Abstract

Dr. Manoj Mathuriya*, Dr Devendra Singh Chahar, Dr. Rameshwar Lal and Dr. Sankalp Sharma

ABSTRACT

The Literary research is the backbone and base of all types of research. Manuscriptology is a main branch of literary research. To understand Ayurved as a holistic life science manuscriptology can play a very important role. Manuscriptology is defined as that branch of science which imparts training in reading and understanding of ancient manuscripts credited with fair antiquity. Manuscripts are the hand written or manually written records of original documents. These are the basic historical evidence and have great research value. It is estimated that India possesses more than five million manuscripts, making the largest repository of manuscript wealth in the world. Before invention of modern science most famous way to communication & exchange of thoughts was speech & oral transmission. All early literature that is now available in printed form originally hand written i.e. in form of manuscripts is the basis for the learning of science and technology today. AYUSH department, under the government of India consider the different steps in manuscriptology e.g. collection, conservation, cataloguing, translation, critical edition and publication of manuscripts as important aspects of literary research in Ayurveda. To perform this work there is need of collaboration of various scholars of Ayurveda and languages like Sanskrit along with many trained people and experts in this field. Several treatment methods and medical formulations are yet to be discovered from the manuscripts. This article is about manuscript, manuscriptology and its importance in Ayurveda.