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Kalyāṇakārakam

कल्याणकारकम् · Ugrādityācārya

A ninth-century Jain classic of Ayurveda in Sanskrit verse, covering health, diet, rejuvenation, the treatment of diseases, poisons, procedures and mercury preparations, with appendices on fatal signs, wholesome and unwholesome things and a glossary of plant names. With the Bhāvārthadīpikā Hindi commentary by Pt. Vardhamān Pārśvanāth Śāstrī.

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29
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28
Module 0

Front matter

प्रस्तावना व विषयानुक्रमणिका

Editor and publisher introductions, the history of the text and the full table of contents.

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    Introduction and table of contents

    प्रस्तावना एवं विषयानुक्रमणिका

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    34 topics34 summarisedPDF pages 1 to 72
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Module 1

Protecting health

स्वास्थ्यरक्षणाधिकार

Origin of the science, the body, daily and seasonal regimen, foods and drinks, and rejuvenation.

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    The descent of the science

    शास्त्रावतार

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    29 topics29 summarisedPDF pages 73 to 84
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  2. 2

    Conception and the growing embryo

    गर्भोत्पत्तिलक्षण

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    39 topics39 summarisedPDF pages 85 to 97
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  3. 3

    Description of the body and daily regimen

    सूत्रव्यावर्णन

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    55 topics55 summarisedPDF pages 98 to 114
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  4. 4

    Grains and other foods, their merits and faults

    धान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

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    46 topics44 summarisedPDF pages 115 to 133
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  5. 5

    Rules of food and drink

    अन्नपानविधि

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    48 topics43 summarisedPDF pages 134 to 144
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  6. 6

    Rejuvenation

    रसायनविधि

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    62 topics57 summarisedPDF pages 145 to 161
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Module 2

Treatment of diseases

चिकित्साधिकार

Diseases of vata, pitta and kapha, major and minor diseases, children, poisons and the rules of the science.

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    An outline of diseases

    व्याधिसमुद्देश

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    53 topics53 summarisedPDF pages 162 to 176
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  2. 8

    Treatment of vata diseases

    वातरोगचिकित्सित

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    70 topics69 summarisedPDF pages 177 to 196
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  3. 9

    Treatment of pitta diseases

    पित्तरोगचिकित्सित

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    101 topics100 summarisedPDF pages 197 to 219
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  4. 10

    Treatment of kapha diseases

    श्लेष्मव्याधिचिकित्सित

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    29 topics28 summarisedPDF pages 220 to 229
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  5. 11

    Treatment of the major diseases, part one

    महाव्याधिचिकित्सित

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    140 topics138 summarisedPDF pages 230 to 264
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  6. 12

    Treatment of the major diseases, part two

    महाव्याधिचिकित्सित

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    100 topics100 summarisedPDF pages 265 to 292
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  7. 13

    Treatment of minor diseases, part one

    क्षुद्ररोगचिकित्सित

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    81 topics80 summarisedPDF pages 293 to 312
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  8. 14

    Treatment of minor diseases, part two

    क्षुद्ररोगचिकित्सित

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    66 topics66 summarisedPDF pages 313 to 330
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  9. 15

    Treatment of minor diseases, part three

    क्षुद्ररोगचिकित्सित

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    290 topics290 summarisedPDF pages 331 to 394
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  10. 16

    Treatment of minor diseases, part four

    क्षुद्ररोगचिकित्सित

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    105 topics105 summarisedPDF pages 395 to 418
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  11. 17

    Treatment of minor diseases, part five

    क्षुद्ररोगचिकित्सित

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    122 topics122 summarisedPDF pages 419 to 447
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  12. 18

    Children, grahas and spirit lore

    बालग्रहभूततंत्र

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    122 topics122 summarisedPDF pages 448 to 477
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  13. 19

    Treatment of all poisons

    सर्वविषचिकित्सित

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    188 topics121 summarisedPDF pages 478 to 514
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    Compendium of the science and rules of method

    शास्त्रसंग्रहतंत्रयुक्ति

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    71 topics71 summarisedPDF pages 515 to 543
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Module 3

Supplementary section

उत्तरतंत्र

Therapeutic procedures, their complications, mercury preparations and special formulations.

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    Therapeutic procedures

    कर्मचिकित्सित

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    63 topics62 summarisedPDF pages 544 to 566
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  2. 22

    Complications of medicinal procedures

    भेषजकर्मोपद्रव

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    131 topics130 summarisedPDF pages 567 to 612
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  3. 23

    Treating mishaps of all procedures

    सर्वौषधकर्मव्यापच्चिकित्सित

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    79 topics79 summarisedPDF pages 613 to 640
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    Mercury and rejuvenating preparations

    रसरसायनसिद्धाधिकार

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    28 topics26 summarisedPDF pages 641 to 653
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  5. 25

    Special preparations

    कल्पसिद्धाधिकार

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    40 topics40 summarisedPDF pages 654 to 670
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Module 4

Appendices

परिशिष्ट

Signs of approaching death, wholesome and unwholesome things, and the glossary of plant names.

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    Signs of approaching death

    रिष्टाध्याय

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    32 topics32 summarisedPDF pages 671 to 679
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  2. A2

    Wholesome and unwholesome things

    हिताहिताध्याय

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    5 topics5 summarisedPDF pages 680 to 710
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    Glossary of medicinal plant names

    वनौषधिशब्दादर्श

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    44 topics44 summarisedPDF pages 711 to 765
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