A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c45.s6.t3: The author

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The text known as Rājavallabhanighaṇṭu is usually said³²⁶ to be the version revised by Nārāyaṇadāsa Kavirāja.³²⁷ Almost nothing is known about the original author, who is sometimes credited with two more medical works, the Rājavallabhaparyāyamālā and the Ratnamālā.³²⁸ According to some authorities³²⁹ he must have been an inhabitant of Bengal since the fishes described are well known there; according to others³³⁰ he may as well have belonged to the eastern part of Uttar Pradeś.