A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c22.33

v1.c22.33

A CANDRIKĀKĀRA, -kāraka or -kṛt, 145 the author of a commentary called Candrikā, and this commentary itself, are repeatedly quoted. 146 It has to be taken into consideration that more than one commentary can be referred to as Candrikā, and that in many instances it is impossible to decide which one is meant. 147 Part of the quotations are from Gayadāsa’s Nyāyacandrikāpañjikā on the Suśrutasaṃhitā; 148 some are from Candranandana’s Padārthacandrikā on the Aṣṭāngahṛdayasaṃhitā, 149 other ones again may be from commentaries on the Carakasaṃhitā 150 and Suśrutasaṃhitā which have not been preserved. 151 P. Cordier supposed that Gayadāsa wrote a commentary on the Carakasaṃhitā, called Carakacandrikā and quoted as Candrikā. 152 The same view has been expressed by P.V. Sharma. 153