A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s30.61

v3.c43.s30.61

Regarding the last point, the first six vargas bear identical names, but the last one, called lakṣmaṇādi in the Soḍhala- and miśraka in the Dhanvantarīyanighaṇṭu, is an exception. The composition of the first six vargas, which is indeed remarkably similar, shows that the Dhanvantarīyanighaṇṭu contains a more expanded version of the same matter when compared with the *Sodhalanighantu*, ¹²³⁸ though, on the other hand, a number of medicinal plants described by Sodhala are absent from the *Dhanvantariyanighantu*.¹²³⁹ The relationship between both works deserves special study.¹²⁴⁰