A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.144

v2.c29.144

²⁴⁵ Kaviratna: a tilaka is a mole. Probably the same as tilakālaka. Cf. Ca.Sū.28.12; I.11 and 20; Su.Ni.13.43. See on tilaka also: Samudra's Sāmudrikaśāstra 5.3 and 6–15. A skin disease called tilaka is already known in Vedic literature, where Apālā, is afflicted by it (see A.B. Keith, 1976: 384–385; H. Oertel, 1897: 26–31; H.-P. Schmidt, 1987: 6).