A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s3.90

v1.c26.s3.90

P.V. Sharma³⁴⁵ expressed as his opinion that the Saṃgraha dates from shortly after Dṛḍhabala or from about the period of his activity, which explains that Kapilabala, Dṛḍhabala’s father, is mentioned in it, not Dṛḍhabala himself. He asserts that the Saṃgraha does not quote from Dṛḍhabala’s parts of the Carakasaṃhitā, because it dates from a period in which this version of the saṃhitā was not yet well known. An additional argument adduced by P.V. Sharma is the concise treatment of pañcakarman in the Saṃgraha, while this subject is dealt with much more elaborately by Dṛḍhabala.