A Review on Shaarira Rachana w. s. r. to Vedas and Literatures

Dr. Vivek Sharma

Abstract: Ayurveda is considered as traditional Indian medical system which encompasses great knowledge about human anatomy and physiology. Acharya Susruta presented several aspects related to human anatomy along with utility of dissection process. The ancient Acharya of Indian system emphasizes structural organization of human body. Susruta has described anatomical aspects of body in Sharira sthana; this section emphasizes that origin of universe can be correlated with physical and metaphysical state of body. The ancient Acharya presented human body as an extension of the embryo. The classical texts presented several concepts related to the human anatomy (Rachana Shaarira) and this article elaborated same.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Susruta, Rachana Shaarira, Human Embryology, Ancient Anatomy