http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7283 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:37:00 GMT 2026-04-10T22:37:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8005 A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON “HRIDAYA AS PRANAYATAN" Roy, Siddharth In Ayurveda Acharya Charaka was the first person who briefly highlighted the importance of Pranayatana. According to his view, regarded as the vital components and dedicated a special chapter on Pranayatana in Sutrasthana as “Dashapranayatana” along with a little reference in Shareera sthana. There are many concepts in which acharyas spoke about delicacy and vitality of body (Prana) i.e.: Marma, Pranayatana etc. The word Pranayatana is formed by two words – Prana + Ayatana. Here Ayatana means Asraya Sthana (Seat) and Prana is a life. So, the Sthana which gives seat for Prana is called as Pranayatana (Seats of life). Pranayatana are 10 in number, viz. Murdha, Kantha, Hridaya, Nabhi, Guda, Basti, Oja, Shukra, Shonita and Mamsa. Pranayatan is a delicate and vital part of the body & its’ trauma or complication results in death. Its concept needs to be studied substantially. Acharya Charak also described Hridaya as one of Trimarma & Acharya Shushrut designated Hridaya as Marma sthan of Sadhyapranhar variety. Both Acharyas had not described detail anatomy of this region. They have concluded this region as Pranayatan. They had not explained whether Hridaya Pranayatan is a single structure or complex; which needs to be analyzed the vitality of this region. In these regard, recent article on “epidemiology of cardiovascular disease” claimed that – “More than 80 percent of the deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries in CVD (WHO, 2009e). The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated there would be about 20 million CVD deaths in 2015, accounting for 30 percent of all deaths worldwide (WHO, 2005).” Aim: Study on Hridaya as Pranayatan Objectives: • Study of regional & applied anatomy of Heart. • Study of pathology of Coronary Artery Disease. • Survey of Quality of life in cases of CAD. • To establish the vitality of Hridaya as Pranayatan Design : Observational study Methods :  30 diagnosed patients of Coronary artery Disease will be selected according to inclusion criteria. Written informed consent of the patient will be taken prior to case taking  30 Healthy Individuals will be selected.  Case history of the patient & healthy individuals will be taken with special case proforma with the help of data from SF-36 questionnaire. we will study quality of life of each group. Conclusion: From this observational study we can conclude that Hridaya is the most Vital organ and the concept of Hridaya as Pranayatan is relevant in modern era. For Full Thesis Kindly contact to respective Library Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8005 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8004 A CADAVERIC STUDY ON MYOLOGY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PESHI SWAROOP Kumar, Sandeep Peshi are component of body mainly composed of mamsa dhatu. During fetal development vata dosha enters the mamsa dhatu and divides it into peshi. Peshi are thick or thin, big or minute, stout/thick or round/circular, short or long, fix/stable, hard or soft, smooth or rough; they cover the sandhi, asthi, sira and snayu, in their places naturally. The morphology of peshi differs according to their locations and functions. Skeletal muscle, also called striated muscle, is a dense, fibrous contractile tissue which exists throughout the body, and functions to allow body movements by applying force to bones and joints, via contraction. In human, there are approximately 640 muscles and almost all are symmetrically distributed between the left and right sides of the body. Size and shape of different muscles are highly variable depending on their functions throughout the body. AIM  To establish classification of „Peshi’ as per types mentioned in classic Ayurvedic literature.  Conceptual study of “Peshi Sharir”. OBJECTIVES  Analysis of each & every term related to Peshi.  Classification of muscles of the whole body based on the meaning of Ayurvedic terms.  Study of muscles by cadaveric dissection. DESIGN  Observational study METHODS  Dissection of 04 Cadaver‟s was done as per the “Cunningham‟s Manual of Dissection” & observations was noted.  Based on size,shape, texture etc, muscles was classified.  Correlative study was done, & data was analysed. CONCLUSION From this observational study we can conclude that the basic concept for the study & classification of myology was given by Ayurveda, under the topic Peshi Swaroop. For Full Thesis Kindly contact to respective Library Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8004 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8003 AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ON JANUMARMABHIGHATA WITH SPECIAL REFERANCE TO KHANJATA Patel, Nirav S Marma is the vital point of the body which is comprise of union of mamsa, sira, snayu, asthi, sandhi and prana. Any injury to vital part i.e. marma will leads to death or death like symptoms. Janu marma is one of the sandhi and vaikalyakara marma which is located in the lower limb at the knee joint. Injury to this marma will leads to khanjata i.e. limping of lower limb. Though detailed description is found in Samhita regarding janumarma, the exact location of janu marma is very hard to traced. Janumarma is comprise of many structures, it is hard to identify the structure which produce khnajata when janumarma get injured. Even the advancement in the medical science have still some lacuna while treating the knee joint injury or even after the operative procedure performed to treat knee injury the person may suffer with some limping. So, exact location of janumarma needed to identify with which we can prevent the consequence such as limping that occur even after the surgical procedure. Aims • To study Janumarmabhighata w.s.r. to Khanjata. Objectives: • Literary study of Janu Sandhi (knee joint), Janu Marma as per Ayurvedic and modern text. • Determination of anatomical location and structures present at the site of Janusandhi by Cadaveric study. • Clinical study of Janumarmabhighat Lakshana by observing the victims of knee injury Results: • Detail study of Janumarmabhighata with special reference Kahnjata was done. Discussion/ Conclusion: • From the discussion and clinical observation, it is concluded that the effect of Janumarmaabhighata is relevant in correlation with Khanjata. For Full Thesis Kindly contact to respective Library Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8003 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7975 A CRITICAL STUDY ON ‘YA EVA KALA PURISHDHARA SA EVA ASTHIDHARA CHANDARANA, MEGHA Introduction: Kala sharira is unique concept of ayurveda. Kala are described as limiting membrane between dhatu and it’s ashaya. They are seven in number. Kala are sheath like structures enveloped by shleshma or mucoid material. They have also been recognized as inner most limiting linings of dhatu (tissue) and ashaya (body cavities). Kala are not mere limiting membrane but they perform certain functions. Purishdhara kala is one among seven kala described by acharya sushruta. It does function of dharana of purish for certain period. It is located in pakwashaya in the koshtha near yakrit. Asthidhara kala is unique concept of acharya dalhana. He wrote in his treatise nibandha sangraha that purishdhara kala is related with asthidhara kala. Kala are the important structure in the body like other organs so it’s all dimensional study is important. Aim & objectives: 1. To review purishdhara kala and asthidhara kala as per ayurvedic literature. 2. To study anatomy and physiology of gastrointestinal tract, especially large intestine. 3. To explore the correlation between purishdhara kala and asthidhara kala. Materials and methods: Ayurveda compendia, modern textbooks, research papers and literature from internet related to topic were thoroughly reviewed. Discussion: In our samhita, many cross references are found which shows the positive relation between purishdhara kala and asthidhara kala. Both asthidhatu and pakwashaya are site of vata dosha. In ayurveda, many physiological or pathological conditions like, dantodbhava, phakka roga, vata rakta suggests the connection between purishdhara kala and asthidhara kala. In contemporary science, diseases like ulcerative colitis, permanent colostomy, tuberculosis caused by mycobacterium bovis, rickets, irritable bowel syndrome, etc. Prove the relation between both the kala. Conclusion: Purishdhara kala and asthidhara kala are interrelated. For Full Thesis Kindly contact to respective Library Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7975 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z