A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s26: Devīsiṃha

v3.c44.s26.1

Devīsiṃha, son of Bharata or Hindupati, king of the Bundelā dynasty (seventeenth century), was the patron of Mohana Bhaṭṭa (author of the *Kaṃsavadhamahākāvya*),⁴⁶ the patron and disciple of Śivānanda Gosvāmin (author of the *Simhasiddhāntasindhu*),⁴⁷ and the patron of Durgādatta (author of the *Vṛttamuktāvalī*).⁴⁸ The medical (and astrological?)⁴⁹ work *Simhasudhānidhi* is ascribed to him; a *Pākaśāstra*, *Mallaśāstra* and *Śrīrasthānasaṃdoha* are probably sections of this treatise.⁵⁰