The document discusses the Ayurvedic concept of inheritance and hereditary transmission from a parent to offspring. It explains key terms like beeja (gametes), beeja bhaga (chromosomes), and beeja bhaga avayava (genes) that are responsible for inheritance of traits. Defects in these factors like dosha aggravation can lead to congenital deformities, infertility, or sterility in offspring. The concept of anuvamshiki siddhanta is about heredity and the study of resemblance between parents and offspring. Maintaining healthy practices during conception and pregnancy can help produce healthy offspring and allow for genetic counseling.

1. Dr. Indusree C Suseelan,
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Shareera Rachana,
SJSACH, CHENNAI
अनुवंशिक शिद्धान्त…
THE CONCEPT OF INHERITANCE
THROUGH AN AYURVEDIC
PERSPECTIVE.
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2. Sristi nirmana
parambara
KARYA KARANA
SIDDHANTA
ANUVAMSHIKA
SIDDHANTA -
Introduction…
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3. Apathy ahara vihara
by mother
Partially vitiate the dosa
Artava and
Grabhasaya is
afflicted by the
circulating
aggravated dosa
Beeja , Beeja bhaga and Beeja bhaga
avayava GARBHA VIKRITI
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4. Factors of hereditary defect:-
यस्य यस्य ह्यङ्गावयवस्य बीजे बीज भाग उपतप्तो भवशत,
तस्य तस्याङ्गावयवस्य शवकृ शतरुपजायते,
नोपजायते चानुपतापात्; तस्मादुभयोपपशिरप्यत्र|
सर्वस्य चात्मजानीन्द्रियान्द्ि, तेषाां भार्ाभार्हेतुर्दैर्ां; तस्मान्नैकारततो
जडादर्दभ्यो जातााः न्द्ितृसर्दृशरूिा भर्न्द्रत||१७||
(Ca. Sha. 3/17)
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5. Jataja prameha,
Sahaja arshas,
Sahaja kusta.
Auddha /
Asta dusti
of sukra
and artava
Beeja
बीज इशत
िुक्रिोशिते|
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6. Beeja bhaga-
बीजस्याङ्गप्रत्यङ्गशनववतवको भागो बीजभागः
In females :-
वन्ध्य
पूशतप्रजा
In males:-
वन्ध्य
पूशतप्रजा
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7. Beeja bhaga avayava
In females:-वाताव In males:-तृिपुशत्रक
Sub-part of beeja bhaga
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8. Beeja dosa-
asuddha / Asta
dusti of sukra
and artava
lakshana
Aatma dosa-
Purvakarma
phala-
indriya vikruti,
Aashaya dosa-
defects of
garbhaashaya and
vrishana
Kaala dosa-
Ritumati charya and
garbhadana charya,
Maatruka aahara
vihara dosa-
defects in
garbhotapataka
samagri.
Factors responsible for congenital deformities:-
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9. Factors- beeja,
aatma, ashaya
dosa etc
Aggravation of
shareerika dosa
in garbha
vikruti of
samsthana,
varna,
indriya,
avayava in the
garbha.
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10. Concept of Anuvamshiki
siddhanta
Concept of inheritance.
Heredity
study of the factors responsible
for the resemblance between
parents & their offspring
helps in carrying these variations
to the next generation for their
survival.
Variation
concerned with the forces or
influence due to which no two
organisms are exactly alike
helps the individual to generate a
new trait or feature which may
help in the survival in the given
period of time.
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11. Beeja-
ovum or sperm
male and female gametes
responsible for formation
of fetus.
Beeja bhaga-
Chromosome
responsible for the
inheritance of characters
of a particular species.
Beeja bhaga avayava –
gene
which constitute the
chromosomes.
structural units of
inheritance stored in
chromosomes.
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12. Defects
in
factors
Conginetial
defomities
Infertility
Sterility
Sexual
perversions.
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13. Healthy
offspring.
genetic
counseling.
Ritu charya
Dina
charya
Rithumati
paricharya
Garbhini
paricharya
Pumsavana
karma
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14. • THANK YOU…..
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