A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.157

v3.c47.157

Vāhaḍa's work is earlier than A.D. 1000 according to P.K. Gode; his conclusion is based on the fact that it does not describe the pārasīka, tājika and turuṣka breeds of horses, which are mentioned as the best breeds by Jayadatta, Nakula and Someśvara.886 A.-M. Blondeau dates the work to the period A.D. 700–1000; she is convinced that Vāhaḍa's work is earlier than the Sanskrit version of Śālihotra's Aśvāyurveda.887