A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.115

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v2.c33.115

102 Viśikhā is a highway; viśikhānupraveśana refers to the physician going on his way to a patient (Cakra and Hārāṇacandra); an alternative explanation found in the commentaries is entry into practice (viśikhā = karmamārga). See on Sanskrit terms for various types of road: O. Stein (1936a).

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