A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.519

v2.c30.519

1 One hundred and twenty years is the maximum life span (āyus) of human beings (see ABI 191; P.V. Sharma, 1968: 8). 2 One of the MSS (Cat. IO Nr. 2637) refers to Ci.1 and 2 as separate sthānas, consisting of four adhyāyas each, in the colophons, but the opening ślokas of these adhyāyas call them pādas. The authentic number of sthānas is eight, and the number of adhyāyas one hundred and twenty, as attested by Sū.30.33. S.Ch. Vidyabhusana (1971: 11) pointed to the eight adhyāyas of Pāṇini's grammar as a parallel. See on the divisions in Sanskrit texts: L. Renou (1957). 3 Called thus in the chapter colophons of Sū.1, 28 and 30, and in a number of chapter colophons of Cakrapāṇidatta's commentary. 4 Called thus in most of the chapter colophons. Mentioned as Ślokasthāna, for example, at Sū.30.33, 34, 45, 46. 5 Called Māna(sthāna) at Sū.30.34. 6 Called Āśraya(sthāna) at Sū.30.34. 7 Called Ariṣṭa(sthāna) at Sū.30.34. 8 Called thus in the chapter colophons. Referred to as Cikitsita(sthāna) at Sū.30.33 and 62, as Auṣadhasthāna at Sū.30.34. 9 Called Vikalpa(sthāna) at Sū.30.34. 10 See Sū.30.45. 11 See the end of Sū.4 and the colophons of the commentary ad Sū.2–4. 12 See the colophon of Sū.30.36. 13 See Sū.30.44. 14 See the end of Sū.8, Sū.30.44, and the colophons of the commentary ad Sū.6–8. 15 See the colophon of the commentary ad Sū.5. 16 See Sū.30.37. 17 See the end of Sū.12, Sū.30.44, and the colophons of the commentary ad Sū.9–12. 18 See Sū.30.38. 19 See the end of Sū.16, Sū.30.44, and he colophons of the commentary ad Sū.13 and 16. The colophons of the commentary ad Sū.14 and 15 have nirdeśacatuṣka. 20 See Sū.30.39. 21 See the end of Sū.20, Sū.30.44, and the colophons of the commentary ad Sū.17–20. 22 Sū.30.40: rogādhyāyacatuṣṭaya. 23 See the end of Sū.24, Sū.30.41 and 44, and the colophons of the commentary ad Sū.21–24. 24 See the end of Sū.28 and the colophons of the commentary ad Sū.25–28. 25 See Sū.30.44. 26 See Sū.30.42. 27 P.V. Sharma (AVI 114) remarks that the arrangement in groups of four (catuṣpāda) dates from Vedic times. It was also adopted by Pāṇini whose chapters consist of four pādas. 28 Si.12.52 describes the saṃhitā as dvādaśasāhasrī. Compare Hāritasamhitā I.1.14, where the original saṃhitā is described as caturviṃśatisāhasrī, the second, shorter, version, as dvādaśasāhasrī. The Aṣṭāṅgasamgraha (U.50.202) says that the āyurveda, as promulgated by Brahmā, consisted of 100,000 ślokas.