A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s34.2
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s34.2
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v3.c42.s34.2
Cakrapāṇi was the son of Nārāyaṇa, who was the superintendent of the kitchen (rasavatyadhikārin) and a minister (pātra) of a king of Bengal (Gauḍa); 205 his elder brother, called Bhānu, 206 was a court physician (antaraṅga). 207 Cakrapāṇi belonged to the Lodhravalī branch 208 of the Datta lineage, 209 a branch that did not become extinct and is still represented among the inhabitants of Shillong in Meghālaya. 210