What is the definition of health according to Ayurveda ?
Ayurveda has Holistic concept of Health. Disease free status of the body does
not mean health. Swastha (Health) means to be 'established in the self'.
The Ayurvedic view of healthy person is :
samadosha, samaagnischa,
sama-dhaatu-mala-kriyaaH,
prasann'aatm'endriya-manaaH,
svastha iti abhidhiiyate.[1]
(Sushrut Samhita, Sutrasthan, Chapter 15, Shloka 10)
"He whose doshas are in balance, appetite is good, all tissues of the body and
all natural urges are functioning properly, and whose mind, body and spirit
(self) are cheerful or full of bliss, he is a healthy person.
http://www.krishnayurveda.com/ayurveda.htmlsvastha
(H3) sv/a--stha [p= 1277,1] [L=258275] mf(A)n. self-abiding , being in one's self (or " in the self " Sarvad. ), being in one's natural state , being one's self uninjured , unmolested , contented , doing well , sound well , healthy (in body and mind ; often v.l. for su-stha) , comfortable , at ease (compar. -tara) MaitrUp. &c
[L=258276] relying upon one's self , confident , resolute , composed W.
[L=258277] self-sufficient , independent ib.
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ei se tainnu ihav vimpam päälle oikeen tulla...
