About the book
Charak Samhita, Volume 1 covers Sutrasthana, the foundational section of one of Ayurveda’s principal classical compendia. It presents an English translation along with the Cakrapani commentary, with the aim of making the text’s core concepts accessible to Ayurveda students.
The original Sanskrit text of the commentary is included and translated sentence by sentence into English. Designed for BAMS students and teachers, the volume uses illustrations, tables and separate explanations of Nyayas to support understanding and recall. Its detailed treatment of these maxims also benefits postgraduate scholars.
- Nearly 700 illustrations and tables to help readers understand and remember the subject.
- Detailed explanations of Nyayas, or maxims, in separate text boxes.
- Important essay questions and short notes in the annexures.
- Important Shlokas selected for memorisation.
- An alphabetical index of herbs with their botanical names.
- Glimpses of Caraka Samhita Sutrasthana.
- Rare pictures of Charekh Danda.
