By
Dr. Ramabai
Associate Professor
Department of Samhita and Siddhanta
Dr. Ramabai, Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.
दक् = Space
दक् = देश/ दश:/ का :
दक् = to point out, direction.
देश= Place or spot
दक् and देश have the same basic root दश्- to indicate/
to show
Dr. Ramabai, Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.
पयाय (Synonym) of दक्
दश तु ककु भ: का ा अशा ह रत ता: । (अमरकोष)
दश, ककु भ, का ा, अशा, ह रत are the synonyms of
दक्
Dr. Ramabai, Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.
प रभाषा
ा या द वहारहेतु दक् । सा चैका िवि व िन य च ॥
(त.स).
दूराि तका द धी हेतुरेका िन य दगु यते
ल ण
इत इदिमित यत त य लगम् ॥( वै.सू २/१०)
दशा देश थानम्।
Dr. Ramabai, Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.
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गुण of दक्
वै. द explained ५ गुणा’s for दक् . They are सां या,
प रमाण, पृथ व, संयोग, िवभाग
Dr. Ramabai, Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.
औपािधक भेद दक्
सा चैका वोि व िन य च ॥ (त.स)
उपािधभेदात् एकािप ा या ददेशपाक् ॥ (का रकावली
Though दक् is एक(one) for the purpose of वहार
We can devide into ४, ८, and १० types. They are
१. ािच(east) ६.आ ेय(south-east)
२. तीिच (west) ७. वाय (north-west)
३. उदीिच (north) ८. नैॠ य(south-west)
४. अवािच (south) ९. उ देश(upper direction)
५. इशान (north-west) १०. अध देश ( lower direction)
Dr. Ramabai, Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.
Dr. Ramabai, Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.
Significance of दक् in अयुवद
In अयुवद, the दक् has its own importance. Being
one among नवकारण , it plays importance
role in various aspects of अयुवद शा
2 consideration of दक् (Direction)
दक् - relation of sun and earth
देश – भू देश –जांगल, आनुप, साधारण
देह देश - िशरस(head), उर(chest) , उदर(abdomen), etc
Dr. Ramabai, Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.
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The दक् represents देश. The superiority and
otherwise of the देश is represented by the देिशक पर व
and देिशक अपर व. For the व थ (healthy individual)
जांगल देश is पर (superior/ best / good) आनुप देश is अपर (
not so good).
दक् for
For पुंसवन या – उ र दशा (north direction) is said
for शोधन therapy – the आतुरालय facing पुव/ ाची
(east) or उ र (north)
for रसायन therapy - कु टी is constructed facing पुव/
ाचीDr.(east)
Ramabai,or उ Professor,
Associate र (north)
Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.
दक्
Collection of dravya – the medicine grown in the
उ र ि थत दश (north part of india) i. e in िहमालय
are said to be े (superior) and बलवान (more
potent) ; medicine grown in िव याचल have
उ णिवय.
The वायु blowing in particular direction has
specific action on दोष, धातु etc. the पुववायु
aggrivate र & िप , पि मवायु aggrivate वात &
कफ.(अ. स सू १२)
Dr. Ramabai, Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.
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The construction of house वेदनगृह, सूितकागार,
िच क सायल, रसशाला, कु मारागार towards specific
direction is considered as auspicious and beneficial
for health
गित’s of the दोष are mentioned
उ चाध ितयग च दोषाणां ि िवधा गित : । (च. सू १७/६)
उ - वमन
अध- िवरे चन
ितयग- र मो ण
Dr. Ramabai, Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.
Illustration of दक् as per अ ा ग दय
भूिमदेह भेदने देशमा रह ि धा||२३|
देहदेशः िशरःपा या दल णः िस ः|
भूिमदेश उ यते---------------
जा गलं वातभूिय मनूपं तु कफो बणम्||२३||
साधारणं सममलं ि धा भूदश े मा दशेत्| |२४|
(अ. . सू १/ २३- २४)
Dr. Ramabai, Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita & Siddhanta, PAMCH, Chitradurga.