A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c17.69

v1.c17.69

The version of Sāṃkhya as found in the Carakasamhitā ¹⁷⁹ is earlier than that of the Sāṃkhyakārikā, ¹⁸⁰ which belongs to about the period A.D. 350–450, ¹⁸¹ and may belong to the period of Pañcaśikha ¹⁸² and the Ṣaṣṭitantra, ¹⁸³ i.e., about 100 B.C.–A.D. 200. ¹⁸⁴