Section I
Chapter 1: At thy feet, Divodasa, Dhanvantari
Kasiraja Divodasa Dhanvantari begins instruction in ayurveda; emphasis on surgery as preferred by pupils; Susruta as the representative of pupils

Section II
Chapter 2: Initiation and training of physicians       
Initiation for the study of ayurveda; exhortation by the preceptor; equal importance of theory and practice; method of study and importance of understanding; royal permission to practise medicine
         
Section III: Surgical Profile of Clinical Practice
Chapter 3: Surgical procedures; pre- and postoperative care (pradhana, pilrva and paScat karma)              
Eight surgical procedures; accessories for surgery; incision and drainage of abscess; chanting a protective hymn; detailed classification and indication for surgical procedures; bandaging; complications
Chapter 4: Surgical instruments (yantras and Sastras)  
Blunt and sharp instruments; classification; use and functions; supportive instruments
Chapter 5: Use of alkalis (Ksara)
Two varieties; indications; methods of preparation; technique of application "
Chapter 6: Cauterisation (agnikarma); burns and treatment
Caurerisation ranks above caustic alkali; procedure; indications; burns, classifications and treatment; inhalation injury
Chapter 7: Blood-letting (raktavisravana): methods and  management
Benefits; indications; two methods, scarification and venesection, indications of each; venesection at different locations and for varied clinical conditions; use of leeches
Chapter 8: Assorted surgical techniques
Piercing the ear; reconstruction of the ear lobe; pre- and postoperative measures; reconstruction of the nose and lip; foreign bodies and their removal
Chapter 9: Fractures and dislocations (Kandabhagna: Sandhimukta))
Classification; treatment; management of regional injuries; oils for promotion of bone healing ..

Section IV: Introduction to Clinical Practice
Chapter 10: Diseases and their classification         
Surgical/Medical and other types of classifications; detailed classification under seven types on the basis of causation; dosas targeting dhatus to produce diseases
Chapter 11: Time, seasons and the human body  
Units of time; classification of seasons; effects of seasons on life; deranged seasons turning habitat into wasteland
Chapter 12: Dosas            
Three dosas as three pillars of support for the body; functions of dosas derived from etymology; perturbation of dosas; stages suitable for medical intervention during perturbation
Chapter 13: Fall and rise of dosas, dhatus and malas; Observations on blood
Dosas, dhatus and malas as the basic components of the body; effects of the increase and decrease of each component; effects of derangement of ojas; disturbance in the equilibrium of dosas, dhatus and malas; observations on blood
Chapter 14: Rasas
Six primary and sixty-three secondary tastes; dosas and rasas; characteristics of each rasa; classification of substances according to primary tastes
Chapter 15: Wholesomeness: food incompatibilities  
Wholesome articles of diet; unwholesome combination of articles and incompatibilities in diet; unwholesomeness from cooking; combination of tastes causing incompatibility in potency and post-digestive taste
Chapter 16: Geographical influences in pharmacy
The influence of locale on plants and human beings; criteria for the selection ofland for harvesting plants; classification ofland into six types; effects of wind