The Suśruta Saṃhitā

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Taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey

Vedic scholar. Founder of VidyāSetu.

Curriculum

परिचय · Introduction

The Suśruta Saṃhitā — The Dawn of Surgery — free to read (20 min)
Illustration — Suśruta, the father of surgery (20 min)
What You Will Be Able to Do (20 min)
Course Metadata (20 min)
Surgery as a Reasoned Science (20 min)
A Historical Timeline (20 min)
The Structure of the Text (20 min)

सूत्रस्थानम् · Sūtrasthāna

Sūtrasthāna · The Definition of Health (15.41) — free to read (20 min)
The Definition of Health — Commentary (20 min)
Illustration — The eight branches of Āyurveda (Aṣṭāṅga) (20 min)
The Eight Branches of Āyurveda (Aṣṭāṅga) (20 min)
The Eight Types of Surgical Operation (20 min)

निदानस्थानम् · Nidānasthāna

Nidānasthāna · The Diagnosis of Surgical Disease — free to read (20 min)
Illustration — Diagnosis — the five-fold examination & the six stages of disease (20 min)
The Five-Fold Diagnosis — Commentary (20 min)
The Six Stages of Disease (Ṣaṭ-kriyā-kāla) (20 min)

चिकित्सास्थानम् · Cikitsāsthāna

Cikitsāsthāna · The Celebrated Rhinoplasty — free to read (20 min)
Illustration — Rhinoplasty (Nāsā-sandhāna) — the first plastic surgery (20 min)
Rhinoplasty — Commentary (20 min)

शारीरस्थानम् · Śārīrasthāna

Śārīrasthāna · Anatomy by Dissection — free to read (20 min)
Illustration — Anatomy & the 107 marmas (Śārīra-sthāna) (20 min)
The Marmas — 107 Vital Points (20 min)
The Marmas — Commentary (20 min)
Surgical Training — Practice Before the Patient (20 min)
The Qualities of the Surgeon (20 min)
Anaesthesia and Aftercare (20 min)

कल्प-उत्तरतन्त्रम् · Kalpa & Uttara-tantra

Kalpasthāna & Uttara-tantra · Toxicology and the Wider Art — free to read (20 min)
Illustration — Toxicology (Agada-tantra) & the healing of the senses (20 min)

उपसंहारः · Review

What the World Recognises — free to read (20 min)
Illustration — Suśruta Saṃhitā — from ancient wisdom to modern surgery (20 min)
Comparative Knowledge — Surgery Across the Ancient World (20 min)
Key Sanskrit Vocabulary (20 min)
Common Misconceptions (20 min)
Frequently Asked Questions (20 min)
Practical Wisdom That Still Guides (20 min)
Your Capstone Project (20 min)
About the Images in This Course (20 min)