A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s15.2

v3.c42.s15.2

The chapter on the various kinds of water and their properties (I.7) deals with the subject more extensively than the Caraka- and Suśrutasamhitā; 196 it describes the properties of rainwater falling in particular months (I.7.18–24); the classification of the kinds of water resembles the one found in the Suśrutasamhitā, but the Hārītasamhitā adds an eighth type of dhāra water, vāpyudbhava, 197 to the seven of Suśruta (I.7.35); the verses on the water from rivers (I.7.45–65) mention a large number of names and end with the claim that the total number of rivers is 2,100. The rivers flowing to