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''Shlokasthanam samuddishtam tantrasyasya shirah shubham [Cha. Chi. 30/45]''
''Shlokasthanam samuddishtam tantrasyasya shirah shubham [Cha. Chi. 30/45]''
Per the above verse, the ''Sutra Sthana'' (Section on fundamental principles) of [[Charaka Samhita]] deserves the same place as the head deserves in the human body. In ancient times, the ''Sutra sthana'' was always placed first among ''Samhitas''(ancient reference texts of Ayurveda).Thus, this important section lays the foundation for the whole [[Charaka Samhita]] by means of the basic principles documented in it.
Per the above verse, the ''Sutra Sthana'' (Section on fundamental principles) of [[Charaka Samhita]] deserves the same place as the head deserves in the human body. In ancient times, the ''Sutra Sthana'' was always placed first among ''Samhitas''(ancient reference texts of Ayurveda).Thus, this important section lays the foundation for the whole [[Charaka Samhita]] by means of the basic principles documented in it.
Besides the foundational principles, this section also establishes various technical terms that are used in subsequent sections of the [[Charaka Samhita]]. This helps in providing a base to not just Ayurveda practitioners, but also teachers, researchers and scholars.
Besides the foundational principles, this section also establishes various technical terms that are used in subsequent sections of the [[Charaka Samhita]]. This helps in providing a base to not just Ayurveda practitioners, but also teachers, researchers and scholars.
From the standpoint of its structure, the ''Sutra Sthana'' consists of thirty chapters, grouped into eight logical groupings. The first seven are ''Chatushkas''(or tetrads, i.e., groups of four), while the last one is a ''sangrahadvaya''(a group of two chapters).
From the standpoint of its structure, the ''Sutra Sthana'' consists of thirty chapters, grouped into eight logical groupings. The first seven are ''Chatushkas''(or tetrads, i.e., groups of four), while the last one is a ''sangrahadvaya''(a group of two chapters).