vayobheda, age classification according to ayurveda

age classification according to different aacharyas along with modern correlation with conclusion

1. VAYO BEDHA
DR.EISHAN JAIN…
1ST YEAR MD
DEPT OF KAUMARABRITYA
SDMCAHH

2. CONTENTS
 Introduction
 View of Acharya
Kashyapa
 View of Acharya
Sushrutha
 View of Acharya
Charaka
 View Of Ashtanga
Sangraha
 View of Ashtanga
Hridaya
 View of Hareetha
 View of Arogya
Kalpadruma
 View of
Dharmasindusara
 Modern View
 Conclusion
 Bibliography

3. INTRODUCTION
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(Cha.Sa.Vi.8/183)
Vaya is the time measurement stages of life

•There are various structural, functional & psychological changes takes
place in different stages of life(age).
•In Ayurvedic classics, total age of a human being is classified acc. to his
physical dynamics i.e, (dhathu pushti sthithi naasam). Of these, Kaumara
Bhrithya deals with first phase of life i.e, the stage of dhathupushti, the
basis of which is the maturing annavaha srothas. So, most number of
classification are based on the nature of food taken by baby.

4. ACC TO CHARAKA
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BAALYAM : Balavastha is the period from birth to 30 years of age. It is further divided into
two
1)APARIPAKWA DHATHU: Stage of immaturity- birth to 16 years of age.
2)VIVARDHAMANA DHATHU: Stage of progressive maturation. 16 to 30 years of age
MADHYAM: 30 to 60 years
JEERNAM: 60 to 100 years

6. SUSHRUTHA CLASSIFICATION
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Sushruthacharya classified Vaya based on Satmya(food habits)

7. •A)BAALYA- Upto 16 years
KSHEERAPA- Upto 1 year (Period of maximum feeding on milk food)
KSHEERANNADA- 1 to 2 years (Period of feeding on milk & solid ]
ANNADA- 2to 16 years (Period of feeding on solid food only)
B)YOUVANA C)VAARDHAKYA

8. 1. According to kashyapa
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1. KSHEERAPA – upto 1 year – fed with milk
2.BALA – till 16 years – fed up with anna and ksheera

3. ANNADA – after 16 years – fed up with annadi

10. ACCORDING TO ACHARYA

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As per ASHTANGA HRIDAYA
1. BAALYAM : Upto 16 years
A)KSHEERAVARTANAM
B)ANNAVARTANAM
C)UBHAYAVARTHANAM
2.MADHYAM
3. KSHAYAM
As per ASHTANGA
SAMGRAHA
1 )BAALYAM- Upto 16 years
A)STANYAAVARTANAM
B)AAHARAVARTANAM
C)UBHAYAVARTHANAM
2)MADHYAMAM - Upto 60 years
3)VRIDHAM- After 60 years

11. ACCORDING TO
With due consideration to gender mentioned the division as

12. •

•With due consideration to gender
Male
(1yr)
2yr
-3-16yr
Female
(by 12yrs)
10-12yrs
12-16yrs

13. ACC TO AROGYA KALPADRUMA
As per Shri.Kaikulangara Rama Warrier- Vaya classified into 11 categories
 : : : : : (A.K 1/4)
 JATAMATRA- Birth to 2 weeks
 PAKSHATEETA- 15 days to 1 month
 ATHIPAKSHATI- Above 4 weeks
 TRAIMASIKA- Above 3 months
 SHANMASIKA – Above 6 months
 EKABDA- 1 year old
 TRAYABDA- 3 year old
 PANCHAHAYANA- 5 year old
 ASHTABDA- 8 year old
 DASABDA- 10 year old
 DWADASABDA-12 year ol d

14. ACC TO DHARMASINDHUSARA
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•A)SHISHU- Till weaning (Annaprashana) is
performed
•B)BAALA- Upto 3 years
•C) KUMARA- Till the performance of MUNJAABANDHANA, a ceremony like that of
thread- marriage to mark adulthood

15. ACC TO PARASHARA
[mentions only about age of female child]
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8 years – gouri
9 years – rohini
10 years – kanya
After years – rajaswala

16. MODERN VIEW

17. •PRE-NATAL PERIOD
A)OVUM- 0 to 14 days (Upto fertilization)
B) EMBRYO- 14th day to 9th week of fertilization
C) FETUS- 9th week upto birth
•PERI-NATAL PERIOD-
From 28th week of gestation to
1 week after delivery

19. •ADOLESCENCE-
•A)PRE PUBESCENT
•BOYS-12 to 14 years
•GIRLS-10 to 12 years
•B)PUBESCENT
•BOYS-14 to 16 years
•GIRLS-12 to 14 years
•C)POST PUBESCENT
•BOYS-16 to 20 years
•GIRLS-14 to 18 years

20. IMPORTANCE OF VAYO BHEDA
•With due consideration to ,,our acharyas done the .
•In children the status of Dosha,Dhatu,Malas in various diseases
are similar to that of adults but in .Hence the administration of
drug also should be proportionately small,based on body
weight ,agni etc.
•By describing treatment aspects ,acharyas mentioned
therapies also.

21.  1. To calculate the dose of medicine in children.
 2. To assess the developmental condition of child according
to milestones.
 3. For performing samskaras. For e.g namkaran samskar is
done after 1 year of age.
4. For the purpose of immunization.
5. To assess the various physiological development of baby.
6. Also related with onset time of diseases.e.g neonatal
jaundice, dantodbhava janya vyadhi.
7. Related with treatment principles based on shodhana.

22. BIBILOGRAPHY