Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c17.2.1

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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.