Shloka 1

Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs

Devanagari script

निदानं समाप्तम् / धन्वन्तरिरुवाच / सर्वरोगहरं सिद्धं योगसारं वदाम्यहम् / शृणु सुश्रुतं संक्षेपात्प्राणिनां जीवहेतवे

Transliteration

nidānaṃ samāptam / dhanvantariruvāca / sarvarogaharaṃ siddhaṃ yogasāraṃ vadāmyaham / śṛṇu suśrutaṃ saṃkṣepātprāṇināṃ jīvahetave

Translation

“Bahagian tentang nidāna (diagnosis) telah selesai.” Dhanvantari bersabda: “Kini akan aku ajarkan intisari yoga perubatan yang telah terbukti, yang menghapuskan segala penyakit. Dengarlah, wahai Suśruta, secara ringkas—demi menjadi penopang hayat semua makhluk.”

Word by Word

• निदानम्: diagnosis/etiology section
• निदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• समाप्तम्: completed
• समाप्तम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त (कृदन्त; सम् + √आप् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘समाप्तम्’ = finished

• धन्वन्तरिः: Dhanvantari
• धन्वन्तरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन्तरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वरोगहरम्: removing all diseases
• सर्वरोगहरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + रोग + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वान् रोगान् हरति)

• सिद्धम्: proven/effective
• सिद्धम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (कृदन्त; √सिध् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• योगसारम्: the essence of (this) formulation/practice
• योगसारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योगस्य सारः)

• वदामि: I tell
• वदामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुश्रुतम्: O Suśruta
• सुश्रुतम्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे द्वितीया-प्रयोगः (addressing)

• संक्षेपात्: briefly
• संक्षेपात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणम्: ‘संक्षेपात्’ = briefly

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• जीवहेतवे: for the cause of life (for sustaining life)
• जीवहेतवे: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जीवस्य हेतुः); प्रयोजनार्थ-चतुर्थी

Speaker

Dhanvantari

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Transmission of siddha-yoga (proven formulations) as the ‘essence’ (yoga-sāra) for the protection of prāṇa and life.

Vedantic Theme: Vidya as upakāra: knowledge used for loka-saṅgraha (welfare of beings); sustaining prāṇa supports the pursuit of dharma and mokṣa.

Application: Attend carefully to the concise teaching of established therapeutic formulations intended to remove disease and sustain life.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168 (transition from nidāna to yogas/formulations; Dhanvantari–Suśruta dialogue frame)

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari
• Sushruta

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘nidāna’ being concluded here?

It marks a transition from identifying causes/symptoms (nidāna) to giving condensed, actionable treatments (yoga-sāra).

How does this verse explain the purpose of the teaching?

Dhanvantari frames the formulas as ‘sarva-roga-hara’ and explicitly states the aim: sustaining life for living beings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights a method: first understand causes, then apply concise, proven interventions—an approach aligned with systematic healthcare.