Essay name: Surgery in ancient India (Study)
Author:
P. P. Prathapan
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Sahitya
This essay studies Surgery in ancient India based on Sanskrit sources such as the Sushruta Samhita. These references indicate evidence of theoretical and practical knowledge of hygiene rivaling contemporary routine practices. Further topics include Ayurveda, a historical study of surgery, surgical schools and instruments used in ancient India.
Chapter 2 - The concept and practice of Surgery in ancient India
References from Sanskrit sources
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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State 149 State is the well organized super associations of human beings
which came into existence to carry out the functions of all the social
activities more effectively. In the early times on the basis of social contacts
people formed associations. These associations further formed a super
associations known as State, and to carry out some important functions of
society.
During the Vedic period there was no relation between state and
education at all. In those days education was imparted by learned R峁s in
the gurukulas. State provided land for gurukulas and they did not collect
the land tax from those gurukulas."
43 In some cases the king used to grand stipends and liberal
44 allowances to students and learned men. Some times the king helped
45 the students in giving dak峁峁嘺 to their studies. Similar endowments were
also made by many south Indian Kings like Kulottunga Chola III.
46 In ancient days state made some provision for the care and education.
of orphans as evident from the Artha艣膩stra of Kautilya.'
47 Society maintained these institutions and the state admired and
appreciated their efforts. In the br膩hma峁嘺 period also education was
maintained by voluntary and private organization. However there was no
