e-Caraka
A reading edition of the Carakasaṃhitā, in IAST
The Carakasaṃhitā, a Sanskrit treatise on medicine, is organized into eight sthānas (sections). It is read here alongside Cakrapāṇidatta's commentary, the Āyurvedadīpikā, with the two distinguished typographically. Choose a sthāna below to browse its adhyāyas (chapters).
Transcribed from the 1941 edition edited by Yādavasarman Trivikrama Ācārya.
Sthāna 1
Sūtrasthānam
General Principles
30 adhyāyas
Sthāna 2
Nidānasthānam
Pathology of the Major Diseases
8 adhyāyas
Sthāna 3
Vimānasthānam
Methodology and Epistemology
8 adhyāyas
Sthāna 4
Śārīrasthānam
Anatomy and Embryology
8 adhyāyas
Sthāna 5
Indriyasthānam
Prognosis through the Senses
12 adhyāyas
Sthāna 6
Cikitsāsthānam
Therapeutics
36 adhyāyas
Sthāna 7
Kalpasthānam
Pharmaceutical Preparations
12 adhyāyas
Sthāna 8
Siddhisthānam
Principles of Successful Treatment
12 adhyāyas