Short note on Pratisamskarana

1. Pratisamskarana
Dr. Sachin S. Bagali MD (Ayu)
Assistant Professor
Department of Samhita & Siddantha
BLDEA’s AVS AMV Vijayapur

2. इत्यग्निवेशकृ ते तन्त्रे चरकप्रततसंस्कृ ते
इत्यग्निवेशकृ ते तन्त्रे चरकप्रततसंस्कृ तेऽप्राप्ते दृढबऱसम्पूररते

3. Agnivesa
• Agnivesa was the most intelligent among 6 disciples
• Agnivesa was also known by names such as Hutasa, Hutasavesa
& Vahnivesa
• Hutasa & Vahni are the synonyms of Agni
• Son  Agni
• “Agneyastra”
• Period  1000 BC

4. • Agnivesa  Agnivesa Tantra  Not available but later revised
by Charaka popular known as Charaka Samhita
• Agnivesa Tantra originally consisted of 12000 verses.
• In total 8 Sthanas & 120 chapters
• Sutra Sthana  30
• Nidana Sthana  8
• Vimana Sthana  8
• Shareera Sthana  8
• Indriya Sthana  12
• Chiktsa Sthana  30
• Kalpa Sthana  12
• Siddha Sthana  12

5. • In that 41 chapters were lost
i.e 17  Chikitsa sthana
12  Kalpa sthana
12  Siddhi sthana
which were originally composed by Agnivesa  revised by
Charaka  redacted by Dridabala
Formulations
• Changeri Ghritam
• Shatphala Ghritam
• Tiktaka Ghritam
• Mahatiktaka Ghritam
• Vasadyam Ghritam

6. Works
• Agnivesa Tantra
• Anjana Nidana
• Nidhana Sthana
• Nadi Pareksha
• Ramayana Rahashya
• Ramayana Shatashloki

7. Charaka
• He is one among Bhritrayee
• Acharya Charaka redacted the treatise, Agnivesa tantra
which has become popular as Charaka Samhita
• Another meaning of Charaka i.e the physician who wonders
from place to place offering medical service to the people

8. • Charaka  also used for meaning Shishya
• Charaka  also used for Wounds in Parasi language
• The detail pertaining to Charaka  name of his parents,
place of birth etc not available
• Period  2-3 C AD
• Charaka Samhita occupies a very important place in history of
world’s medical science

9. FAMOUS COMMENTARIES ON CHARAKA SAMHITA
COMMENTATOR COMMENTARY PERIOD
Bhattaraharischandra Charakanyasa 4th C AD
Swamikumara Charakapanjika 4th C AD
Jejjata Nirantarapadavyakya 6th C AD
Chakrapanidatta Ayurveda Dipika 11th C AD
Shivdas Sen Tatwachandrika 15th C AD
Gangadhar Sen Jalpakalpataru 19th C AD
Yogendranath Sen Charakopaskara 20th C AD
Jotishachandra Saraswati Charakapradipika 20th C AD
• More than 40 sanskrit commentaries on his work
• In 8th Century Charaka translated into “Arabic Language”

10. Dridabala
• He was the redactor of Charaka Samhita
• Son  Kapilabala
• Native place “Panchanadapura” belongs to Kashmir
• Panchanadapura means the place where five streams are co-
joined.
• Now it is known as “Panjor” which is situated about 7 miles to
the north of Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir
• He was the Shivabhakta
• Period  4th C AD

11. • Charaka Samhita 
 Originally composed by Agnivesa  1000 BC
 Revised by Acharya Charaka  2nd - 3rd C AD
 Redacted by Dridabala  4th C AD
• Dridabala not only completed 41 chapters were lost or
unfinished by Charaka, but also re-edited the entire book
• Chikitsa 17; Kalpa 12; Siddhi 12  41 Chapters
• Redactor (Pratisamskarana) is one in which converts detail
explanation into concise form & concise form into detail.

12. Pratisamaskarana
 ववस्तारयतत ऱेशोक्तं सङ्क्षिपत्यततववस्तरम ्||
संस्कताा कु रुते तन्त्रं पुराणं च पुििावम्|
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