A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c21.296

v1.c21.296

VIŚVĀMITRA¹⁰⁶⁶ is one of the members of the assembly of sages described in the first chapter of the Carakasaṃhitā. He is referred to in the same context in the first chapter of the Bhāvaprakāśa. The Suśrutasaṃhitā mentions him on two occasions (Ci.2.3; U. 66.3-4ab) as the father of Suśruta; the latter is also called Vaiśvāmitra (U.18.3) and the son of the brahmaṛṣi, i.e., Viśvāmitra.¹⁰⁶⁷ The Suśrutasaṃhitā also alludes to the well-known quarrel between Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra (Ni.7.3).¹⁰⁶⁸ known to the Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha too (U.44.2). A medical treatise, called Vaiśvāmitrī, is mentioned in the introductory verses of a MS of the Ātreyasaṃhitā.¹⁰⁶⁹