ASHTANGA HRIDAYA

QUESTION BANK

DEPARTMENT OF SAMHITHA AND SIDDHANTA

DR.SAPNA.D & DR.MANJUSHA.A.T

2021
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Purpose of this Question Bank

For most of the students who venture into Ayurveda with least of Vedic background the 1st year
of BAMS course is crucial. It seems like a roller coaster ride with repeated change in perception. Often
this leads to widespread confusion and chaos. Therefore appropriate guidance at every stage helps them
sail through smoothly. This compilation is an attempt to help them to predict the nature of questions
appearing in forth coming examination. Though all of them cannot develop same level of competence but
it should not be difficult for most of them get through and progress to the next profession without any
hassles. Through this compilation we would like to extend a helping hand in the same direction.

How to use this:-

With the current Question paper pattern it is vital that all the students desirous of performing well
should be completely aware of all the subject matter covered under the syllabus. Though it is not
expected to be through with all the matter but one should have a basic idea about all the subjects
prescribed under the syllabus.

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possible first. Following this exercise one has to use the question bank and assess his ability to
recall the subject appearing as questions. Repeat the same for all points. If you are not aware of
any answers refer back to the text for the same.
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answered with ease covering greater amount of facts.
iv. In the next step prepare an answer key which should be in the form of key point with the most
important terms or key words being highlighted.

This completes the preparation for your examination.

WISHING YOU ALL THE SUCCESS

HAPPY LEARNING
Department of Moulika Siddhantha Evum Ashtanga Hridaya
Sharada Ayurveda Medical College & Hospital
Talapady,Mangalore
Note:
The Questions compiled here include the questions of different Universities across INDIA also from past
one decade. There have been some additions and slight changes as deemed relevant.

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MOULIKA SIDDHANTHA EVAM 9. What is yapya roga?

ASHTANGA HRIDAYA 10. Rogi Pareeksha

PART A 11. Rogi and Roga pareeksha vidhis

12. Ayurveda avatarana and development of
CHAPTER 1: Ashtanga hridaya
AYUSHKAMIYA ADHYAYA 13. Write ayurvedotpatti

Long essay
1. Write about Chikitsa chatushpada and CHAPTER 2:

discuss their importance. DINACHARYA ADHYAYA

2. Discuss Chikitsa Chatushpada in detail Long essay

with importance of vaidya 1. Define Dinacharya. Discuss how
Short essay dinacharya supports life
1. Classify sadhyasadhyata and narrate Short essay
sukha sadhya vyadhi 1. Narrate Dantadhavana in detail
2. Write about Chikitsa Chatushpada 2. Abhyanga –Snaana
3. Chikitsa Chatushpada with their Gunas 3. Write about Anjana with its benefits
4. Write in detail about Pada 4. Sadvritta
Chatushtayam. 5. Write benefits of Udvartana and
5. Explain Vimshati guna Abhyanga
6. Rogi and Roga pareeksha vidhis 6. Write benefits of Snana and their
7. Ayurveda avatarana and development of contraindications.
Ashtanga hridaya. 7. Ennumerate and explain Dasavidha papa
8. Describe sadhyaasadhyata of Vyadhi. karma

Short answer 8. Write about Vyayamavidhi in detail

1. Koshta bheda along with its contra indications.

2. Name Dushya 9. Explain Abhyanga vidhi along with its

3. Roga pareeksha contraindications

4. Enumerate Ashtanga Short answer

5. Name ashtanga ayurveda. 1. Dashavidha papakarma

6. Agni prakara 2. Udvartana

7. Specialty of Ashtanga Hridaya 3. Write the benefits of vyayama

8. Shalya tantra 4. Write the benefits of Abhyanga

5. Enlist contra-indications of Snana.

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6. Types of Anjana. 2. Explain Adharaneeya vega, their lakshana

CHAPTER 3: and treatment
RITUCHARYA ADHYAYA 3. Explain in detail about Adharaneeya
vegas along with the diseases occurred
Long essay
due to suppression of vegas and their
1. Explain Adana kaala lakshana and narrate
chikitsa
Greeshma rutucharya with rutusandhi
4. Explain about Dhaaraneeya and
2. Explain the relation between Doshas and
Adhaaraneeya Vegas
Ritu and describe Varsha Ritu charya
5. Write in detail about Dhaaraneeya vega
Short essay and discuss the treatment for the diseases
1. Explain Hemanta rutu charya arising out of it.
2. Ritu dosha sambandha 6. Name Adharaneeya vega, their dharana
3. Write about Vasanta Rutucharya janya roga and chikitsa.
4. Discuss Sharadritucharya & explain the
uses of Hamsodaka. Short essay
5. Discuss Kala vibhajana, Lakshana as 1. Mutravegavarodha lakshana and chikitsa
explained in Rtucharya Adhyaya 2. Write about Chardi vega Avarodha, its
6. Explain Adana kala with its Ritucharya. chikitsa
3. Name Dharaneeya vega and narrate its
Short answer importance
1. Hamsodaka 4. Ennumerate Adharaneeya Vega, its effects
2. Rutusandhi 5. Write Aharaneeya vega, Avarodha
3. Classify Rutus lakshana of Chardi and Shukra, with
4. Write about Visarga Kala its chikitsa
5. Write the significance of Rtusandhi Short answer
1. Ashru vega avarodha janya rogas
CHAPTER 4: 2. Write Dhareeniya vega
ROGANUTPADANIYA ADHYAYA
CHAPTER 5:
Long essay
DRAVADRAVYA VIJNANIYA
1. Discuss the importance of
ADHYAYA
Roganutpadaneeya adhvaya in preventing
the diseases Short essay
1. Jalavarga

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2. Explain properties of Ushna Jala and

Narikela Jala
3. Qualities of Gangambu and samudrambu CHAPTER 7:
4. Write about Taila varga in detail. ANNARAKSHA ADHYAYA
5. Samanya guna karma of Taila
Long essay
6. Explain Ksheera varga
1. Which are the Trayopastambha? Discuss
Short answer
in detail about Trayopastambha.
1. Takra Guna.
2. Ghrita guna
Short essay
3. Dadhi guna
1. Vishakta anna pariksha
4. Gangajala
2. Explain Viruddha Ahara with examples
5. Write guna of Ushna jala
3. Explain Savishanna Lakshana in detail.
6. Write the qualities of Navaneeta
4. Explain benefits of Nidra along with its
7. Classification of Drava Dravya.
indication & contraindications.

CHAPTER 6: Short answer

ANNASVARUPA VIJNANIYA 1. Vishadata lakshana
ADHYAYA 2. Definition of Viruddha Aahara

Short essay
CHAPTER 8:
1. Discuss Aharadravya vargikarana.
MATRASITIYA ADHYAYA
2. Mamsavarga
3. Write about Dashamoola
Short essay
4. Write Pancha- Panchamoola gana
1. Explain Aahara matra and Jeerna Ahara
Short answer Lakshana.
1. Name drugs of Triphala 2. Define Anupana with its benefits
2. Vilepi 3. Explain Anupana along with examples.
3. Name Trijata and Chaturajata 4. Explain Ajeerna bheda
4. Trina Panchamula 5. Define Alasaka, Visuchika and their
5. Naagara guna chikitsa
6. Define aushada and its types 6. Rasashesha Ajirna
7. Qualities of Saindhava Lavana 7. Explain about Amapradosaja vyadhi.
8. Accha peya.

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8. Discuss the types of Ajeerna along with 1. Explain Madhura Rasa, Lakshana, Guna,
its treatment. & Karma
9. Aama dosha 2. Amla rasa Guna and Karma
10. Ama dosha with chikitsa 3. Write utpathi with its
Short answers panchabhoutikatha, Lakshanas and
1. Define Samashana and Adhyashana Atiyoga of Amla rasa.
2. Write Aama Visha Lakshana Short answer
1. Write about Madhura rasa
3. Define Alasaka
4. Write ajeerna bhedha
CHAPTER 11:
5. Visuchika
DOSADI VIJNANIYA ADHYAYA

CHAPTER 9: Long essay

DRAVYADI VIJNANIYA ADHYAYA 1. Write Vriddhi & Kshaya lakshana of
Dosha, Dhatu & Mala in detail
Short essay
2. Explain Vata Dosha Nirukti, Guna,
1. Agneya dravya guna karma
Sthana and Vata Dosha Upakrama
2. Parthiva dravya guna karma
3. Explain Kapha dosha nirukti, gunas,
3. Write Virya, Vipaka & Prabhava
sthana and kapha dosha Upakrama
Lakshana
Short answers Short essay
1. Define Vipaka 1. Vriddhi and Kshaya lakshana of
2. Define Vipaka and its types Tridosha
3. Define Virya 2. Vata dosha vruddhi lakshana
4. Define Prabhava with examples 3. Explain Ashraya ashraya bhava
4. Ojas
CHAPTER 10: 5. Explain Ojakshaya kaarana, lakshana
RASABHEDIYA ADHYAYA and chikitsa
6. Write about Ojus and Ojokshaya
Long essay
Lakshanas
1. Explain in detail about Rasa, Bheda,
7. Define Ojas and its Lakshana with types
Karma and Panchabhoutika Sanghatana
8. Explain Dosha Kshaya Lakshana
of each Rasa.
9. Rakta vruddhi lakshana
Short essay
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Short answer
1. Ojas
2. Oja kshaya lakshana
3. Ashraya Ashrayi bhava CHAPTER 13:
DOSHOPAKRAMANIYA ADHYAYA
CHAPTER 12:
Long essay
DOSABHEDIYA ADHYAYA
1. Explain Doshopakrama in detail
Short essay 2. Explain Upakrama for Tridosha
1. Panchavata lakshana 3. Discuss about Amadosha and its chikitsa
2. Pancha pitta lakshana in detail.
3. Pancha kapha lakshana Short essay
4. Ritu dosha sambandha 1. Vatasya upakrama
5. Write Trividha Rogamarga 2. Oushadha sevana kaala
6. Explain trividha rogamarga and their 3. Kapha upakrama
related diseases 4. Wrief in brief about doshopakrama
7. Which are sthana of Tridoshas? Write 5. Explain Pittasyopakrama.
their functions in detail. 6. Write about Shamanoushada kaala in
8. Explain Sthana- Karma of Dosha detail.
7. Explain Aama in detail.
Short answers
Short answer
1. Name Roga marga
1. Define Aama
2. Prana vata
2. Oushadha sevana kaala
3. Dasha vidha Pareeksha
4. Define Rogamarga
CHAPTER 14:
5. Shleshaka kapha sthana and Karma
DVIVIDHOPAKRAMANIYA
6. Write the functions of Ranjaka Pitta
ADHYAYA
7. Avalambaka kapha
8. Which are sthana of Tridosha? Write Long essay
their functions in detail 1. Write in detail about Dvividopakrama
9. Samadosha lakshana
10. What is Dosha Sanchaya. Short essay
11. Name samanya sthana of Dosha. 1. Upakrama Bheda
2. Explain Shadupakrama

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3. Samyak Brumhita and Langhita 2. Indications and contraindications of

Lakshanas snehana
4. Discuss Dwividhopakarma in detail & 3. Samyak Sneha lakshana and Samyak
explain Vyoshadi yoga. Sveda Lakshana
4. Discuss Sneha Vyapad
Short answers
5. Explain Sadyosneha yoga
1. Define shamana and name its types
6. Pravichara sneha
2. What is Guru cha Apatarpanam?
3. Define Shodhana with its types
Short answer
4. Langhana bheda
1. Sadhyo snehana dravya
5. Indications of Langahana
CHAPTER 17
6. “Karshyam eva varam sthoulyat’explain
Long essay
CHAPTER 15:
1. Define Snehana and Svedana, its
SODHANADIGANA SANGRAHA
classification, yogya and ayogya, and
ADHYAYA
samyak lakshanas of the same.
Short answer 2. Explain sweda vidhi, sweda bheda,
samyak yoga and its benefits
1. Enlist Chardana gana
Short essay
PART B
1. Types of Sweda with their uses
CHAPTER 16
2. Samyaksveda, Atisveda lakshanas
Long essay 3. Explain Niragni Sweda
1. Explain Snehapana vidhi, Sneha bheda, 4. Upanaha Swedana
Samyak yoga and benefits of Snehapana Short answer
2. Explain classifications of Snehadravya, 1. Taapa Sweda
along with their Samyaksneha and 2. Enumerate the types of Anagni Sweda.
Atisneha Lakshanas and its Indications 3. Write Avagaha Sweda
& Contraindications of snehana. 4. Types of Agni sweda
3. Explain Snehavidhi Adhyaya 5. Upanaha sweda

Short essay
CHAPTER 18
1. Mention four sneha's and explain ghrita
guna Long essay

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1. Explain Vamana vidhi in detail 1. Kaala basti

2. Explain Vamana procedure in detail 2. Matra Basti
3. Explain vamana vidhi in detail, along 3. Uttarabasti
with hina, mithya and atiyoga 4. Narrate the benefits of Matra basti
Short essay
CHAPTER 20
1. Write the procedure for Vamana
2. Enlist Virechana indications Long essay
3. Peyadi krama 1. Explain Nasya, Bheda, Vidhi and its
4. Write the importance of Samsarjana benefits in detail
krama 2. Define Nasya, its Dravya, classification,
5. Samyak Lakshana of Vamana and procedure and samyak lakshanas
Virechana Short essay
6. Explain Vamana vidhi along with 1. Define and explain types of Nasya
Heena-Samyak-Atiyoga lakshanas 2. Write about Pratimarsha Nasya

Short answer Short answer

1. Enumerate Panchakarma 1. Types of nasya
2. Write about Samsarjana krama 2. Write about Pratimarsha Nasya
3. Brimhana Nasya
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 21
Long essay
Long essay
1. Explain Nirooha Basti Vidhi in detail
1. Explain Dhoomapana vidhi , types and
2. Explain Basti vidhi in detail
benefits.
Short essay Short essay
1. Uttarabasti vidhi 1. Dhuma pana vidhi
2. Basti Yogya-Ayogya Short answer
3. Explain Matra Basti 1. Types of Dhoomapana
4. Niruha basti 2. Dhooma yantra
5. Karma- Kala- Yoga Basti 3. Classifications of Dhumapana and
6. Define Basti , classification and benefits.
importance 4. Benefits of Dhoomapana.

Short answer

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CHAPTER 22 3. Difference between Tarpana and

putapaka.
Short essay
1. Murdha Taila and its benefits
CHAPTER 25
2. Explain Shirobasti Vidhi
3. Murdha taila bheda and shirobasti vidhi Short essay
4. Explain Shirovastividhi with its benefits. 1. Classify yantra and explain about
Swastika Yantra
Short answer
2. Anu yantras
1. Difference between kavala and
3. Write types of Yantra and Yantra karma
Gandusha
4. Define Yanttra and Shastra, Write total
2. Define Pratisaarana
number with example
3. Write Kavala vidhi
4. Gandusha Short answer
5. Gandusha and Kawala 1. Name Anu yantra
6. Enumerate Murdhni taila 2. Samdamsa Yantra
CHAPTER 23 3. Yantra karma
4. Badisha
Short answer
CHAPTER 26
1. Advantages of Ashchyotana
2. Name types of Anjana Short essay
3. Aschotana 1. Jaloukavacharana
2. Shastra karma
CHAPTER 24
3. Enumerate Shastra & explain the uses of
Short essay Mandalagra & Utpala patra.
1. Akshi tarpana
Short answer
2. Explain Putapaka vidhi
1. Savisha jalouka lakhsana
3. Define Tarpana and Putapaka and write
2. Types of Raktamokshana
their procedure
3. Write about Shastra Karma
4. Explain Tarpana vidhi in detail
4. Features of Sharp Instruments (Shastra
Short answer Lakshanas).
1. Akshi Tarpana vidhi 5. Write Sastra Doshas
2. Tarpana Chikitsa prayojana 6. Jalouka Bheda.
7. Nirvisha jalouka lakshana.

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CHAPTER 27 3. Kshara Guna

4. Kshara guna and Dosha
Short answer
1. Shuddha Rakta Lakshana. MOULIKA SIDDHANTA
2. Contra Indications of Siravyadha
Long essay
CHAPTER 28
1. Enumerate Tantrayukti & explain any
Short essay ten Tantrayuktis
1. Discuss Shalya Aaharana vidhi Short essay
Short answer 1. Explain Tantradosha
2. Srishti utpatti karma according to
1. Name shalya gati
Saankhya
CHAPTER 29
3. Tantra Guna
Short essay 4. Explain importance of Tantrayukti in
1. Enlist Bandha Prakara detail
2. Define Bandhana, classify and explain 5. Ashta Prakriti
any one. 6. Srushti utpatti krama as per charaka
7. Explain Sapta Kalpana
Short answer
8. Explain similarity and dissimilarity
1. Benefits of Bandhana
between Prakruthi and Purusha
2. Types of Bandha (Bandages).
9. Explain Tantrayukthi
3. Pakwa shwayathu lakshana
10. Explain Tantra guna & Tantra dosha in
4. Write about Sevana vidhi
detail.
CHAPTER 30 11. Explain Arthashraya in detail.

Short essay Short answer

1. Kshara Guna 1. Define kalpana and name them
2. Kshara importance 2. Ashta prakriti
3. Explain Kshara nirmana Vidhi 3. Name Saptavidha Kalpana
4. Explain the preparation of Kshara and 4. Define Avyakta
write Kshara guna. 5. Arthapatti
6. Tachhilyadi
Short answer
7. Adhikarana
1. Atidagdha lakshana
8. Prasanga and Ekanta
2. Types of Kshara
9. Purusha bheda

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