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Sushruta Samhita (Suśrutasaṃhitā)

सुश्रुतसंहिता

The Compendium of Suśruta

Susruta Samhita

Foundational compendium of the Dhanvantari school, famous for surgery (incl. rhinoplasty and cataract couching), in 5 sthānas (120 chapters) plus the later Uttaratantra (66 chapters).

Language
Sanskrit
Date
200 BCE – 500 CE
Authors
Suśruta, Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist)
Place
Kāśī (Varanasi)
Extent
10,144 passages, 86,203 words
Text
complete digital text
Source
sarit · The Suśrutasaṃhitā of Suśruta, with the Nibandhsangraha Commentary of Śrī Ḍalhaṇācārya.. ed. Yādavaśarman… · CC BY-SA 3.0 — via SARIT; vedicreserve · © 2003 Cosmic Software and Vedic Engineering. This text is made available exclusively for on-line use,and for… · Maharishi University of Management Vedic Literature Collection; free for study — the e-text's own notice: ©…

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