A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.382

v2.c33.382

1 I.e., concerned with upadravas. Daḷhaṇa says that upadrava means disease in this case. See on the title of this chapter and its contents: R.C. Choudhury (1977): 299; (1992): 339. 2 The section on śālāyatantra covers Su.U.1–26. See the verses on Janaka, king of Videha, quoted by Daḷhaṇa. 3 This section covers Su.U.27–38. Women’s diseases, as belonging to kaumārabhṛtya, are included. 4 This section covers Su.U.39–59. 5 Dealt with in Su.U.60. 6 Dealt with in Su.U.61–62. 7 Dealt with in Su.U.63. 8 Dealt with in Su.U.64. 9 Dealt with in Su.U.65. 10 Dealt with in Su.U.66. 11 I.e., the diseases belonging to śālākyatantra. 12 See on Indian ophthalmology: *A. Andrew (1843); J. Hirschberg (1899): 31–50; J. Jolly (1901): 112–115 (C.G. Kashikar 136–139); H. Magnus (1901): 35–40. See on ancient ophthalmology in general: J. Hirschberg (1899); R.P.J. Jackson (1996); H. Magnus (1901); A.T. Sandison (1967a). 13 Compare on the views of Siddha medicine on this subject, as laid down in the Akattiyarnayanaviti, ascribed to Agastya: P.A. Iqbal (1983): 448–449. See on the measurements of the parts of the eye in images: A.M. Shastri (1996): II, 408. See on the anatomy of the eye in Graeco-Roman medicine: R.P.J. Jackson (1996): 2235–2237. 14 Bhishagratna: transverse diameter. Singhal c.s.: from before backwards. Daḷhaṇa: bāhulya means its range on penetrating into the interior (antaḥpraveśa). 15 PW: the thick, inner part of the thumb. MW: the thick part of the thumb. Bhishagratna: the breadth of the thumb. Singhal c.s.: the central part of the thumb. Daḷhaṇa says that an aṅgula of the thumb is equivalent to two ordinary aṅgulas, which may mean that the udara is the first phalanx. 16 Daḷhaṇa: this applies to its height (āyāma) and breadth (vistara). Bhishagratna: all round (in circumference). Singhal c.s.: from side to side. See the note by Singhal c.s. on the actual measurements of the eyeball. 17 Bhishagratna: the whole extent. 18 Cf. Su.Sū.35.12: the iris (tārakā) measures one-third of the extent (pariṇāha) of the eye(ball); the pupil (dṛṣṭi) measures one-ninth of the iris. Bhishagratna translates: the region of the iris occupies a third part of the entire area of the cornea; the region of the pupil should measure a ninth part thereof. Singhal c.s. translate: the circumference of the cornea is one-third of the eye; the pupil is a ninth part of the cornea. Daḷhaṇa comments: one-third means two yava (barleycorns); the pupil (dṛṣṭimaṇḍala) measures one-ninth of the tārakā according to the śalyatantra, but is as large as a split lentil (masūradala) according to the śālākyatantra, which opinions do not conflict with each other; the tārakā is the same as the black portion (kṛṣṇavibhāga) of the eye. See also Dalhaṇa ad Su.Sū.21.7: the pupil (dṛṣṭi) inside (antarvartinī) the iris (kṛṣṇatārakā) has the extent of a split lentil. Compare the Madhukośa ad Mādhavanidāna 59.²⁹. The statements concerning the size of the dṛṣṭi are complicated by the double meaning of the term: pupil and lens.