A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s46: Rājīvalocana Dhanvantari
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s46
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Rājīvalocana Dhanvantari
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Rājīvalocana Dhanvantari, son of mahopādhyāya Vaidyakaṇṭhābharaṇa and Śrīmatī, was the author of the Siddhayogārṇava²⁸⁵ and a Ratnāvalī.²⁸⁶
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The Siddhayogārṇava is a work in ten chapters (upadeśa).²⁸⁷ The treatise begins with the descent (avatāra) of āyurveda to earth, according to the story told in the Carakasaṃhitā. The titles of the ten chapters are: cikitsāṅga, nānāvidhajvaracikitsita, jvarātīsārādikikitsita, krimyādikikitsita, vātavyādhādikikitsita, amlapittādinivāraṇa, pradarādinivāraṇa, rasāyanādivijñāna, snehaprakriyādivijñāna, and rasādīśuddhyādivijñāna.²⁸⁸
Linked texts (2)
- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Ratnāvalī — Harṣavardhana, Sanskrit