Definition of Ayurveda
NIIMH / CCRAS e-Charaka · Sutrasthana 1 - Dīrghañjīvitīyōādhyāyaḥ · Verse 41
ayurvedadefinitioncharakalifecharaka-samhitasutrasthana
Sanskrit Original
हिताहितं सुखं दुःखमायुस्तस्य हिताहितम। मानं च तच्च यत्रोक्तमायुर्वेदः स उच्यते
hitāhitaṁ sukhaṁ duḥkhamāyustasya hitāhitam| mānaṁ ca tacca yatrōktamāyurvēdaḥ sa ucyatē
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That science which deals with what is beneficial and harmful for life, what constitutes happy and unhappy life, the measure of life, and its wholesome and unwholesome factors — that is called Ayurveda.