1. VAYO B E D H A
• DR. SABIR ALI
• ASSISTANT PROF.
• KAMCH UDAIPUR

2. CONTENTS
Introduction
View of Acharya
Kashyapa
View of Acharya
Sushrutha
View of Acharya
Charaka
View Of Ashtanga
Sangraha
View of Ashtanga
Hridaya
View of Hareetha
View of Arogya

3. INTRODUCTION
• (Cha.Sa.Vi.8/183)
• Vaya is the time measurement stages of life
• There are various structural, functional & psychological changes takes place
in different stages of life (age).
• In Ayurvedic classics, total age of a human being is classified acc. to his physical
dynamics i.e, (dhathu pushti sthithi naasam). Of these, Kaumara Bhrithya deals with
first phase of life i.e, the stage of dhathupushti, the basis of which is the maturing
annavaha srothas. So, most number of classification are based on the nature of food
taken by baby.

4. ACC TO CHARAKA
तव्द्यो यथा स्थूल भेदेन त्रित्रिधं बालं मध्यं जीर्णमममि । ति बालमपरिपक्वधात्वजातव्यञ्जनं सुक
ु माि-
मक्लेशसहमसम्पूर्ााबलं श्लेष्मधातूप्रायमाषोड्श िषं, त्रििधामानधातुगुर्ं पुन:॥
BAALYAM: Balavastha is the period from birth to 30 years of age. It is further divided
into two
1)APARIPAKWA DHATHU: Stage of immaturity- birth to 16 years of age.
2)VIVARDHAMANA DHATHU: Stage of progressive maturation. 16 to 30
years of age
MADHYAM: 30 to 60 years
JEERNAM: 60 to 100 years

6. SUSHRUTHACLASSIFICATION
Acharya Sushruta has divided the age is into three Balya,Madhyama,and Vriddha,and has
given singnificant importance to Balyaavastha
(A) Balyaavastha
1 Ksheerapa-birth till 1 year
2 Ksheerannada-1-2 years
3 Annada -2-16 years
(B) Madhyama
1 Vriddhi -17-20years
2Yauvana- 21-30years
3Sampurna-31-40years
4Parihani – 40-70years
(C)Vriddha - above 70 years till death an individual is to be Vriddha

7. • A) BAAL
Y
A- Upto16years
KSHEERAPA- Upto 1 year (Period of maximum feeding on milk food)
KSHEERANNADA- 1 to 2 years (Period of feeding on milk & solid ]
ANNADA- 2to 16 years (Period of feeding on solid food only)
B)YOUVANA C)VAARDHAKY
A

8. 1.Accordingto kashyapa
• Kashyapa has classified childhood period intially into three i.e.period of Garbha kala (fetal
life),Bala (childhood),and Kumara (adolescence).after adolescence the age is again divided
three type as Yauvana (youth),Madhyama (middle age) and Vriddha
• Garbha kala (intra uterine period)
• Bala – from birth till1 years (Ksheerapa)
• Kumara – 17-34 years with increase of Dhatu,satva,bala,veerya,

9. ACCORDING TOACHARYA
• in Ashtanga Sanghraha and Hridaya classification of Balavastha is similar to that of
Acharya sushruta,albeit slight difference in terminiloggies(Ksheerapa,Annada,and
Ubhaya Vartana)
As per ASHTANGA HRIDAYA As per ASHTANGA SAMGRAHA
1. BAALYAM : Upto 16 years
A)KSHEERAVARTANAM
B)ANNAVARTANAM
C)UBHAY
AVARTHANAM
2. MADHYAM
3. KSHAYAM
1)BAAL
Y
AM-Upto16years
A)STANY
AA
V
ARTANAM
B)AAHARA
V
ARTANAM
C)UBHA
Y
A
V
ARTHANAM
2) MADHY
AMAM-Upto60 years

10. ACCORDING TO

11. AROGYA KALPADRUMA
As per Shri.Kaikulangara Rama Warrier- Vaya classified into 11 categories
: : : : : (A.K1/4)
JATAMATRA- Birth to 2 weeks
PAKSHATEETA- 15 days to 1 month
ATHIPAKSHATI- 1 Months to 3 montha
TRAIMASIKA- 3 months to 6 months
SHANMASIKA – 6 months to 1 yr
EKABDA- 1 year old
TRAYABDA- 3 year old
PANCHAHAYANA- 5 year old
ASHTABDA- 8 year old
DASABDA- 10 year old
DWADASABDA-12 year old

12. ACC TO DHARMASINDHUSARA
• A)SHISHU-Till weaning (Annaprashana) is
performed
• B)BAALA-Upto 3 years
• C)KUMARA-Till the performance of MUNJAABANDHANA,aceremony like that of
thread- marriage to markadulthood

13. ACC TO PARASHARA
[mentions only about age of female child]
•
8years– gouri
9years– rohini
10years– kanya
Afteryears– rajaswala

14. MODERNVIEW

15. • PRE-NA
T
ALPERIOD
A) OVUM- 0to 14days(Uptofertilization)
B) EMBRYO - 14th dayto 9th weekoffertilization
C) FETUS- 9th weekuptobirth
• PERI-NA
TALPERIOD-
22 Weeks of pregnancy- 1week of lIfe

17. • ADOLESCENCE-
•
•
•
A)PREPUBESCENT
BOYS-12to 14years
GIRLS-10to 12years
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•
•
B)PUBESCENT
BOYS-14to 16 years
GIRLS-12to 14years
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C)POSTPUBESCENT
BOYS-16to 20 years
GIRLS-14to 18years

18. IMPORTANCE OF V
AYOBHEDA
• In children the status of Dosha,Dhatu,Malas in various diseases are similar to that
of adults but in .Hence the administration of drug also should be proportionately
small,based on body weight ,agni etc.
• By describing treatment aspects ,acharyas mentioned therapies also.

19. 1. To calculate the dose of medicine in children.
2. To assess the developmental condition of child according to milestones.
3.For performing samskaras. For e.g namkaran samskar is done after 1 year
of age.
4. For the purpose of immunization.
5. To assess the various physiological development of baby.
6. Also related with onset time of diseases.e.g neonatal
7. jaundice, dantodbhava janya vyadhi.
7. Related with treatment principles based on shodhana.

20. BIBILOGRAPHY