The document discusses the three major ancient Ayurvedic texts known as the Bhruhatrayee - the Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, and Vagbhata Samhita. It provides background information on the authors of each text - Charaka, Sushrutha, and Vagbhata respectively. For each author, it discusses what is known about their life and times based on references in other ancient Indian texts, the structure and content of their major works, and important commentaries written on them.

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

2. Bhruhatrayee
 Charaka Samhita
 Sushrutha Samhita
 Vagbhata Samhita

3. Charaka
• He is one among Bhruhatrayee
• 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

4. • 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

5. 8 STHANA NO OF CHAPTERS
Sutra Sthana 30
Nidana Sthana 08
Vimana Sthana 08
Shareera Sthana 08
Indriya Sthana 12
Chiktsa Sthana 30
Kalpa Sthana 12
Siddha Sthana 12
Total 120

6. 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”

7. Sushruta
• Period  1000-1500 BC
• Panini told derivation of word Sushruta as
“A person skilled in surgery”
• Sushruta is considered as father of surgery
• Sushruta  Sushruta Samhita (Shalya Tantra)

8. • Son of Vishwamitra & learned Ayurveda from Kasiraj Devodas
• Different opinion regarding his father some says he is son of
Vishwamitra & some says Shalihotri
• According to Mahabharata & Garuda purana he was son of
Vishwamitra
• According to Chakrapani he was son of Vishwamitra
• According to Hemadri he was son of Shalihotri

9. STHANA CHAPTERS
Sutra Sthana 46
Nidhana Sthana 16
Sharera Sthana 10
Chikitsa Sthana 40
Kalpa Sthana 8
Uttara Sthana 66
6 Total 186

10. Vagbhata
• He is one among Bhrittrayee
• He was son  Simhagupta & grandson  Vagbhata
• He belongs to the region of river Sindhu
• His Father & Grandfather were great scholar of Ayurveda
• He was disciples of Avalokita  Chief Monk of Mahayana Buddhism
• Author of Astanga sangraha & Astangahrudaya  5th C AD
• Some says
AS  Vridhha Vagbhata
AH  Laghu Vagbhata

11. • Jejjata & Indu used the term “Bahat” in place of Vagbhata.
• Jejjeta & Indu were disciples of Vagbhata
• “Tisata” the author of “Chikitsa kalika”. Tisata was son of
Vagbhata
• Chandrata son of Tisata wrote commentary on Chikitsa
kalika, but he did not mention the name of Vagbhta in it
• Tisata  10th C AD & Chandrata  11th C AD
• Hence it is impossible that Tisata & Chandrata were son &
grandson of Vagbhata (Bec Vagbhata period is 5th C AD)

12. Vagbhata
Simhagupta
Vagbhata (5th C AD)
Tisata (10th C AD)
Chandrata (11th C AD)
Jejjata
&
Indu
Disciple of
Vagbhata

13. 6 Sthana Astangasangraha Astangahrudaya
Sutra Sthana 40 30
Shareera Sthana 12 6
Nidana Sthana 16 16
Chikitsa Sthana 24 22
Kalpa Sthana 8 6
Uttara Sthana 50 40
Total 150 120