Samhita Siddhant - सम्हीता सिद्धांत

The basic principles of Ayurved were in a premature stage during the vedic period. The seers like Charak, Sushrut and Vagbhata created ayurvedic classics which clearly established the ayurvedic principles. During the same period the Takshashila and the Nalanda Universities were in full bloom and were attracting international attention. In short this was the golden age of Ayurved.

The Charak Samhita, Sushrut Samhita and Ashtang Sangraha form the Brihattrayi. These ae the three major texts for the study of Ayurveda.

The text written in those days would be in the form of sutras or some other rhyming literature, which were termed as Tantra, or in the form of bhashya/commentary or the prose type, which was termed as samhita.