Vanaspati: Plants and Plant-Life as in Indian Treatises and Traditions c11.2

c11.2

The author has evidently ransacked all the available sources of old Sanskrit literature from the Rik and Atharva Vedas down to the period when the decline of Arts and Science took place in India. Even the aphorisms of Khana—a repository of worldly wisdom and experience—have been laid under contribution, and an admirable capacity for research has been displayed. As the author is conversant with the modern science of Botany, he has been able to do ample justice to his theme. The collection of technical terms alone constitutes a valuable contribution. In my opinion the author richly deserves the Prize. I would also suggest that the essay be published by the University as a valuable monograph in a practically unexplored field.