European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

AYURVEDA CONCEPT OF PADARTHA AND IMPORTANCE OF PADARTHA-VIGYAN

Dr. Prashant Prabhakar Puranik*, Harshal Subhash Borole and Rahul Narhar Patil

ABSTRACT

The concept of Padartha is unique aspect of Ayurveda which described clinically as well as academically in ancient Ayurveda texts. Ayurveda put prime focus on health and disease; the state of these two merely depends upon Padatha. Vaisheshika darshan and Ayurveda considered similar Padartha but they give different views on Padatha. The diseases mainly arise due to the Vriddhi or Kshaya of Dhatus. Vriddhi or Kshaya depends upon Samanya and Vishesha of Padatha. The Guna and Karma of Padartha considered for therapeutics as principle of Samanya and Vishesha. Padartha Vigyan is a science of substances that found universe, with respect to their relationship with living things. Padartha Vigyan deals around properties and functions of different substances. Padartha Vigyan is useful subject for understating fundamental of Chikitsa and role of substances in health maintenance.

Keywords: Dhatu, Samanya, Padartha Vijnana, Padartha Vigyan.