A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s27: Dharmavardhana
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s27
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Dharmavardhana
v3.c44.s27.1
Dharmavardhana was the author of the *Ḍambhakriyā*,⁵¹ a short treatise in twenty-one verses on cauterization (ḍambha), written in Hindī.
v3.c44.s27.2
The diseases mentioned as to be treated by this method are: jvara, saṃnipāta, atisāra, saṃgrahaṇī, pāṇḍu, golā,⁵² śūla, hṛdayaroga, śvāsa, kāsa, raktasrāva (haemorrhage), śīrṣaśūla, netraroga, unmādavāta, kafīvāta, śītāṅgatā, mṛgīvāta (= apasmāra), kampavāta, śopha, udara, jalodara, aṇḍavṛddhi, and dhanurvāta.
v3.c44.s27.3
Authorities referred to in the introductory verses are Caraka and Vāgbhaṭa.
v3.c44.s27.4
Dharmavardhana, a Jain monk of the Kharataragaccha, was a pupil of Vijayaharṣa. He was called Dharmasi (= Dharmasiṃha) before his ordination (dīkṣā) by Jinacandrasūri. Mahārāja Sujānasiṃha of Bīkāner bestowed honour on him.⁵³