A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.436

v1.c23.436

Chapter one, called aupadravika,¹ begins with the statement that the Uttaratantra, often referred to in the preceding one hundred and twenty chapters, will be concerned with various kinds of diseases (roga) (1.3–4). The Uttaratantra will deal with the subjects of the śālākyatantra, as expounded by the king of Videha,² with the diseases of children (kumārābādha) and their causes,³ the diseases belonging to kāyacikitsā, as described in the six books on this subject by the great sages,⁴ the diseases belonging to the categories upasarga⁵ and āgantu,⁶ the sixty-three combinations of tastes,⁷ rules relating to the maintenance of health (svasthavṛtta),⁸ the (tantra)yuktis and their applications,⁹ and, finally, the doṣas and their combinations¹⁰ (1.5–7).