The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c8.85
The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c8.85
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³ rohinyām atisaktasya śarīram nānurakṣataḥ| ājagāmalapatām indor dehaḥ snehaparikṣayāt||—Cik. VIII, 2, cf. the translation (in French) of the entire passage in J. Filliozat, Magie et médecine, Paris, 1943, p. 42. The notion that amorous excesses are the cause of rāja-yakṣman is passed on to the classical literature, cf., Bhāgavatapurāṇa, IX, XXII, 23.
Linked texts (2)
- Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit