A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s3.30

v1.c23.s3.30

The Suśrutasaṃhitā is undeniably the work of an author who put to use and drew on a number of sources at his disposal. The commentaries contain hints pointing to at least part of these sources. Among them were the works of Bhāluki and Bhoja, employed in composing the chapters on surgical instruments, as is attested by quotations in the commentaries of Cakrapāṇi and Ḍalhaṇa. These quotations give evidence of a much more detailed knowledge on the subject in the treatises of these predecessors. 259 Cakrapāṇi remarks that a particular verse of the Suśrutasaṃhitā260 has been borrowed from Bhoja, while Gayadāsa identifies a verse261 as coming from another treatise.