A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s1.55
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s1.55
- Language
- English
v3.c49.s1.55
The subjects of the chapters of the sūtakriyāpāda are: (1) the names of mercury, its eulogy, origin and varieties, a māhātmya devoted to mercury, the blemishes of mercury and the disorders caused by them (rasanāmabhedamāhātmyaguṇadoṣanirūpaṇa; 78 verses); (2) the saṃskāras, their number, short descriptions of the saṃskāras (rasasaṃskāravivekalakṣaṇasaṃsepakathana; 99 verses); (3) śodhana, svedana, mardana, mūrchana, pātana, nirodhana, niyamana, and dīpana (rasarājāṣṭasaṃskārakathana;