Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs
निदानं समाप्तम् / धन्वन्तरिरुवाच / सर्वरोगहरं सिद्धं योगसारं वदाम्यहम् / शृणु सुश्रुतं संक्षेपात्प्राणिनां जीवहेतवे
nidānaṃ samāptam / dhanvantariruvāca / sarvarogaharaṃ siddhaṃ yogasāraṃ vadāmyaham / śṛṇu suśrutaṃ saṃkṣepātprāṇināṃ jīvahetave
‘بابِ نِدان مکمل ہوا۔’ دھنونتری نے فرمایا—اب میں تمام بیماریوں کو دور کرنے والے آزمودہ یوگوں کا خلاصہ بیان کرتا ہوں۔ اے سُشروت، جانداروں کی زندگی کے سہارا کے لیے اختصار سے سنو۔
Dhanvantari
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.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168 (transition from nidāna to yogas/formulations; Dhanvantari–Suśruta dialogue frame)
It marks a transition from identifying causes/symptoms (nidāna) to giving condensed, actionable treatments (yoga-sāra).
Dhanvantari frames the formulas as ‘sarva-roga-hara’ and explicitly states the aim: sustaining life for living beings.
It highlights a method: first understand causes, then apply concise, proven interventions—an approach aligned with systematic healthcare.