A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s8.38

v1.c23.s8.38

The Suśrutasaṃhitā refers frequently to Dhanvantari, to whom many laudatory epithets are given: ahataśāsana (Ka.1.3), bhiṣajāṃ varaḥ (Ni.1.5), dharmabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaḥ (Ni.1.3; Ci.2.3), mahāprajña (Ka.4.3), nimittāntarabhūmipa (Ni.9.3), sarvāmaraguru (Ni.9.3), sarvaśāstrarthatattvajña (U.18.3), sarvaśāstraviśārada (Ka.4.3), śrīmant (Ni.9.3), tapodharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ (Ka.1.3), tapodṛṣṭi (U.18.3), vāgviśārada (Ci.2.3), udāradhī (U.18.3).