A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s29.78

v3.c43.s29.78

The work consists of 2,421 verses arranged in three sections (khaṇḍa) and thirty-two chapters, though the author himself states ¹⁰¹⁶ that it contains 2,600 verses in thirty-two chapters. The first section (*pūrvakhaṇḍa*) has 453 verses in seven chapters, the second (*madhyamakhaṇḍa*) 1,284 1/2 verses in twelve, and the third (*uttarakhaṇḍa*) 683 1/2 verses in thirteen chapters. Part of the colophons, especially those of Kāśīrāma’s commentary, also use the terms *sūtrasthāna*, ¹⁰¹⁷ *śārīrasthāna* ¹⁰¹⁸ and *cikitsāsthāna*, ¹⁰¹⁹ in agreement with the work being a saṃhitā. ¹⁰²⁰ A short table of contents is found in the first chapter. ¹⁰²¹