The Compendium of Suśruta 1.3.2

1.3.2

athāto vedotpattināmādhyāyaṃ vyākhyāsyāma iti nāmaśabdapāṭhādaṣṭasaṃkhyāyā maṅgalatvenātrāpyaṣṭapadatvameva vyākhyātuṃ yuktam | yathā bhaṭṭārahariścandreṇa dīrghañjīvinīye'dhyāye'ṣṭapadatvamuktam | atha, ataḥ, vedotpattināmeti taddhitārthamekaṃ padam, adhi, āyaṃ, vi, ā, khyāsyāma iti aṣṭapadalam | tatra varṇo varṇasamūho vā padam, padasamudāyaviśeṣaḥ sūtram | yaducyate - "laghūni sūcitārthāni svalpākṣarapadāni ca | sarvataḥ sārabhūtāni sūtrāṇyāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ” iti | sūtravākyasamūhaḥ prakaraṇam | prakaraṇasamūho'dhyāyaḥ | adhyāyasamūhaḥ sthānam | sthānasamūhastantram | tatra, athetyādi sūtraṃ kasya bhavati ? caturvidhaṃ hi śāstre sūtram | “ahaṃ hi dhanvantariḥ” ityādi gurusūtram | “vāyoḥ prakṛtibhūtasya vyāpannasya ca kopainaiḥ” (ni. a. 1) ityādi śiṣyasūtram | “pratirasaṃ pākaḥ” (sū. a. 40) ityādyekīyasūtram | “suśrutaprabhṛtaya ūcuḥ” ityādi pratisaṃskartṛsūtram | apare tviha pratisaṃskartṛśrutirnāstīti kṛtvā pratisaṃskartṛsūtraṃ nāsti, tena