A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s17.38

v1.c26.s17.38

The Sarvāṅgasundarā is more elaborate than the Padārthacandrikā; it is evidently written by a learned man with a great command of a number of sciences.⁶ Remarks on grammar are frequent and grammatical works are referred to,⁷ as well as treatises on metrics and poetics.⁸ The metres of Vāgbhaṭa’s verses are often identified.⁹ Remarkable is Aruṇa’s skill in composing verses of his own.¹⁰