A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.86
A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.86
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v2.c29.86
100 Bāṇa describes in his Kādambarī that king Śūdraka used to smoke after dinner (see G. Ray, 1911: 37–38). The habit of smoking (dhūmapāna) tamāla leaves is severely condemned in the Mathurākhaṇḍa (*52) of the Skandapurāṇa (see G. Ray, 1911: 39).
Linked texts (2)
- Kādambarī — Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Skandapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit