A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s22.28

v3.c42.s22.28

The *Yogavyākhyā* is once quoted as a work by Mādhavakara in Śrīkaṇṭhadatta’s commentary on the *Siddhayoga*. 201 Judging from Śrīkaṇṭha’s quotation, this work appears to have been a treatise on medicinal compounds. Niścalakara also quotes Mādhava(kara)’s *Yogavyākhyā* in his *Ratnaprabhā* on the *Cakradatta*. 202 The references to and the three citations in prose from this work suggest that it consisted of explanations regarding the preparation of compound drugs. Niścala is the only author mentioning a shorter version of Mādhava(kara)’s *Yogavyākhyā*, called *Svalpayogavyākhyā*. 203 Conclusive evidence concerning the identity of this Mādhava(kara) is not available, but he may well be the same Mādhava(kara) who wrote the *Praśnasahasravidhāna* on the *Suśrutasaṃhitā*.