic understanding ofsubject. The understanding serves aashu prabodhana (quick grasping) that is the primary requisites of a good shastra (text) Application: Extension of the core ideaof that maxim wherever necessary The application serves nirnaya (decision making) which is the tantrayukti intended to understand the whole text using one’s own intelligence. The study of any maxim should include following, 1 Adhikarana jnana - Knowledge of thecontext or the situation. 2 Padartha jnana - Knowledge of theright meaning of words in the maxim. 3 Vyakhyana jnana - Knowledge of thephenomenon involved and the required simi- INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (October, 2017) 5(10) NYAYAS FOUND IN ASHTANGA HRIDAYA SAMHITHA Shridevi T N 1 , Shreevathsa 2 1 2 ndyear PG Scholar, 1 Prof and HODDepartment of Ayurveda Samhitha and Siddhantha, Govt. Ayurveda College, Mysore, Karnataka, India Email: shreedevitn@gmail.com ABSTRACT Nyayas are the principles or truths which holds good forever. The classical texts of Ayurveda , especially their commentators have quoted many maxims. One such commentator is Arunadatta on Ashtanga Hridaya . The kakakshi golaka nyaya, ashmashastra nyaya and many other maxims are the distinctive contribution by him which is found less elsewhere in other Samhithas . The maxims by Arunadatta have not been studied much. The maxims helps to make judgements in many contexts where a text can be best interpreted using them which otherwise could be misleading the contextual meaning Keywords: Arunadatta, Nyaya, kakakshigolaka nyaya, ashmashatra nyaya INTRODUCTION Nyayas form the part of principles of writing a text as they always indicate the natural phenomenon that is true for all the times. The maxims serve the purposes of,Understanding: Basic understanding ofsubject. The understanding serves aashu prabodhana (quick grasping) that is the primary requisites of a good shastra (text) Application: Extension of the core ideaof that maxim wherever necessary The application serves nirnaya (decision making) which is the tantrayukti intended to understand the whole text using one’s own intelligence. The study of any maxim should include following, 1 Adhikarana jnana - Knowledge of thecontext or the situation. 2 Padartha jnana - Knowledge of theright meaning of words in the maxim. 3 Vyakhyana jnana - Knowledge of thephenomenon involved and the required simi- INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (October, 2017) 5(10) NYAYAS FOUND IN ASHTANGA HRIDAYA SAMHITHA Shridevi T N 1 , Shreevathsa 2 1 2 ndyear PG Scholar, 1 Prof and HODDepartment of Ayurveda Samhitha and Siddhantha, Govt. Ayurveda College, Mysore, Karnataka, India Email: shreedevitn@gmail.com ABSTRACT Nyayas are the principles or truths which holds good forever. The classical texts of Ayurveda , especially their commentators have quoted many maxims. One such commentator is Arunadatta on Ashtanga Hridaya . The kakakshi golaka nyaya, ashmashastra nyaya and many other maxims are the distinctive contribution by him which is found less elsewhere in other Samhithas . The maxims by Arunadatta have not been studied much. The maxims helps to make judgements in many contexts where a text can be best interpreted using them which otherwise could be misleading the contextual meaning Keywords: Arunadatta, Nyaya, kakakshigolaka nyaya, ashmashatra nyaya INTRODUCTION Nyayas form the part of principles of writing a text as they always indicate the natural phenomenon that is true for all the times