A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c45.s5.2

v3.c45.s5.2

The Śivatattvaratnākara15 is a large encyclopaedia,16 which contains the following subjects of medical interest:17 āyurveda as an upaveda of the Ṛgveda (I.2.15);18 a definition of the term āyurveda (I.2.16cd-17ab); measures of length (II.1.6cd-11);19 diseases caused by sins committed in previous lives (II.3); grahas (III.1.28–47);20 kālajñāna and ariṣṭas (V.1.62–88ab); dreams (V.3);²¹ omina (śakuna; V.8);²² definitions of a good cook (sūda), bhiṣaj, and vaidya (V.15.91cd–99ab);²³ vṛkṣāyurveda (VI.10 and 11);²⁴ kāmaśāstra (VI.12 and 13.1–127);²⁵ inunction (abhyaṅga) and anointing (vilepana) of a king’s body (VI.14.22–88);²⁶ the art of perfumery (gandhayukti; VI.15);²⁷ precious stones (VI.17);²⁸ prepared foods (VI.18 and 19);²⁹ medicine (VI.21);³⁰ properties of articles of food and some other substances, together with related subjects (VI.22.1–38ab); the formulae of eight important rasayogas (VI.22.47–98); alchemy and iatrochemistry (VI.22.99–130ab; VI.23, 24 and 25); toxicology (VI.26–27);³¹ indrajāla (VII.2: quoted from the Haramekhalikātantra);³² characteristics of the female (VII.9) and the male (VII.10) body and their meaning;³³ elephant-lore (VII.11);³⁴ aśvaśāstra and some other subjects related to veterinary science (VII.12 and 13).³⁵