Multi-level interpretation, understanding, and application of the verse -'yogadapi visham teekshnam uttamam bheshajam bhavet, bheshajam chapi duryuktam teekshnam sampadyate visham'- a theore

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Being the oldest and most mystic among the various systems of medicine around the world, Ayurveda always had been the source of knowledge and wisdom for centuries. Even though ayurveda has been enriching the Indian culture uninterruptedly with untainted and deepest secrets of medicine for centuries, the surge of knowledge and wisdom seems to be neverending. All the valuable knowledge and wisdom recorded in the classical texts imparted by this science has been handed down through generations. Ayurvedic literature whether it be Samhitas or Nighantus contributed by various acharyas helps to broaden our thought and view science from a different point of perspective. Ayurveda has regarded aptopadesha as a means to attain knowledge and it has indeed become the foundation for science when it comes to various contexts. Along with aptopadesha , raging research in the field has taken ayurveda to a whole new level of understanding and global acceptance. With the application of theoretical and literary research on the ayurvedic literatures, various concepts that could relate to different practical levels can be revealed. Charaka Samhita with its fascinating way of writing, explanation, and conceptualization has proved to be one of the best examples to apprehend literary/ theoretical research in ayurveda. This article is mainly intended to focus on a verse from the treatise " Charka Samhita"- Sutrasthana , chapter one and to understand the various levels of interpreting the verse and its application to understanding the importance of various contexts. Keywords: Aptopadesha, Charaka Samhita , Sutrasthana, Theoretical research, Nighantu, Matra INTRODUCTION The Indigenous medicinal system of ayurveda had always been an integral part of the Indian culture since the Vedic era