Sūtrasthāna · The Definition of Health (15.41)
From The Suśruta Saṃhitā, taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey. This lesson is free to read.
<pre data-block="objectives">Read the most famous definition of health in Indian medicine Understand health as balance of body, digestion, tissues AND mind</pre> <pre data-block="verse">समदोषः समाग्निश्च समधातुमलक्रियः । प्रसन्नात्मेन्द्रियमनाः स्वस्थ इत्यभिधीयते ॥ सू. १५.४१ ॥</pre> > **Translation:** "One whose doṣas are balanced, whose digestive fire (agni) is balanced, whose tissues > (dhātus) and excretions (malas) function in balance, and whose self, senses and mind are serene — that > person is called svastha (healthy)." *(Suśruta Sūtrasthāna 15.41)*