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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
''Meemansa'' (name of a philosophy trend), Nyaya (name of a philosophy trend) and vyakarana ( grammar) are used for proper interpretation of Vedas. Vaidya should have knowledge of Sankhya, Jyotish Shastra and Vaisheshika etc.<ref>Dalhana, commentary on Sushruta Samhita (Sutra Sthana.4/7) available on http://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/esushruta/?mod=adhi retrieved on June 10,2019</ref> Being part of Vaidic literature, Meemansa, Nyaya and Vyakarana are most useful for proper interpretation of [[Ayurveda]] also. But [[Ayurveda]] has developed | ''Meemansa'' (name of a philosophy trend), Nyaya (name of a philosophy trend) and vyakarana ( grammar) are used for proper interpretation of Vedas. Vaidya should have knowledge of Sankhya, Jyotish Shastra and Vaisheshika etc.<ref>Dalhana, commentary on Sushruta Samhita (Sutra Sthana.4/7) available on http://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/esushruta/?mod=adhi retrieved on June 10,2019</ref> Being part of Vaidic literature, Meemansa, Nyaya and Vyakarana are most useful for proper interpretation of [[Ayurveda]] also. But [[Ayurveda]] has developed its own unique methodology for proper interpretation, termed as Tantrayukti in which certain important points from these Darshana or other sciences are already incorporated. | ||
==Definition== | |||
Tantrayukti is the methodology or technique or systemic approach of studying a Tantra (science) to interpret its correct, unambiguous meaning for the precise practical application.<ref>Mhetre H.B. Application of Tantrayukti in Samhita Adhyayanam [MD Thesis]. Jamnagar: Gujarat Ayurved University;1998</ref> | |||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
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#Sushruta samhita Uttara tantra 65th chapter with commentaries | #Sushruta samhita Uttara tantra 65th chapter with commentaries | ||
#Ashtanga sangraha Uttara tantra 50th chapter with commentaries | #Ashtanga sangraha Uttara tantra 50th chapter with commentaries | ||
#Ashtanga hridaya Uttara tantra 40th chapter with commentaries | |||
#Tantrayukti Vichara by Neelamegha Vaidya | #Tantrayukti Vichara by Neelamegha Vaidya | ||
#Kautileeya Arthashastra 15 | #Kautileeya Arthashastra 15 | ||
#Other allied Shastras like Nyaya, Meemansa, Vyakarana etc. | #Other allied Shastras like Nyaya, Meemansa, Vyakarana etc. | ||
==Importance== | ==Importance== | ||