A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c32.80

v2.c32.80

524 It is unknown to me who advanced this hypothesis for the first time. It is referred to by G. Hāldār (Vṛddhatrayī 43–44), Haridattaśarman (upodghāta to ed. ee of the Carakasamhitā, page na), and V.S.S. Sastry and A.N. Pandey (1975a: 116), who do not commit themselves (G. Hāldār accepts the view that Jejjaṭa was Kaiyaṭa's father at Vṛddhatrayī 461). P.V. Sharma and G.P. Sharma regard the hypothesis as not improbable; the only point against it is in their opinion that the name of Kaiyaṭa's father is spelt as Jaiyaṭa; this objection is, however, not valid since Jejjaṭa is sometimes referred to as Jaiyaṭa; the only point in favour is that Jejjaṭa was a good grammarian, acquainted with the Mahābhāṣya. Gananāthaśarman records a tradition saying that Kaiyaṭa and Mammaṭa were Jejjaṭa's brothers (upodghāta 8 to ed. b of the Bhānumatī).