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A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c45.s12: Vaidyarāja

A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c45.s12

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Vaidyarāja

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Vaidyarāja, son of Viśārada (and nephew of Ratnamaṇi), son of Vaidyacintāmaṇi, son of Vaidyavācaspati, son of Yadunātha, was the author of (1) Sukhabodha, (2) Rasarasārṇava, (3) Rasapadīpa, and (4) Vaidyamahodadhi.

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The Sukhabodha³⁴⁸ is a comprehensive work on therapeutics, written in a clear and easy style.

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Apart from well-known authorities like Caraka, Suśruta and Vāgbhaṭa, it mentions the following sources: Madanavinoda, Paribhāṣā, Rasadīpikā, Rasakalikā, Rasamañjarī, Rasaprayoga, Rasaratnākara, Rasendracintāmaṇi, Rasendrakalpadruma, Sāraṅgadhara, Sārasamgraha, and Vaṅgasenaka. It quotes, besides these, from Agnipuraṇa, Garuḍapuraṇa, Gopā(la)saṃhitā,³⁴⁹ Kumāratantra (by Rāvaṇa), Sāralatikā, Vāsudeva, and Viṣṇu.³⁵⁰

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The Sukhabodha was compiled in A.D. 1567 or 1702,³⁵¹ but, as the Rasendrakalpadruma, quoted in it, dates from the middle or second half of the seventeenth century,³⁵² the date of composition cannot be but A.D. 1702.

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The Rasarasārṇava³⁵³ is a short treatise in two chapters (upadeśa). The first deals with harītakīguṇaḥ and prakṛtyādi, the second with jvaralakṣaṇa, nāḍīparīkṣā, mūtraparīkṣā, tailaparīkṣā, netraparīkṣā, sādhyalakṣaṇa, asādhyalakṣaṇa, and nakṣatradoṣa.³⁵⁴

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No particulars are known about the Rasapadīpa³⁵⁵ and the Vaidyamahodadhi.³⁵⁶

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