DEPARTMENT OF AYURVED SAMHITA AND SIDDHANT

The term Samhita in the context of Ayurved indicates the „Classical Medical Treatises of India.‟ This department initiates the beginners into the scientific foundation of Ayurvedic knowledge base which is documented in Sanskrit language. For better understanding of Ayurvedic medical concepts; Sanskrit is taught as a subject. Curricular details in all subjects of UG & PG courses are ultimately derived from ancient Samhitas only. Hence it is the nodal department & is connected to all 3 main examinations of BAMS (UG) course with 5 subjects namely Sanskrit, Padarth Vigyan & Ayurved Itihas, Maulik Siddhant evum Ashtang Hridayam and Charak Samhita (in two parts).