A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s27: Momahaṇa
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s27
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Momahaṇa
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Momahaṇa was the author of the *Mohanavilāsa*, a treatise of 8,000 verses,⁹⁰³ arranged in eleven chapters (adhikāra), on aphrodisiacs, gynaecology, and obstetrics.
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The chapters deal with (1) śukravṛddhikaraauṣadhādi; (2) śukrastambhakauṣadha; (3) liṅgavṛddhidārḍhya; (4) liṅgastabhdhakārakaauṣadha; (5) ṣaṇḍhatvanāśakauṣadha; (6) vandhyātvanāśakauṣadha, garbharakṣārtham mantrauṣadhaprayogaḥ, bhagaṣamkocavidhi, strīrogacikitsādi; (7) bālarogacikitsopayogauṣadhamantrādi; (8) bālagrahacikitsā; and (9) (10) ḍākinīcikitsā; (11) bālagrahādinivāraṇārtham katipayamantrokti, māheśvarādidhūpanirmāṇavidhi.⁹⁰⁴
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Momahaṇa was a son of Prayāgadāsa, a kṣatriya of Kālpi, and a grandson of Harivāghala.⁹⁰⁵
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The *Mohanavilāsa* was composed in 1411/12, during the reign of Mahmūd Shāh, the son of Firūz Shāh Tughluq (1351–1388).⁹⁰⁶
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