A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c22.91

v1.c22.91

The quotations in Ḍalhaṇa's commentary prove that one of Jejjata's aims was, in the same way as in his commentary on Caraka, to establish a reliable text and to discard readings which he considered to be inauthentic (anārṣa).384 On the other hand he sometimes added verses, composed by himself, to the text of the Suśrutasamhitā, as is made clear by Gayadāsa and Ḍalhaṇa.385