[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Early and ascribed compendia](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita) › [Ashtangahridayasamhita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya) › 2 # Ashtangahridayasamhita 2: Śārīrasthāna Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.2) āyuḥ-kāmayamānena dharmārtha-sukha-sādhanam | āyur-vedopadeśeṣu vidheyaḥ param ādaraḥ || 2 || > By one desiring life, which is the means to achieve virtue, wealth, and pleasure, > the highest respect should be paid to the teachings of Āyurveda. || 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.1) - [Next: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.2) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Sarvāṅgasundarā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya!arunadatta.1.1.5.1.1) — Aruṇadatta, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (3) - [Śivatattvaratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.rajadharma.sivatattvaratnakara.74.6) — Basappa Nāyaka 1684, Sanskrit - [Śivattvaratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.pasu.sivattvaratnakara.74.6) — Basava, Sanskrit - [Vāgbhaṭamaṇḍana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.paribhasa.vagbhatamandana.4.2) — Narahari, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.2) · Pramāṇa