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स्वाभाविकं चास्य लक्षणमकृतकं, यदुक्तमिहाद्येऽध्याये च; यथा- अग्नेरौष्ण्यम्, अपां द्रवत्वम्|  

स्वाभाविकं चास्य लक्षणमकृतकं, यदुक्तमिहाद्येऽध्याये च; यथा- अग्नेरौष्ण्यम्, अपां द्रवत्वम्|  

भावस्वभावनित्यत्वमपि चास्य, यथोक्तं- गुरुभिरभ्यस्यमानैर्गुरूणामुपचयो भवत्यपचयो लघूनामिति||२७||  

भावस्वभावनित्यत्वमपि चास्य, यथोक्तं- गुरुभिरभ्यस्यमानैर्गुरूणामुपचयो भवत्यपचयो लघूनामिति||२७||  

sō'yamāyurvēdaḥ  śāśvatō nirdiśyatē, anāditvāt, svabhāvasaṁsiddhalakṣaṇatvāt,bhāvasvabhāvanityatvācca|  

sō'yamāyurvēdaḥ  śāśvatō nirdiśyatē, anāditvāt, svabhāvasaṁsiddhalakṣaṇatvāt,bhāvasvabhāvanityatvācca|  

na hi nābhūt kadācidāyuṣaḥ santānō buddhisantānō vā, śāśvataścāyuṣō vēditā, anādi ca sukhaduḥkhaṁsadravyahētulakṣaṇamaparāparayōgāt|  

na hi nābhūt kadācidāyuṣaḥ santānō buddhisantānō vā, śāśvataścāyuṣō vēditā, anādi ca sukhaduḥkhaṁsadravyahētulakṣaṇamaparāparayōgāt|  

svābhāvikaṁ cāsya lakṣaṇamakr̥takaṁ, yaduktamihādyē'dhyāyē ca; yathā- agnērauṣṇyam, apāṁdravatvam|  

svābhāvikaṁ cāsya lakṣaṇamakr̥takaṁ, yaduktamihādyē'dhyāyē ca; yathā- agnērauṣṇyam, apāṁdravatvam|  

bhāvasvabhāvanityatvamapi cāsya, yathōktaṁ- gurubhirabhyasyamānairgurūṇāmupacayōbhavatyapacayō laghūnāmiti||27||  

bhāvasvabhāvanityatvamapi cāsya, yathōktaṁ- gurubhirabhyasyamānairgurūṇāmupacayōbhavatyapacayō laghūnāmiti||27||  

so~ayamAyurvedaH  shAshvato nirdishyate, anAditvAt, svabhAvasaMsiddhalakShaNatvAt,bhAvasvabhAvanityatvAcca|  

so~ayamAyurvedaH  shAshvato nirdishyate, anAditvAt, svabhAvasaMsiddhalakShaNatvAt,bhAvasvabhAvanityatvAcca|  

na hi nAbhUt  kadAcidAyuShaH santAno buddhisantAno vA, shAshvatashcAyuSho veditA, anAdi casukhaduHkhaM sadravyahetulakShaNamaparAparayogAt|  

na hi nAbhUt  kadAcidAyuShaH santAno buddhisantAno vA, shAshvatashcAyuSho veditA, anAdi casukhaduHkhaM sadravyahetulakShaNamaparAparayogAt|  

svAbhAvikaM cAsya lakShaNamakRutakaM, yaduktamihAdye~adhyAye ca; yathA- agnerauShNyam, apAMdravatvam|  

svAbhAvikaM cAsya lakShaNamakRutakaM, yaduktamihAdye~adhyAye ca; yathA- agnerauShNyam, apAMdravatvam|  

bhAvasvabhAvanityatvamapi cAsya, yathoktaM- gurubhirabhyasyamAnairgurUNAmupacayobhavatyapacayo laghUnAmiti||27||

bhAvasvabhAvanityatvamapi cAsya, yathoktaM- gurubhirabhyasyamAnairgurUNAmupacayobhavatyapacayo laghUnAmiti||27||

Ayurveda is eternal because of the following: It has no beginning; its characteristics are self-evident, and those of things dealt with it are eternal. It has been seen that Ayu (the combination of body, its organs, mind, and soul) and intelligence about Ayu (knowledge about Ayu) are perpetual. Hence Ayu and its knowledge (i.e., Ayurveda) have been eternal. The knower becomes eternal after knowing Ayurveda. Concepts such as happiness and suffering (i.e., health and illness), therapeutics and pathogens, etc. - their causes, signs, and perpetuation are all eternal. This is what is described in Ayurveda. Substances, having properties such as heaviness, lightness, cold, heat, slimy, non-slimy, etc., when combined with other substances, tend to increase by similar properties and decrease by opposite properties. For example, habitual intake of heavy food/drugs increases heaviness and decreases lightness in the body. This is similar to others too. The characteristic of these substances or phenomena is eternal. The characteristics of Prithvi etc. are eternal. However, matters and their attributes are both eternal and temporary.  Theories that claim “Ayurveda came into existence after its creation” or “Ayurveda was conceived by someone and taught to his students” are false. But based on these statements, some scholars opine that Ayurveda had a beginning. (These characteristics, described in this chapter as well as in the first chapter of Sutra sthana (i.e., Sutra sthana 1:42, and 30:23) are innate to Ayurveda and are not fabrications.) Just like the heat of the fire and the liquidity of water, Ayurveda’s phenomena are eternal, e.g. habitual intake of heavy things increases the heaviness and decreases the lightness in the body. [27]

 

Ayurveda is eternal because of the following: It has no beginning; its characteristics are self-evident, and those of things dealt with it are eternal. It has been seen that ''Ayu'' (the combination of body, its organs, mind, and soul) and intelligence about ''Ayu'' (knowledge about ''Ayu'') are perpetual. Hence ''Ayu'' and its knowledge (i.e., Ayurveda) have been eternal. The knower becomes eternal after knowing Ayurveda. Concepts such as happiness and suffering (i.e., health and illness), therapeutics and pathogens, etc. - their causes, signs, and perpetuation are all eternal. This is what is described in Ayurveda. Substances, having properties such as heaviness, lightness, cold, heat, slimy, non-slimy, etc., when combined with other substances, tend to increase by similar properties and decrease by opposite properties. For example, habitual intake of heavy food/drugs increases heaviness and decreases lightness in the body. This is similar to others too. The characteristic of these substances or phenomena is eternal. The characteristics of ''prithvi'' etc. are eternal. However, matters and their attributes are both eternal and temporary.  Theories that claim “Ayurveda came into existence after its creation” or “Ayurveda was conceived by someone and taught to his students” are false. But based on these statements, some scholars opine that Ayurveda had a beginning. (These characteristics, described in this chapter as well as in the first chapter of [[Sutra Sthana]] (i.e., [[Sutra Sthana]] 1:42, and 30:23) are innate to Ayurveda and are not fabrications.) Just like the heat of the fire and the liquidity of water, Ayurveda’s phenomena are eternal, e.g. habitual intake of heavy things increases the heaviness and decreases the lightness in the body. [27]

 

Eight branches of Ayurveda:

Eight branches of Ayurveda:

तस्यायुर्वेदस्याङ्गान्यष्टौ; तद्यथा- कायचिकित्सा, शालाक्यं, शल्यापहर्तृकं, विषगरवैरोधिकप्रशमनं, भूतविद्या,कौमारभृत्यकं, रसायनं, वाजीकरणमिति||२८||  

तस्यायुर्वेदस्याङ्गान्यष्टौ; तद्यथा- कायचिकित्सा, शालाक्यं, शल्यापहर्तृकं, विषगरवैरोधिकप्रशमनं, भूतविद्या,कौमारभृत्यकं, रसायनं, वाजीकरणमिति||२८||