Subhashitams on Health
This theme brings together 10 subhashitams from 6 sources.
Latest update: Sep 28, 2026
सुखोपविष्टास्ते तत्र पुण्यां चक्रुः कथामिमाम्। धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामारोग्यं मूलमुत्तमम्॥
sukhopaviṣṭās te tatra puṇyāṃ cakruḥ kathām imām । dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇām ārogyaṃ mūlam uttamam ॥
Charaka Samhita presents good health as the foremost foundation for pursuing dharma, prosperity, desire and liberation.
हिताहितं सुखं दुःखमायुस्तस्य हिताहितम्। मानं च तच्च यत्रोक्तमायुर्वेदः स उच्यते॥
hitāhitaṃ sukhaṃ duḥkham āyus tasya hitāhitam । mānaṃ ca tac ca yatroktam āyurvedaḥ sa ucyate ॥
Charaka Samhita defines Ayurveda through beneficial and harmful, happy and unhappy forms of life and the measure of lifespan.
एष प्रभावो रक्षायाः कथितस्ते युधिष्ठिर। जयदः सुखदश्चैव पुत्रारोग्यधनप्रदः॥
eṣa prabhāvo rakṣāyāḥ kathitas te yudhiṣṭhira । jayadaḥ sukhadaś caiva putrārogyadhanapradaḥ ॥
A Bhavishya Mahapurana verse describes the protective thread as a giver of victory, happiness, children, health and prosperity.
धन्यानामुत्तमं दाक्ष्यं धनानामुत्तमं श्रुतम्। लाभानां श्रेय आरोग्यं सुखानां तुष्टिरुत्तमा॥
dhanyānām uttamaṃ dākṣyaṃ dhanānām uttamaṃ śrutam । lābhānāṃ śreya ārogyaṃ sukhānāṃ tuṣṭir uttamā ॥
A Mahabharata verse from the Yaksha-Prashna teaching that skill, learning, health, and contentment are among life's highest forms of fortune.
योगेन चित्तस्य पदेन वाचां मलं शरीरस्य च वैद्यकेन। योऽपाकरोत् तं प्रवरं मुनीनां पतञ्जलिं प्राञ्जलिरानतोऽस्मि॥
yogena cittasya padena vācāṃ malaṃ śarīrasya ca vaidyakena । yo'pākarot taṃ pravaraṃ munīnāṃ patañjaliṃ prāñjalir ānato'smi ॥
A traditional invocation to Sage Patanjali, honoring yoga for the mind, grammar for speech, and medicine for the body.
लाघवं कर्मसामर्थ्यं दीप्तोऽग्निर्मेदसः क्षयः। विभक्तघनगात्रत्वं व्यायामादुपजायते॥
lāghavaṁ karmasāmarthyaṁ dīpto’gnir medasaḥ kṣayaḥ । vibhaktaghanagātratvaṁ vyāyāmādupajāyate ॥
An Ayurvedic insight from the Ashtanga Hridayam on how regular exercise transforms the body’s efficiency, metabolic fire, and structural strength for total well-being.
व्यायामाल्लभते स्वास्थ्यं दीर्घायुष्यं बलं सुखम्। आरोग्यं परमं भाग्यं स्वास्थ्यं सर्वार्थसाधनम्॥
vyāyāmāl labhate svāsthyaṁ dīrghāyuṣyaṁ balaṁ sukham । ārogyaṁ paramaṁ bhāgyaṁ svāsthyaṁ sarvārthasādhanam ॥
Regular exercise supports health, strength, longevity, and the physical capacity needed to carry one’s responsibilities effectively.
उपस्थास्ते अनमीवा अयक्ष्मा अस्मभ्यं सन्तु पृथिवि प्रसूताः। दीर्घं न आयुः प्रतिबुध्यमाना वयं तुभ्यं बलिहृतः स्याम॥
upasthāste anamīvā ayakṣmā asmabhyaṃ santu pṛthivi prasūtāḥ । dīrghaṃ na āyuḥ pratibudhyamānā vayaṃ tubhyaṃ balihṛtaḥ syāma ॥
A Vedic prayer to Mother Earth (Bhumi Sukta) asking for health, longevity, and clear vision to serve the nation.
औषधेष्वपि सर्वेषु हास्यं श्रेष्ठं वदन्ति ह। स्वाधीनं सुलभं चैवारोग्यानन्दविवर्धनम्॥
auṣadheṣv api sarveṣu hāsyaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vadanti ha । svādhīnaṃ sulabhaṃ caivārogyānandavivardhanam ॥
This subhashita beautifully describes why laughter is the supreme remedy among all medicines for holistic well-being.
आसनेन रुजो हन्ति प्राणायामेन पातकम्। विकारं मानसं योगी प्रत्याहारेण सर्वदा॥ धारणाभिर्मनोधैर्यं याति चैतन्यमद्भुतम्। समाधौ मोक्षमाप्नोति त्यक्त्वा कर्म शुभाशुभम्॥
āsanena rujo hanti prāṇāyāmena pātakam । vikāraṁ mānasaṁ yogī pratyāhāreṇa sarvadā ॥ dhāraṇābhir mano dhairyaṁ yāti caitanyam adbhutam । samādhau mokṣam āpnoti tyaktvā karma śubhāśubham ॥
Asana, pranayama, and disciplined yoga address bodily affliction and inner impurity, preparing the seeker for deeper freedom.