A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.4

v1.c25.4

The Aṣṭāṅgasamgraha is described as a comprehensive textbook, extracted from earlier specialized works; it was written with a view to meet the needs of the present age of the world (1.13cd–18).⁷ Kāyacikitsā will be its favourite subject (1.19).⁸ Every syllable of the work will be in conformity with tradition (1.20).⁹