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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita

by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words

This page relates ‘Treatment of Jambharoga� found in the study on diseases and remedies found in the Atharvaveda and Charaka-samhita. These texts deal with Ayurveda—the ancient Indian Science of life—which lays down the principles for keeping a sound health involving the use of herbs, roots and leaves. The Atharvaveda refers to one of the four Vedas (ancient Sanskrit texts encompassing all kinds of knowledge and science) containing many details on Ayurveda, which is here taken up for study.

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The Atharvaveda mentions Jambharoga. The two meanings of Jambharoga are to come over ´³²¹³¾²ú³óÄå and to stick two jaws together. Jambharoga is caused by two pairs of jaws. Primarily it is the children. The Atharvaveda speaks of the application of Jaá¹…giá¸a maṇi for the treatment of this disease[1].

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[1]:

jaá¹…giá¸o jaṃbhÄd viÅ›arÄd viá¹£kandhÄdabhiÅ›ocanÄt |
maṇiá¸� sahasravÄ«ryaá¸� pariṇaá¸� pÄtu viÅ›vataá¸� ||
(AV. –I±õ.4.2); Veda Atharvaveda ³§²¹á¹ƒh¾±³ÙÄå, trans. Dilip Mukhopadhyaya, Kolkata, Aksaya Library, 2017, p. 226.

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