− | The last chapter of [[Sutra Sthana]], [[Arthedashmahamooliya Adhyaya]], emphasizes some of the fundamental principles of life, health, and disease. Though the chapter begins with a description of the heart and ten great vessels attached to it and talks about several aspects of vital importance such as ''shira, dhamani, srotas, ojas,'' etc., the salient features of a good Ayurvedic practitioner, and goes on to providing a complete definition of ''Ayu'' and Ayurveda. Beneficial, non-beneficial, happy and unhappy kinds of life have also been described in the chapter. In the end, an entire table of contents of this treatise has been provided. | + | The last chapter of [[Sutra Sthana]], [[Arthedashmahamooliya Adhyaya]], emphasizes some of the fundamental principles of life, health, and disease. Though the chapter begins with a description of the heart and ten great vessels attached to it and talks about several aspects of vital importance such as ''shira, dhamani, srotas, ojas,'' etc., the salient features of a good Ayurvedic practitioner, and goes on to providing a complete definition of ''Ayu'' and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda Ayurveda]. Beneficial, non-beneficial, happy and unhappy kinds of life have also been described in the chapter. In the end, an entire table of contents of this treatise has been provided. |
| '''Keywords''': ''Hṛdaya, ojas, shira, dhamani, srotas,'' classification of ''Ayu''. | | '''Keywords''': ''Hṛdaya, ojas, shira, dhamani, srotas,'' classification of ''Ayu''. |