Who was sushruta? Who was shalihotra? Write On detail about the Maurya empire.
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Question:- Who was Sushruta ??
Answer:- Sushruta, or Suśruta was an ancient Indian physician known as the main author of the treatise The Compendium of Suśruta
Question:- Who was Shalihotra ??
Answer :- The Shalihotra Samhita is an early Indian treatise on veterinary medicine, likely composed in the 3rd century BCE.
Question:- Write On detail about the Maurya empire.
Answer:-The Empire was founded in 322 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya, who had overthrown the Nanda Dynasty, and rapidly expanded his power,with Chanakya's help, westward across central and western India. ... By 316 BCE, the empire had fully occupied Northwestern India, defeating and conquering the satraps left by Alexander.
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3.4 Sushruta
(A Peep into the Past)
Part 1
Sushruta was indeed a bright student of veterinary medicine. His teacher, Shalihotra, once decided to
test him.
He asked Sushruta what all he would need to perform a surgery on a wonderful horse. Sushruta, very
quickly listed down all the instruments and the medicines that would be needed.
“Three things are missing.’’ Shalihotra said.
Confused, Sushruta looked at him.
“I will give you a week to find them.’’ Shalihotra consoled.
Curious to find out what those three things were, Sushruta observed his teacher carefully for the next
one week.
Before operating the horse, Shalihotra observed every part of the horse. And then Sushruta found the
first missing thing!
‘A good veterinarian should have an eagle’s eye.’
Then Shalihotra treated the animal as if it were his own; balancing science and compassion equally. And
lo! Sushruta found his second rule. ‘A good veterinarian should have a lion’s heart.’
Shalihotra helped the horse recover after the surgery. Sushruta came to know that ‘A good veterinarian
should have a mother’s touch too.’
Later in his life, Sushruta wrote a book on surgery!
Part 2
A tradition of veterinary therapy developed very early in India and this has survived to the present time.
Based on the Ayurveda, Indian veterinary medicine is known for its specialized literature, which provides
information on ancient methods of preventing and treating diseases of animals. Some of these
treatments, little known outside India, are still practised today.
The oldest existing veterinary text from India is a treatise entitled ‘Asvayurveda Siddhanta’ (Complete
Ayurvedic system for horses) attributed to Shalihotra (around 2350 BCE), the founder of veterinary
medicine. Subsequently, various treatises on horses and diseases of horses were composed. Nakula, one
of the five Pandavas, was a horse specialist himself. Among the best known works of animal literature is
‘Asva cikitsita’ (Therapeutics of horses), written by Nakula!
Sushruta, a disciple of Shalihotra, wrote on animal surgery. This made people aware of surgical methods,
dressing of wounds, bandaging of fractures, etc.
Later, during the reign of Chandra Gupta Maurya (around 300 BC), veterinarians started accompanying
armies, to treat horses, elephants as well as cattle.
The great Emperor Ashoka erected the first known veterinary hospitals of the world. He arranged
cultivation of herbal medicines for men and animals in his empire and adjoining kingdoms.
Giving the animals general tonics and stimulants was practised in order to ensure good mental and
physical health.
Prevention of the occurrence of diseases was also given importance. Cleanliness of animals,
maintenance of stalls and stables, quality of food, disadvantages of overfeeding were looked after.
Utilization of animal by-products was also done wisely by our ancestors! Conversion of milk into butter,
ghee, curd, khoa, etc. was a common practice and still is. Chicken was utilized for its meat while sheep
was utilized for its wool.
Although India has always had immense knowledge in the field of veterinary sciences, it is not chosen as
a career by many due to a lack of awareness. Being an agriculture based country, today, India needs
more veterinarians who empathize with animals and give their cent percent to the profession.
- Dr. Chirantana Mathkari
Meanings
surgery – medical treatment that involves cutting open the body/part of the body to remove or correct
something.
veterinarian – a person whose job is to treat sick and injured animals.
compassion – strong feeling of sympathy for those who are suffering.
attributed to – (here) consider to have been written by.
erected – set up; built.
adjoining – neighbouring.
conversion – change.
empathize – to understand another person’s feelings and experiences.
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