*''[[Sutra Sthana]]'' (30 chapters) covers basic principles of Ayurveda with seven groups of tetrads (logical groupings of four chapters, or ''Chatushka'') including medicaments (''Bheshaja Chatushka''), preventive and promotive medicine (''Swasthya Chatushka''), directions of utilizing Ayurveda principles (''Nirdesha Chatushka''), preparations useful for treatment (''Kalpana Chatushka''), Disease categories and classification of diseases (''Roga Chatushka''), Management principles of disease (''Yojana Chatushka'') and dietary principles (''Annapana Chatushka''). The last two chapters are called ''Sangraha Adhyaya'' including important aspects of ''Prana'' (vital energy) and summary of topics discussed in the entire Samhita. | *''[[Sutra Sthana]]'' (30 chapters) covers basic principles of Ayurveda with seven groups of tetrads (logical groupings of four chapters, or ''Chatushka'') including medicaments (''Bheshaja Chatushka''), preventive and promotive medicine (''Swasthya Chatushka''), directions of utilizing Ayurveda principles (''Nirdesha Chatushka''), preparations useful for treatment (''Kalpana Chatushka''), Disease categories and classification of diseases (''Roga Chatushka''), Management principles of disease (''Yojana Chatushka'') and dietary principles (''Annapana Chatushka''). The last two chapters are called ''Sangraha Adhyaya'' including important aspects of ''Prana'' (vital energy) and summary of topics discussed in the entire Samhita. |