A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c20.s3.5

v1.c20.s3.5

Chapters nine to twelve287 were written by Dṛḍhabala according to the colophons and Cakrapāṇi’s remarks. The same applies to chapter thirteen (udara).288 Chapter fourteen (arśas) derives from Caraka, as indicated in the colophons and by Cakrapāṇi. Chapter fifteen (grahaṇī) is by Dṛḍhabala, as demonstrated by the colophon, Cakrapāṇi’s remarks, and quotations by Aruṇadatta and Śrīdāsapaṇḍita. Chapters sixteen (pāṇḍuroga) and seventeen (hikkā and śvāsa) are also by Dṛḍhabala, as attested by the colophons, Cakrapāṇi, and the quotations found in the commentaries of Vijayarakṣita and Vācaspati. The authorship of chapter eighteen (kāsa), attributed to Dṛḍhabala in the colophon and by Cakrapāṇi, is not confirmed by one or more quotations.289 Chapter nineteen (atīsāra) is by Caraka, as pointed out in the colophon and the commentaries of Cakrapāṇi and Indu.290 Chapter twenty (chardi) is by Dṛḍhabala according to the colophon and Cakrapāṇi. Chapter twenty-one (visarpa) is by Caraka on the basis of the same evidence. Chapter twenty-two (tṛṣṇā) is ascribed to Dṛḍhabala in the colophon, as well as by Cakrapāṇi, Niścala, Vācaspati and Vijayarakṣita. Chapter twenty-three (viṣa) is by Dṛḍhabala according to Cakrapāṇi, Vācaspati and Vijayarakṣita, but the colophon fails to mention his name. Chapter twenty-four (madātyaya) is attributed to Caraka in the colophon and by Cakrapāṇi.291 The authorship of chapter twenty-five (dvivraṇīya) is problematic; the colophon mentions Dṛḍhabala, whereas Jejjaṭa and Cakrapāṇi regard it as deriving from Caraka.