Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c17.2

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p. 2. § 2 — Hundreds of works have been written in Sanskrit in modern times either on the entire medicine or on a part thereof. Only a few of these have been printed; others are lying in manuscript form in the various Manuscript-libraries in India. An exhaustive list of all such works is essential for a complete view of the Ayurvedic literature. A few important works other than those already recorded by Jolly may be mentioned here—(1) *Amṛtamañjarī* or *Amṛtamañjarī* by Kāśinātha or Kāśirāja or Kāśirāma. Age of MS Saṃvat 1811. Printed. (2) *Añjananidāna*. Age of MS 1794 A. D. Printed at Nirnaya Sagar Press, Bombay; another edition by Harinarayan Śarma of Banaras, published by Kheladilal & Sons. (3) *Arkaprakāśa*, on the preparation of medicinal tinctures and essences. Authorship ascribed to Rāvaṇa. Written probably in the 16th century. Printed by (i) Ganesh Chandra Ghosh, Calcutta, (ii) Devisahay Shukla, with Hindi trans. Navalkishore Book Depot, Lucknow, 1935, (iii) Venkateshvar Press, Bombay, (iv) With Telugu comm. by D. Gopala Charlu, Madras 1914. cf. P. C. Ray, *HHC* II, lxxxi (4) *Vicārasudhākara* or *Arīoghnasudhākara* by Ranganātha Jyotirvid. Date 1765 A. D. The author was a resident of Junnar, Dist. Poona. cf. P. K. Gode, *PO* II, pp. 31-34, III pt. 2, 102-6, *JGRS* 1943, 145-9. (5) *Aśvalakṣaṇaśāstra* in 8 Adhyāyas. (6) *Aśvavaidyaka* by Dīpaṃkara, son of Nānakara. (7) *Aśvāyurveda* or *Siddhasaṃgraha* by Gapa, son of Durlabha. Contains 8 sthānas.

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(8) *Arkaprakāśa* or *Āyurvedaprakāśa* by Mādhava Upādhyāya, printed by Yadavji Trikamji Acharya, Bombay 1913. (9) *Āyurvedamahodadhi* or *Suṣeṇavaidyaka*—a nighaṇṭu. Published at Venkateshvar Press, Bombay 1915 with Hindi trans. by Ravidatta Vaidya. (10) *Āyurvedasūtra* by Yogānandanātha, written in the 16th cen. A. D., later than *Bhāvaprakāśa*. Published at Mysore University Series 1922. Another edition published at Venkateshvar Press, Bombay. (11) *Upacārasāra* by Mukunda Daivajña. It has a comm. named *Gūḍhaprakāśikā* by Dinakara Jyotiṣa written in śaka 1740. (12) *Kaṅkāligrantha*. Date 1500-10. Written by some courtier at the court of Nasir Shah Khalji of Malwa. The language is a mixture of Sanskrit and Hindi. cf. P. K. Gode, *ABORI* XII, pp. 289-91. (13) *Kalpadrumasārasaṃgraha* by Jayarāma. Age of MS Saṃvat 1746. ( 14 ) Kalyāṇakāraka by Ugrāditya, printed at Sholapur 1940. ( 15 ) Kāmaratna by Śrinātha, printed at Venkateshvar Press, Bombay. ( 16 ) Kalajñāna by Sambhanātha, printed at ( i ) Banaras, 1882, with Hindi trans. (ii) Venkateshvar Press, Bombay, with Hindi trans. ( iii ) M. R. Jagushte, with Gujarati trans. Age of MS Saṃvat 1711. ( 17 ) Kāśyapa-saṃhitā or Kāśyaplyagaruḍapañcākṣarikalpa—a work on toxicology. Published by Yatiraja Swami of Melkote, Madras 1933. ( 18 ) Kuṭamudgara by Mādhava with his own comm. Edns : ( i ) Venkateshvar Press, Bombay, with Hindi trans., ( ii ) edited by D. J. Rubern Jayatunga. Revised by Revd. M. Nanissar.

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With Simhalese trans., Colombo 1889, ( iii ) Krishnashastri Bhatavdekar, Bombay, 1664, with a new comm. ( 19 ) Gandhakakalpa—a tantra from Rudrayāmala. Edited by Yadavji Trikamji Acharya, Bombay, Vols. 2, 1911, 1915. ( 20 ) Gaurīkāñcalikā, printed at Venkateshvar Press, Bombay. ( 21 ) Cikitsākramakalpavallī, printed at Venkateshvar Press, Bombay. ( 22 ) Cikitsāsāgara by Vatseśvara. Age of MS Saṃvat 1785. (23) Cikitsāsāra by Gopāladāsa, printed. (24) Jīvānandanam by Ānandarāya Makhin, a minister of the Maratha kings at Tanjore. The drama is a metaphor on Āyurvedic science. Printed in Kāvyamālā series No. 27, 2nd edn. 1933, Nirnaya Sagar Press, Bombay. A revised edition with Sanskrit comm. by Duraiswami Iyangar is published by the Theosophical Society, Adyar, Madras. Von C. Cappeller has described this drama in an article ( *Festschrift E. Windisch*, pp. 107-115, Leipzig, 1914). ( 25 ) Dhāturatnamālā by Devadatta, composed in saka 1750. Published with Marathi trans. by Y. G. Dixit, Poona 1914. ( 26 ) Dhārā-kalpa, edited by Yadavji Trikamji Acharya, Bombay 1923 along with Rājamārtaṇḍa, Nāḍīparīkṣā and Vaidyamanoramā. ( 27 ) Nidānapradīpa by Naganātha. Age of MS Saṃvat 1741. ( 28 ) Paryāyārṇava published with Dhanvantarinighaṇṭu in ĀSS, 1896. ( 29 ) Pāradakalpa—28th chapter of Rudrayāmala. Edited by Yadavji Trikamji Acharya, 2 vols. 1911, 1915, Bombay. ( 30 ) Pratāpakalpadruma by Ananta, written in 1792 A. D. ( 31 ) Prayogacintāmaṇi by Mādhava. On pharmacy.

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Published by Ramamanikya Sen, Calcutta. ( 32 ) Kumāratantra, printed at Venkateshvar Press, Bombay. ( 33 ) Bālatantra by Kalyāṇavarma, Printed at Venkateshvar Press, Bombay, with Hindi trans. ( 34 ) Bhāvasvabhāva by Mādhavadeva. Date of MS Saṃvat 1713. ( 35 ) Madanakāmaratna, composed later than 1000 A. D. ( 36 ) Mallaprakāśa by Kayastha Lokanātha, composed about 1568 A. D. cf. P. K. Gode, ABORI XI, 96-9. ( 37 ) *Yogasataka* attributed to Vararuci. comm. by Ropanayana. Date of MS Samvat 1849. Published with a Simhalese comm. by Don. A. de S. Devarakkhita by M. P. Perera, 4th edn. Colombo, 1877. Another edn. is edited by Batuvantudave, Colombo, 1886. A third edn. is printed at Nirnaya Sagar Press, Bombay, with Hindi notes. ( 38 ) *Yogasamuccaya* ascribed to Vyasa Ganapati. cf. IA 1882, p. 106. Published by Jivaram Kalidas, Gondal. ( 39-40 ) Raghunatha Pandita composed two works on medicine, viz. *Vaidyavilasa* and *Cikitsamanjari* in 1699 A. D. He was a resident of Campavati (modern Chaul, in Kolaba dist. Bombay) cf. S. L. Katre, PO VIII, 1-2, P. K. Gode, PO VII, 3-4, Y. G. Phaphe, "Sahyadri" monthly, March 1938. *Vaidyavilasa* was printed in Bombay 1830 A. D. of. P. C. Ray HHC II, lviii. ( 41 ) *Lohapaddhati* by Suresvara, edited by Yadavji Trikamji Acharya, Bombay. ( 42 ) *Lohasarcasva* by Suresvara, edited by Y. T. Acharya, Bombay 1925. ( 43 ) *Viramitrodaya* composed by Mitramisra in 1602 A. D.

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is an extensive encyclopaedia which treats not only law but also medicine and other subjects. It is divided into eight sections called *prakasas*; the first was published by Jiva. Vidya. ( Calcutta, 1875 ) and the rest in Chowkhamba Sanskrit series. ( 44 ) *Vaidyakasara* by Rama, edited by Raghuvamsa Sarma with Hindi comm. Bombay, 1896. ( 45 ) *Vaidyakasarasamgraha* by Srikanthasambhu. Age of MS Samvat 1791. (46) *Vaidyakaustubha* by Mevarama, printed in 1928. ( 47 ) *Vaidyacintamani* by Vallabhendra, edited by P. Venkatkrisnarao with Telugu trans. 6th edn. Madras 1921. ( 48 ) *Vaidyamanotsava* by Nayanasukha, Age of MS Samvat 1749. comm. by Ramanatha. ( 49 ) *Vaidyamanorama* by Kalidasa. Edns : ( i ) Sukhadev Vaidya, with Hindi notes, Bombay, 1916. ( ii ) Y. T. Acharya, Bombay 1923. ( 50 ) *Vaidyavallabha* by Hastiruci, composed in Samvat 1726. Printed at Venkateshvar Press, Bombay. ( 51 ) *Vaidyavinoda* by Sankarabhatta. Written by order of Ramasimha of Jaipur. Age of MS Samvat 1762. Edns : ( i ) Shridhar Shivlal, Bombay 1894. ( ii ) Venkateshvar Press, Bombay, 1913. ( iii ) Krishnashastri Navare, with Marathi trans. 2nd edition, Bombay, 1924 ( 52 ) *Vaidyamrta* by Moresvara Bhatta. Date 1547 A. D. Editions :- ( i ) Krishnashastri Bhatavadekar with Marathi trans. 4th edn., Bombay 1862. ( ii ) with Hindi comm. by Jyotisvarup, Banaras 1867. ( iii ) with Hindi comm. by Ramanath Bhatta. ( iv ) In Simhalese charactrs, Colombo, 1870.

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( 53 ) *Vaidyavatamsa* by Lolimbaraja edited with Gujarati trans. Ahmedabad 1908. ( 54 ) *Sārtrapadmiṇī* by Bhāskara Bhaṭṭa composed in 1679 A. D. cf. P. K. Gode, BV VII pp. 33-34; Nathuram Premi Commemoration Volume. ( 55 ) *Śivakośa* by Karpuṛiya Śivadatta composed in 1677 A. D. cf. P. K. Gode, PO VII pt. i-ii, 66-70. ( 56 ) *Siddhasārasaṃhitā* by Ravigupta. MS dated 1374 A. D. ( 57 ) *Strīvilāsa* by Deveśvaropādhyāya. 16th cen. A. D.