A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s17.90

v1.c26.s17.90

Hemādri pays less attention than Aruṇadatta to points of grammar, metres, figures of speech, etc. Theoretically interesting are his remarks on the guṇas and their actions, 172 on sātmya, 173 and on ojas. 174 He was acquainted with Keśava’s Siddhamantra and Vopadeva’s Siddhamantraprakāśa, as is shown by his making use of the concept of udāsīnatva. 175 The identity of medicinal substances is taken notice of; Hemādri’s observations on this subject deviate frequently from those of his predecessors; 176 vernacular names are not mentioned. 177