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Meaning of this verse
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The image shows text from what appears to be a Sanskrit text (likely Sushruta Samhita, based on the reference "सु.सू. 7/8" visible in the image). Here is the verse and its meaning:
Sanskrit Verse
स्वबुद्ध्या च विकल्प्य विविधविधानि यन्त्रशस्त्राणि तत्कर्माणि च उपकल्पयेत्। अतः कर्मवशात्तेषामियत्ता इह धारणम् अशक्यम्।
Meaning
Word-by-word breakdown:
| Sanskrit | Meaning |
|---|---|
| स्वबुद्ध्या | using one's own intellect/judgment |
| विकल्प्य | by devising / by creative thinking |
| विविध-विधानि | various kinds of |
| यन्त्र-शस्त्राणि | instruments (yantra) and surgical tools (shastra) |
| तत्-कर्माणि | and the procedures/operations related to them |
| उपकल्पयेत् | should be prepared / should devise |
| अतः | therefore |
| कर्मवशात् | depending on the nature of the work/procedure |
| तेषाम् | of those (instruments) |
| इयत्ता | a fixed/definite number |
| इह | here / in this text |
| धारणम् | to enumerate / to fix / to lay down |
| अशक्यम् | is impossible / not feasible |
Full Meaning in English
"Using one's own intellect and creative thinking, one should devise various kinds of instruments (yantras) and surgical tools (shastras) along with their procedures as needed. Therefore, it is not possible to fix or enumerate a definite number of instruments here, because their use depends entirely on the nature of the surgical work."
Context (Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana 7/8)
This verse is from the Sushruta Samhita, the ancient Indian treatise on surgery (one of the foundational texts of Ayurveda). Acharya Sushruta is making an important point here:
- He has described various standard surgical instruments (yantras and shastras).
- But he acknowledges that surgery is a creative and adaptive discipline - a skilled surgeon must use his own intelligence to innovate and devise new instruments as the clinical situation demands.
- It is therefore impossible to give an exhaustive, fixed list of all surgical instruments, because the requirements change with every procedure.
This reflects Sushruta's remarkably progressive and practical approach to surgery - he trusted the surgeon's judgment over rigid rules, acknowledging that no textbook can account for every situation encountered in practice.
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