A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s28.2

v3.c42.s28.2

P.V. Sharma 119 is convinced that there were two medical authors of the name of Vṛnda, namely the author of the *Siddhayoga* and a later one, called Vṛndakuṇṭha, who probably descended from Kārttikakuṇṭha. He regards the latter, quoted by Niścalakara and Śivadāsasena, as the author of a commentary on the *Carakasaṃhitā*, known as Vṛndaṭīkā or -ṭippaṇa, referred to by Āḍhamalla. 120 The evidence available is not strongly in favour of this hypothesis. Niścalakara and Śivadāsasena seem to refer indiscriminately to Vṛnda and Vṛndakuṇṭha, and Āḍhamalla mentions an author of glosses, who may well be the author of the *Siddhayoga* himself. A Vṛndaṭīkā is quoted in the *Bhāvaprakāśa*. 121