A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s42: Mitramiśra

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Mitramiśra, son of Paraśurāmapaṇḍita and grandson of Hamsa-paṇḍita, 143 wrote under the auspices of Vīrasimha, son of Madhukarasāha, grandson of Pratāparudra, 144 the *Vīramitrodaya*, 145 a very large work on dharmaśāstra, composed between 1610 and 1640. Parts of the *Lakṣaṇaprakāśa* of this encyclopaedia deal with subjects of medical interest such as the parts of the human body 146 and the qualities of a physician. 147 The chapters on gaja- and aśvalakṣaṇa of the same section are about elephants, respectively horses. 148