A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c22.196

v1.c22.196

YOGĪNDRANĀTHASENA wrote a commentary, called Carakopaskāra, on part of the Carakasaṃhitā (Sū.1–Ci.20).598 It is written in simple Sanskrit,599 follows in its explanations Caraka’s text word for word600 and analyses each compound. Yogīndranāthatha sometimes agrees in his interpretations with Cakrapāṇidatta,601 sometimes with Gaṅgādhara;602 at other places he tries to synthesize their views603 or gives his own opinion.604 On rare occasions the Bengali equivalents of the names of medicinal substances are mentioned.605