A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s47: Rāma Bhaṭṭa Hosiṅga

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Rāma Bhaṭṭa Hosiṅga, son of Bhavānī and Viśvanātha, wrote at the instance of king Anūpasimha of Bīkāner (1674–1709)²⁸⁹ the Amṛtamañjarī, a work on toxicology in 350 granthas. A Cikitsāmālātīmālā in 4,000 granthas, composed by a paṇḍit of Paraśurāmakula at the request of Rāma Bhaṭṭa Hosiṅga, is mentioned by the latter as one of his own works in his Dānaratnākara, which also refers to the Amṛtamañjarī.²⁹⁰