by Nicolai Bachman, published by Trafford Publishing 2005, 2010
Learn how to read, write and pronounce over 850 Sanskrit terms relating to Ayurveda. Includes 9 invocation chants, 15 verses on Ayurveda, reference tables and separate English and Sanskrit indices.
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“The Language of Ayurveda is the soul of Ayurvedic education. Nicolai Bachman’s great effort in producing this excellent linguistic work will unfold the timeless wisdom of Ayurveda in the hearts of students.”
Dr. Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Ayurvedic Physician
“… an essential reference guide to Sanskrit terminology indispensable for all serious students of Ayurvedic medicine and Yoga therapy. With a well produced book and two high quality CDs, it provides all the necessary Sanskrit terms, their meaning and categorization, as well as explaining the prime principles of healing in the Indian tradition. It contains important mantras and chants as well.”
Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri), author, Yoga and Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Healing
Finally, an audio-visual reference on Sanskrit verses and terms used in Ayurveda!
THIS IS A REQUIRED TEXT IN SEVERAL MAJOR SCHOOLS OF AYURVEDA IN THE USA.
A complete description is given below.
Features
- comprehensive
- draws from the numerous original Ayurvedic texts
- covers the vast majority of vocabulary used by Ayurvedic practitioners in the West
- chants of invocations as well as verses from original Ayurvedic texts
- audio and visual components reinforce each other
- serves as a teaching guide and reference manual
Book (144 pages spiral-bound)
- convenient 8″ x 6 1/2″ size
- 8 common chants of invocation, 15 verses on Ayurveda
- over 850 Sanskrit terms
- Appendices include reference tables on VPK, dhatus, tastes and more
- shows the original Devanagari Sanskrit script, transliteration and translation for everything
- two ways to quickly find a word using the indices
- locate by Sanskrit name using the Sanskrit Index
- locate by the English translation using the English Index
- Easily accessible Sanskrit Pronunciation Key in the back of the book
- Complete bibliography
144 pg spiral-bound book
2 CDs (81 tracks total)
$39
CD Audio Tracks
Disc 1
Chants of Invocation
1 Gananam Tva
2 Devi Sureshvari
3 Dhanvantari Stotram
4 Shatamanam
5 Tryambakam
6 Vata A
7 Annam Brahma
8 Brahmarpanam
Verses on Ayurveda
9 Dhatus and Malas
10 Elements and their Tanmatras
11 Gunas (twenty qualities)
12 Gunas of each Dosha
13 Similars and Dissimilars
14 Samprapti
15 Sites of Vata
16 Sites of Pitta
17 Sites of Kapha
18 Subdoshas of Vata
19 Subdoshas of Pitta
20 Subdoshas of Kapha
21 Tastes
22 Tastes of each Dosha
23 Vipaka of each Taste
Origins of Ayurveda
24 Shad-Darshana
25 Sankhya Gunas
26 Purusha and Tattvas 1-4
27 Tattvas 5-9
28 Tattvas 10-14
29 Tattvas 15-19
30 Tattvas 20-24
31 Purushartha
32 Limbs of Ayurveda
33 Major Texts
34 Minor Texts
35 Upavedas
36 Vedas
The Body
37 Body Parts and Organs
38 Digestion Types (agni)
39 Doshas and Subdoshas
40 Dosha Phases
41 Energetics of Substances
42 Energy Centers (cakra)
43 Energy Channels (nadi)
44 Channel Systems (srotas)
45 Energy Points (marman)
46 Natural Urges (vega)
47 Pillars of Longevity
48 Qualities (guna)
49 Sheaths (kosha)
50 Tastes (rasa)
51 Tissues (dhatu)
52 Utilization of Food
53 Waste Materials (mala)
Disc 2
Examination and Treatment
1 Digestive Strength
2 Disease Causes
3 Disease Stages
4 Diseases
5 Examination – Diagnosis
6 Examination – Eightfold
7 Examination – Tenfold
8 Measurements of Size
9 Measurements of Time
10 Pain Types
11 Palliation Methods
12 Pancakarma
13 Pulse Gaits
14 Seasons
15 Symptoms
16 Treatment Methods
17 Treatments
Medicines
18 Actions (karman)
19 Carriers (anupana)
20 Common Herbal Formulas
21 Food Types
22 Herbs (oshadhi)
23 Mineral Ashes (bhasma)
24 Parts of the Plant
25 Preparation Methods
26 Times to Take
General
27 General Terms
28 Sanskrit Alphabet Chant