A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.225

v3.c46.225

The work, the title of which is given at the beginning and end, is written in a variety of metres, and consists of 1,323 verses, arranged in four sections (varga). As stated by the author himself in the introductory and concluding verses, it is based on Vāgbhaṭa’s Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā, in which respect it resembles the Aṣṭāṅga- and Madanādinighaṇṭu. The first three sections correspond to three chapters of the Sūtrasthāna of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā, which are mentioned by name in Bhiṣagārya’s introduction, namely the chapters called śodhanādigaṇasaṃgraha (Sū.15), and dravadravyavijñānīya (Sū.5).