[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.366 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.366 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.366 - **Language:** English ### [c5.366](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.366) CHARAKA. A writer on medicine who lived in Vedic times. According to his own statement, he received the materials of his work from Agnivesa, to whom they were delivered by Ātreya. A legend represents him as an incarnation of the serpent Sesha. The work was translated into Arabic before the end of the eighth century. The text has been printed in India. - [Previous: c5.365](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.365) - [Next: c5.367](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.367) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Carakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.366](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.366) · Pramāṇa