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33 See H.R. Zimmer (1948): 37–38. 34 Anuśāsanaparvan 17.104 (ed. Poona). 35 Vanaparvan 3.25 (ed.Poona). 36 His name is Dhammantari in Pali texts. 37 Milindapañha 4.7.20 (see I.B. Horner, 1964: 91; T.W. Rhys Davids, 1894: II, 109). 38 See Jyotir Mitra (1974): 5–6; (1985): 26, 215–216, 305, 359. 39 Ayograhjātaka 38 (see J.S. Speyer, 1971: 322). Compare: ABI 480; Hemarājaśarman 31; Yādavaśarman’s upodghāta (8) to ed. cc of the Suśrutasaṃhitā. 40 A.K. Chatterjee (1978): 286. 41 P.K. Gode (1948b): 144, 149–150. 42 See L.H. Gray (1922): 326; B. Rama Rao (1972c): 5. Examples are found in the Vaidyakīyasubhāṣitasāhitya (22.8: from the Skandapurāṇa; 35.17: from the Hitopadeśa). 43 Bhagvat Sinh Jee (1927): 163. 44 E.g., Rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa 45.31–32: āyurvedamayaḥ pumān; Agnipurāṇa 3.11: āyurvedapravartaka; Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8.8: āyurvedadrś; Matsyapurāṇa 114.1: āyurvedaprajāpati (compare S.G. Kantawala, 1964: 58–59). P.V. Sharma (Intr. to the 4th ed. of ed. cc of the Suśrutasaṃhitā, VI) remarks that Dhanvantari holds the same position in the Purāṇas as the Aśvins in the Vedic age; the pot of ambrosia in his hands, symbolizing longevity, resembles the pot of honey of the Aśvins. 45 E.g., Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9.17: āyurvedapravartaka. 46 HIM II, 312–314. 47 Harivaṃśa I.29.27 (ed. Poona). Compare W. Kirfel (1927a): 372. See on the connection between Dhanvantari and Bharadvāja: J. Filliozat (1975): 5. 48 Brahmavaivartapurāṇa, Brahmakhaṇḍa 16.9–22. Compare Vṛddhatrayī 6–7. 49 Matsyapurāṇa 114.3cd–4ab (compare A. Daniélou, 1964: 184–185; V. Śukla and R. Tripāṭhī, 1928: 34; Sūramcandra, 1978: I, 117). 50 Brahmavaivartapurāṇa, Kṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍa 51. Compare AVI 49. 51 G. Liétard (1862: 7–8) stressed the relationship between Dhanvantari and the gandharvas; he regarded him as an equivalent of the Centaur Chiron of Greek mythology. 52 Ad Su.Sū.1.3. 53 Ad Su.Sū.1.1–2. 54 See on the etymology of Dhanvantari: A. Daniélou (1964): 184–185; G.V. Davane (1976); L.H. Gray (1922): 328; M. Mayrhofer (1963); PW. 55 See Agnipurāṇa 228. 56 Agnipurāṇa 292. Some Indian authors refer to Dhanvantari as an expert in gajaśāstra (e.g., AVI 49). 57 CC I, 77 and 267: Auṣadhaprayoga. NCC III, 106 and IX, 228: Auṣadhaprayogakārikā. Check-list Nr. 88: Auṣadhaprayogakārikā. 58 CC III, 12 and 58. NCC II, 154 and IX, 228: nominally by Dhanvantari. Compare Dhanvantarikara. 59 CC I, 267 and 371. NCC IX, 228 and XIII, 275–276. 60 CC I, 186. NCC VII, 24; IX, 228. 61 CC I, 186 and 267. NCC VII, 27 and IX, 228: Cikitsādīpaka. 62 CC I, 186 and 267: Cikitsāsāra. NCC VII, 31 and IX, 228: Cikitsāsāra(saṃgraha). Cat. Madras Nr. 13137: Cikitsāsārasamgraha, ascribed to Dhanvantari in the colophon. Check-list Nr. 200: Cikitsāsārasamgraha. HIM II, 329–330. Sūramcandra (1978): I, 175.