RACHANATMAKA (ANATOMICAL) CONSIDERATION OF VITAL PARTS IN MUTRASHMARI (URINARY CALCULUS) SHALYAKARMA ACCORDING TO SUSHRUTA SAMHITA

The Sushruta samhita provides imperative Anatomical and surgical knowledge. Sushruta samhita is the main source of information in the field of anatomy and surgery. In Sushruta samhita we come across a n efficient method of arranging the surgical experience s of the older surgeons and collecting the scattere d facts of the Vedic literature. No one can carry out any type of surgery without the knowledge of anatomy. It is in Sushruta samhita that we find a systemic eff ort at arranging together the facts of anatomical observations. Surgeon should know about the complete knowledge of anatomy before performing any surgical process. This type of anatomical knowledge is also required for performing the surgery in case of Mut rashmari i.e. urinary calculus. Sushruta included Mutrashmari in Ashtamahagad a ( naturally too hard to cure ) 1 . Mutrashmari (urinary calculus) is the disease of M utravah a srotas ( urinary system). Nowa day s, in U rology various types of treatment aspects a re developed. Mutrashmari is one of the most frequent diseases linked to the urinary system . Practical surgery requires a good knowledge of practical anatomy . This article presents anatomical vision of sushruta samhita in Mutrashmari shalyakarma ( lithotomy ) , which shows the importance of anatomy during surgical process .