The document presents a comprehensive overview of shotha, detailing its objectives, definitions, classifications, and characteristics in a structured format. It covers the nidana (causes), samprapti (pathogenesis), and upadrava (complications) associated with shotha, referring to classical texts for reference. The document serves as a guide for students to understand the various aspects of shotha in Ayurvedic terms.

1. SHOTHA
Dr Akshay Shetty
Asst. Professor
SSRAMCH Inchal

2. Contents
• Objectives
• Introduction
• Nidan of Shotha
• Samprapti of Shotha
• Classification of Shotha
• Lakshana of Shotha
• Upadrava of Shotha
• Sadhyasadhya
• Summary
• References
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3. Objectives
At the end of the session the students must be able to
1. Define Shotha.
2. State Nidan of Shotha
3. Discuss Samprapti of Shotha
4. classify Shotha
5. Quote Purvarupa of Shotha
6. Illustrate samanya lakshana of Shotha
7. State Vishesha lakshana of Shotha
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4. Contd…
8. Explain lakshana of Agantuja Shotha
9. State Upadrava of Shotha
10. Describe Sadhyasadhyata of Shotha.
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5. Introduction
• Nirukti
श्व्यतीती शोथ्(शब्द्कल्प्द्रुम्)
उत्सेदं लिग्ं श्ववयतुकरोतत।
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6. Contd…
Synonyms:
Shotha
Shopha
Svayathu,
Utsedha
Samhata
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7. Nidana of Shotha
शु््यामयाभक्तकृ शाबिानां क्षाराम्ितीक्ष्णोष्णगुरूपसेवा|
द्याममृच्छाकववरोधिदुष्टगरोपसृष्टान्नतनषेवणं च||५||
अशाांस्यचेष्टा न च देहशु्धिमममोपघातो ववषमा प्रसततत |
लमथ्योपचार प्रततकममणां च तनजस्य हेतु श्ववयथो प्रददष्ट ||६|| Ca.Chi 12
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8. Samprapti of Shotha
बाहया लसरा प्रा्य यदा कफासृक्क्पत्तातन सन्दतषयतीह वायु |
तैबम्िमागम स तदा ववसपमन्नुत्सेिलिङ्गं श्ववयथुं करोतत||८||
उर क्स्थतैरू्वममिस्तु [१] वायो स्थानक्स्थतैमम्यगतैस्तु म्ये|
सवामङ्गग सवमगतै क्वधचत्स्थैदोषै क्वधचत् स्याच्यवयथुस्तदायय ||९||
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9. Nidana sevana
Vitiation of Kapha,Rakta& Pitta
Obstructs Vata
Vitiated vata (due to obstruction) spreads to
the various places
Shotha
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10. Classification of Shotha
Shotha
Nija
vataja pittaja kaphaja
Aganthuja
Abhigata
Bhallatakadi Krimi Visha Dahana Himavata
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11. Classification of Shotha
• त्रिवविो तनजश्वच सवामिमगािावयवाधितत्वात ्||७||
Shotha
Ekanga
Ardhanga
Sarvanga
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12. Poorvarupa & Samanya lakshana of Shotha
• ऊष्मा तथा स्या्दवथु लसराणामायाम इत्येव च पतवमरूपम्|१०|
• सगौरवं स्यादनवक्स्थतत्वं सोत्सेिमुष्माऽथ लसरातनुत्वम्|
सिोमहषामऽङ्गवववणमता च सामान्यलिङ्गं श्ववयथो प्रददष्टम्||११||
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13. Vataja shotha lakshana
• चिस्तनुत्वक्परुषोऽरुणोऽलसत प्रसुक््तहषामततमयुतोऽतनलमत्तत |
प्रशाम्यतत प्रोन्नमतत प्रपीडितो ददवाबिी च श्ववयथु समीरणात ्||१२||
• Skin of the effected part in vata dominant swelling becomes thin and
rough and dry (parusha), dusky-brown colored with horripilation and
feeling of numbness and discomfort. The swelling is moveable and
pitting on pressure but it attains normal position immediately,
increases during the day time and often subsides without appreciable
reason
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14. Pittaja shotha lakshana
• मृदु सगन्िोऽलसतपीतरागवान ् भ्रमज्वरस्वेदतृषामदाक्न्वत |
य उष्यते स्पशमरुगक्षक्षरागकृ त ् [१] स वपत्तशोथो भृशदाहपाकवान ्||१३||
• The pitta-dominant swelling is soft, painful to touch, with specific
odor and blackish, yellow or red colored skin and has tendency of
turning to abscess. It is accompanied with excessive burning
sensation, fever, perspiration, giddiness, thirst, redness in eyes and
intoxication .
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15. Kaphaja shotha lakshana
• गुरु क्स्थर पाण्िुररोचकाक्न्वत प्रसेकतनरावलमवक्हनमान््यकृ त ्|
स कृ च्रजन्मप्रशमो तनपीडितो न चोन्नमेरात्रिबिी कफात्मक ||१४||
• Kapha-dominant swelling is heavy and firm/immovable. It is associated
with anemia, anorexia, low digestion, water-brash, vomiting and
sleepiness. It appears and disappears very slowly and on pressing it takes
long time to attain its normal position and increases at the night time
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16. Dwandaja & sannipataja lakshana
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17. Agantuja Shotha
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18. Upadrava of shotha
• कृ शस्य रोगैरबिस्य यो भवेदुपरवैवाम वलमपतवमक
ै युमत |
स हक्न्त ममामनुगतोऽथ राक्जमान ् पररस्रवे्िीनबिस्य सवमग ||१५||
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19. Sadhyasahya of Shotha
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20. Summary
Nidana
Samprapti
Classification
Poorvaroopa
Samanya lakshana
Vishesha lakshana
Agantuja shotha
Upadrava
sadhyasadhyata
Introduction
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21. References
• Charaka Samhita
• Sushruta Samhita
• Asthanga hridaya
• Madhava nidhana
• Shabdakalpadruma
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22. THANK you
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