VAYAH VARGEEKARANA AGE CLASIFICATION OF CHILDHOOD IT IS AN IMPORTANT POINT TO BE DISCUSSED IN AYURVEDA BECOS THE DOSHA PREDOMINANCE CHANGES BASED ON AGE AND AS WELL AS STRENGTH THE WHOLE PPT DEALS WITH HOW THE DIFFERENT ACHARYAS CLASSIFEIED AGE IN AYURVEDA AND IMPORTANCE OF ITS CLASSIFICATION APPLIED ASPECTS OF AGE

1. Vayaha vargeekarana
DR SOUMYA PATIL MD Ayu
ASISSTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF KAYACHIKITSA
SMVVS RKM AMCH VIJAYAPURA

2. INTRODUCTION
Vaya is strilinga shabdha
• Vayeti veti ajaateeti va||
• Aeging is a continuous process which never stops.
Def:
• vayastashcethi kalapramana visheshapekshini hi shareeravastha vayo abhideeyate||
• It is the avstha of the Shareera or stage of life , with relation to time .
• Acharya charaka defines the age as a factor dependent on kala Pramana vishesha ie quantum of time .

3. Vaya and Ayu ?
Vaya – age
Ayu – span of life
vayastashcethi kalapramana visheshapekshini hi shareeravastha vayo
abhideeyate||
Vaya is defined as state of body corresponding to length of time
Ayu –
Dhirgayu, alpayu, madhyamayu

4. Classification
Acharya Bala Madhyama Vruddha
Charaka Upto 30 yrs
Aparipakva dhathu –upto15 yrs
Vivardhamandhathu upto 30 yrs
30 to 60 yrs jeerna
60 to 100yrs
Sushrutha Upto 16yrs
Kshirapa-upto 1yr
Kshirannada-1 to 2 yr
Annada -2 to 16 yr
16 to 70yrs
Vruddhi-16-20
Yavvana 20-30
Sampurna 30-40
Parihani 40-70
After70
Vruddha
Vagbhata
Upto 16 yrs 16 to 60 yrs
Yauvana 16-30
Sampoornata 30-40
Parihani40-60
After 60
Vagbhata Upto 16yrs 16 to 60yrs After 70
Bhavamishra 1-20yr
Dugdhasi-upto 1yr
Dugdhannasi-upto2yr
Annabhuk-2
Vruddhi –upto 20yrs
20-70yrs
Yuva 20-30
Poorna30-40
Kshaya 40-70
After 70

5. Age classification of girl child
• a/c Hareeta
5yrs – bala
5-11yrs mugdha
Male
12 yrs –bala
12-19- mugdha
• a/c to parashara
8yrs – gouri
9yrs- rohini
10yrs- kanya
After that- rajasvala
• a/c to amarakosha
5yrs bala
9yrs pouganda
16yrs kaishora
After – yauvana
a/c to shabdhakalpa druma
5yrs kumara

6. a/c to modern
• Pre natal period
Ovum- 0 to 14 days{upto fertilization}
Embryo-14th day to 9th week of fertilization
Fetus-9th week upto birth
• Peri natal period
From 28th week of gestation to 1 week after delivery
• Postnatal period
newborn- birth to 28 days of life
Infant- birth to 1 year
Toddler- 1-3 years
Preschool – 3-5 years
School – 5-12 years
Adolescence- 13-19 year

7. Importance of vayo bheda
• To calculate the dose
• To assess milestones
• For performing samskaras
• For immunization
• To assess physiological development
• To assess onset of diseases
• To apply panchakarma

8. Application of age
• Principle of treatment with age
• Tridosha wrt agein treatment
• Aushadha sevana kala
• Contraindication of continuous use of medicine
• Upakrama
• Matra
• Snehana
• Svedana
• Basti
• Basti Netra Pramana
• Lehana
• Rasayana
• Vajikarana
• Special karmas

9. Conclusion
Vaya Pareeksha is important factor for ascertaining proper diagnosis ,
prognosis of disease and also for proper treatment .

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