A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s24.39

v3.c43.s24.39

ther, Amarasimha, held some high position at the court of Mahamandakhāna, 756 a Śāka king (śākeśa, śākottama), who was still reigning at Śrīpatha 757 when the *Lakṣmaṇotsava* was composed. With regard to the authorship of the work, it appears that a certain Vedaśarman, who derived his knowledge from an extensive work by Kṣemaśarman, 758 dictated it to one Puruṣottama who perhaps revised it. 759 Two more persons, courtiers of Lakṣmaṇa, may have contributed to its composition. 760