A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s24.24

v3.c43.s24.24

Keśava was the author of the Siddhamantra, 724 a nighaṇṭu in 169 verses of diverse metres, called thus since, like a siddhamantra, in spite of its very small size, it is very efficient in enabling one to know the power of drugs. 725 Keśava’s son, Vopadeva, wrote a commentary on it, called Siddhamantraprakāśa. 726