Department of Sanskrit, Samhita and Maulik Siddhanta

Shri Baba Mastnath Ayurvedic College was established in 1957 by Mahant Shri Shryonath ji. He was a well known Vaidya with Impeccable knowledge of Nadi Vigyan. The college was established for the welfare of the weaker section of society. This is a pioneer ayurvedic college in Haryana to start Ayurved education. The college is approved by CCIM and Ministry of AYUSH Govt. of India New Delhi. This is one of institution of India that offers undergraduate course in BAMS with an intake of 60 students per year.

The college has earned reputation for having well equipped hospital with a central laboratory, pharmacy, herbal garden, Library and dedicated faculty. This college has 14 departments.

Department of Sanskrit, Samhita and Maulik Siddhanta is one of the pre-clinical departments of Ayurveda.
This department imparts knowledge of Ayurvedic fundamentals and the Sanskrit language to the students of 1st year B.A.M.S. course. This department is concerned with basic principles of Ayurveda thus this department is populary known as department of basic principles.

At the UG level along with Sanskrit four other subjects are taught by this department viz. Padarth vigyan, Ayurveda Itihas (History of Ayurveda), Ashtangahridaya Sutrasthan and Charakasamhita. The responsibility of this department is to conduct two specialty courses ? Samhita and Maulik-siddhanta and teaching research methodology at the PG level.

Glorious history of Ayurveda is taught to the students? through department. History of Ayurveda enables the students to understand the development in Ayurveda during pre-vedic, Vedic, medieval period and recent developments.

This department teaches the basic principles like Panchabhootha Sidhantha, Thridosha Sidhantha, diagnostic and treatment principles of Ayurveda medicine. Basic principles are very important in Ayurveda, without the knowledga of basic principles one won?t be able to understand and learn Ayurveda.

Sanskrit is the basic subject that is taught to the students through this department. Sanskrit language helps the students to understand the original Ayurveda text books that are written in Sanskrit. The subject has been included in the curriculum as it is the language of the ancient Ayurvedic texts. It has been looked upon that the student must be well versed with the language so as he would be able to read and absorb the concept explained.