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AYURVEDIC LITERATURE IN URDU (PART-II)S.A.HUSAIN. * VINOD KUMAR BHATNAGAR.**

& MOMIN ALl. ***

ABSTRACT

This article is a second part of previous work published with the same title in this

Bulletin Vo1.28, 1998, P.nos.151-158. It contains brief notes on six rare Ayurvedic

books in Urdu. It provides two types of information, i.e. (i) Introduction to the books

studied and (2) Literary history of Ayurveda of that period in which Urdu language

had a prominent role in propagation of Arts and Science. It gives an idea for seeking

information on these lines regarding the Ayurvedic works in Arabic and Persian also.

8. Name of the book- Mera AyurvedaAuthor - PyarelalPublication - Naval Kishore Press,

LucknowTotal pages - 78Size - "6xlO"Availability - Private collection of

Ulvi Sahab H.No. 20-6-365/11, Roop LalBazar, Shah Alibanda, Hyderabad- 500 065 (India).

This book deals with the diseases ofhead to toe with signs, symptoms andtreatment. The book starts with anintroduction to the author written byMunshi Naval kishore, the owner of thepress. In this introduction Munshiji saysthat, the author pyarelal had greatknowledge of history of Ayurveda. He hadstudied many books on Ayurveda andperfect scholar of Urdu language. MunshiNaval Kishore published this book with theexpectation of its popularity amongphysicians and common people. Theoriginal book starts from page 7 aftercontents and a short preface by the author.The diseases have been discussed under thefollowing 15 major headings.

I. Dard-e-sar(headache)

2. Ankhon ke Amraz(eye disease)

3. Ratondhi aur Danondhi(night blindness and day -blindness)

4. Khansi (cough)5. Kali Khansi

(whooping cough)6. Diq

(Tuberculosis)7. Damma

(Bronchitis/Asthma)8. Dil ke Amraz ya hirid roga

(Heart diseases)9. Jigar ke Amraz

(liver diseases)10. Parinamashoola Aur

uski Qismen11. Bokhar mevi

(typhoid)12. Tehal ke Amraz

(diseases of spleen)13. Gurda ke Amraz

(diseases of kidney)14. Bawaseer

(Haemorrhoid-piles)15. Auraton ke Amraz

(diseases of women) - Page 70

- Page 07

- Page 15

- Pa; 18- Page 19

- Page 21

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- Page 25

- Page 32

- Page 40

- Page 43

- Page 5)

- Page 60

- Page 65

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• Asst.Research Officer, (Unani), } Indian Institute of History of Medicine, Osmania Medical College•• Asst. Research Officer, (Ayurveda), Buildings, Putlibowli, Hyderabad - 500195 .••• Asst. Director Incharge.

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Under the above topics preliminary infor-mation specially of signs and symptomsand treatment have been given.

9.Name of the bookAuthorPublication

Total pagesSizeAvailability

Vedak Ki KitabenSehgalMustafai Press,Hyderabad in1900 Fasli (1889 AD)10510" x 12"Private collectionof Ulvi SahebH.No. 20-6-265/11,Roop lal Bazar, Shah Alibanda,Hyderabad - 500 065 (India).

This book also deals with the diseases and their concerned informations as per the usualpattern generally found in Unani books i.e. head to toe.

The book starts without any preface and list of contents. It contains following twentychapters:

Chapter - 1Chapter - IIChapter" IIIChapter - IV

Chapter - VChapter - VIChapter - VIIChapter - VlllChapter - IXChapter - XChapter - XI

- (page 01-10)- (page 11-12)- (page 12-15)- (page 16-25)

- (page 26-31)- (page 32-37)- (page 38-41)- (page 42-49)- (page 50-56)- (page 57-59)- (page 60-62)

Chapter - XlI - (page 63-65)Chapter - XIII - (page 66-69)Chapter - XIV - (page 70-74)Chapter XV - (page 75-79)Chapter - XVI - (page 80-84)Chapter - XVII - (page 85-87)

: deals with the disease of head.: deals with skin diseases.: deals with fever.: deals with urticaria, tuberculosis Rickets,cough, hickcough and asthama.

: deals with the diseases of stomach.: deals with intestinal disorders.: deals with the diseases of liver.: deals with the diseases ofkidney.: deals with genetic diseases of men.: deals with the diseases of women.: deals with pregnancy and the complications duringlabour.

: deals with piles.: deals with cholera.: deals with diarrhoea.: deals with Bhagander (Fistula in ano): deals with child care.: deals with impotence and usage of Bhasrnas

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Then, three chapters i.e, XVIII, XIX and XX containing compound drugs for variousdiseases, have been given.

In this book though all Unani medical terms have been used but the names of compounddrugs advised for the diseases indicate that the author was an Ayurvedic physician and thetreatment suggested is according to Ayurvedic principles.

10. Name of the book: Ayurveda ki kitabAuthor : MunshilalPublication : Eejad Kishan

press, Agra in 1860 AD.: 10" x 6"Size

Total pagesAvailability

: 58: Private collec-tion of Ulvi Saheb20-6-265/11,

Rooplal Bazar Sha Alibanda,Hyderabad - 500 065 (India).

This book deals with sexology andadvises the couples how to get the fruit oftheir sexual desire. This book starts withan introduction written by Gulab Ray, aneminent personality of that time. The bookcontains 7 sub-headings. In the first fourheadings anatomy of male and female,genital organs and diseases pertaining tothese organs alongwith treatment have beendescribed. Under fifth and sixth headingssuitable time for coitus and its differentpostures have been given. The last chapterdeals with the desire of offspring.Generally, this book educates the peopleto abstain from improper sexual practicesand treatment and advises to get themselvesacquinted with correct knowledge ofsexology.II. Name of the book Ayurved Vidwan

not mentionedAuthor

Publication Saheefa Press Hyderabad

in 1360

A.H. (1939AD)

91/2" x 6"

200

Private collection of

Ulvi Saheb 20-6-265/1 L

Rooplal Bazar, Sha -

Alibanda, Hyderabad -

500 065 (India).

This book deals mostly with medicalprinciples of Ayurveda and partly of Unani.It starts with praise to God, Darood (a pray)for the prophet and the name of its author.The originai work starts without preface.In the original book a general descriptionis found on vata, pitta and kapha. Underthe heading tridosha, the signs andsymptoms of vata, pitta and kapha withgeneral principles according to Ayurvedaas well as Unani to treat any abnormalityhave been given. No separate headingeither for any humour or for any diseaseshas been found. The theories todifferenciate the diseases mentioned inauthentic books of Ayurveda and Unanihave also been described here and there,with the name of physicians. At the end,short biographies of the following sixphysicians have been added:

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I. Hk. Vazeer Chand2. Ramchander S/o. Pandit Mohan Ram3. Radha Kishan Sharma4. Lala Shriram5. Amarchand6. Atmasingh

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The original book ends on page 100with the word Tammat that means the end.Two more books which are non-medicalhave been added with the same serialnumber of the original book. These twobooks have neither the title nor the nameof the author. No reason for adding thesebooks is found anywhere in the main book.

l2.Name of the bookAuthorPublication

: Sehhat Ki Daolat: Narayan Das: Ahmadia PressHyderabad in1890 AD: 6" x 10": 150: Private collectionof Hk. FazluJlah,near Masjid Chawk,Opposite to Zubai-di Function Hall,Hyderabad.

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The book starts with a preface by theauthor Narayan Das and contains threeeulogistic introuductions to the book byHazrat Allama Niyaz Ali, Pandit RoyMohan and Babu Pyarelal. Then the bookdeals with introductory notes on differentAyurvedic books in following order-Sushruta Samhita, Charaka Samhita,Nidana, Vagbhata, Bhavaprakasha,Sharangadhara and Amrit Sagar translatedby Kalicharan. After describing theimportance of above authentic books the

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author sheds light on the principle ofdiagnosis of old physicians of Ayurvedaand Unani under the following sub-headings.I. Nabz Shinasi (Pulse reading)2. Qaroora Shinasi (Urine examination)3. 8ushra Shinasi (diagnosis by face

reading)4. Harakat Sakanat (diagnosis by

observing movements of the patient)5. Adat Atwar (Diag.ios through the Habits

and manners of the patient)6. SafraKi Alamatein (Symptoms of bile)7. Sauda ki Alamatein (symtoms of black

bile)8. Balgam ki Alamatein (symptoms of

Phlegm)

In the above headings the author hasgiven the opinions of many Ayurvedic andUnani physicians of his time whom he hadaccepted as his teachers. The last 50 pagescontain in brief the diseases from head totoe with sings, symptoms and treatment.

Study of these books indicates thatAyurvedic scholars of the period from19th century to the first hal f of currentcentury compiled valuable literature in theirtime in Urdu language. Thus these booksnot only provide medical information, but,they reveal a history of Ayurvedic literatureof that period also. This type of study givesan idea for seeking information hidden inother languages too.

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