Vagbhata's Astanga Samgraha (Text with English Translation, Notes, Index and Sloka Index)
Contents: I. Preface. II. Introduction (historical aspects about Vagbhata). III. Names of the chapters of Sutrasthana. 1. Ayuskamiya adhyaya. 2. Sisyopanayaniya adhyaya. 3. Dinacarya adhyaya. 4. Rtucarya adhyaya. 5. Roganutpadaniya adhyaya. 6. Dravadravya vijnaniya adhyaya. 7. Annasvarupa vijnaniya adhyaya. 8. Annaraksa vidhi adhyaya. 9. Viruddhanna vijnaniya adhyaya. 10. Annapana vidhi adhyaya. 11. Matrasitiya adhyaya. 12. Vividhausadha vijnaniya adhyaya. 13. Agrya samgrahaniya adhyaya. 14. Sodhanadigana samgraha adhyaya. 15. Mahakasaya samgraha adhyaya. 16. Vividha dravya gana samgraha adhyaya. 17. Dravyadi vijnaniya adhyaya. 18. Rasabhediya adhyaya. 19. Dosadi vijnaniya adhyaya. 20. Dosabhediya adhyaya. 21. Dosopakramaniya adhyaya. 22. Rogabhediya adhyaya. 23. Bhesajavacaraniya adhyaya. 24. Dvividhopakramaniya adhyaya. 25. Sneha vidhi adhyaya. 26. Sweda vidhi adhyaya. 27. Vamana virecana vidhi adhyaya. 28. Basti vidhi adhyaya. 29. Nasya vidhi adhyaya. 30. Dhumapana vidhi adhyaya. 31. Gandusadi vidhi adhyaya. 32. Ascyotananjana vidhi adhyaya. 33. Tarpana putapaka vidhi adhyaya. 34. Yantra sastra vidhi adhyaya. 35. Jalauka vidhi adhyaya. 36. Sira vyadha vidhi adhyaya. 37. Salyaharana vidhi adhyaya. 38. Sastrakarma vidhi adhyaya. 39. Ksarapaka vidhi adhyaya. 40. Agnikarma vidhi adhyaya. Index. Sloka index.
"Astangasangraha is an encyclopedic compendium of all the eight specialized branches of Ayurveda. Vagbhata, son of Simhagupta and grandson of Vagbhata, who flourished in 7 century A.D. is considered to have composed this authoritative text on science of medicine of ancient India. This text is divided into six sections namely sustrasthana, sarirasthana, nidanasthana, chikitsasthana, kalpasthana and uttarasthana.
The present book is the English translation of Sustrasthana of Astangasangraha consisting of 40 chapters. It is the text with special importance to Kayachikitsa. The 40 chapters of Sutrasthana have mainly dealt with the following topics such as desire for longevity, initiation of pupil, regimen to be flowed everyday and also during the seasons. Some of the chapters detail much about the prevention of diseases, knowledge about foods and its incompatibility. Descriptions of various drugs, classification of therapies particularly of Panchakarma are dealt in detail. The last chapters throw much emphasis on the knowledge of surgical instruments, the methods of surgical treatment, and using of leaches, venesection and applying of kshara and agni karma.
For the convenience of the students a list of all the important topics are included in the appendix.
English translation of this text is presented in simple form for better student comprehension, and also much care has been taken not to distort with the original meaning of the Sanskrit version."
