Kashyapa Samhita

Kashyap Samhit (Devanagari , alsoKashyapa, Kasyap, Kasyapa), also known asVriddha Ji-vakiya Tantra is a treatise on Ayurveda attributed to thesage Kashyap.The text is often named as one of the earliest trea-tises on Indian medicine, alongside the Sushruta Samhita,Charaka Samhita, Bheda Samhita, Harita Samhita (andothers).[1]

In contemporary practice of Ayurveda, it is consultedespecially in the elds of Ayuvedic pediatrics, gynecol-ogy and obstetrics.[2] It is also part of the Ayurvedateaching syllabus especially in Kaumarabhritya Balaroga(Pediatrics).[3]

It is dated to a period of 6th century BCE.[4] KashyapaSamhita was translated into Chinese during the MiddleAges.[5][6]

The Kashyap samhita contains 200 chapters.

Sutra sthan, of 30 chapters Nidan sthan, of 8 chapters Vimana sthan, of 8 chapters Shareer sthan, of 8 chapters Indriya sthan, of 12 chapters, Chikitsa sthan, of 30 chapters, Siddhi sthan, of 12 chapters Kalpa sthan, of 12 chapters Khil Bhag, of 80 chapters.

1 References[1] The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 55,

1969, p. 97.

[2] Q7 indianmedicine.nic.in. Q 7. The main clas-sical texts for reference of Ayurvedic principles in-clude Charak Samhita, Susruta Samhita, Astanga Hri-daya, Sharangdhara Samhita, Madhava Nidan,KashyapaSamhita, Bhavprakasha and Bhaishajya Ratnavali etc.

[3] Neonatal & Child Care, Reference Books Banaras HinduUniversity Department of Kaumarbhrityal Balroga.

[4] Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe. Pearson General Knowl-edge Manual 2009. Pearson. p. 196.

[5] Terence Duke. The Boddhisattva Warriors: The Origin,Inner Philosophy, History and Symbolism of the BuddhistMartial Art Within India and China (p. 139-145).

[6] Kashyap Samhita - (English), K.R. Srikrishnamurthy

Kashyap-Samhita or Vriddha-JivakiyaTantra 1970.Trans IGM Shastri, Bombay Sastu Sahitya, 757.

Kashyap Samhita or Vridhajivakiya Tantra; text withEnglish translation and commentary; edited by Prof.(km.) P. V. Tewari with Dr. Neeraj Kumar, Dr. R.D. Sharma and Dr. Abhimanyu Kumar

Kashyap Samhita, Hindi translation with commen-tary edited by Nepal Raj Guru Pandita HemarajaSharma commentary by Shri Satyapal Bhisha-gacharya.

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