A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c20.s3.10

v1.c20.s3.10

Most scholars are agreed that Drḍhabala reconstructed the extant part of the Carakasamhitā and made additions to its text, since he acknowledges this fact himself. The identification of passages that may not have formed part of Caraka’s treatise is beset with difficulties. 308 Drḍhabala himself does not inform us of his sources, but Cakrapāṇidatta says that the ‘many treatises’, referred to by Drḍhabala, consisted of the works of Suśruta, Videha and other authors. 309 Verses found in both Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā are for that reason by some attributed to Drḍhabala. 310