A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.213

v3.c46.213

ARUṆAGIRI, son of Rāmacandra, of Bhārgavagotra: Guṇapāṭha, 229 a treatise on materia medica and some other subjects, such as anatomy and the constitutions. 230 The author, who claims to be well versed in Vedānta, salutes Aruṇādriśa, and was therefore probably a resident of Tiruvaṇṇāmalai in the South Arcot district of Tamilnāṭu or of some part near it. 231 This is confirmed by the dedication of his Vaidyasāramu to two deities residing in Aruṇācala. 232