A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c50.s6.8

v3.c50.s6.8

Sources are rarely referred to by the author.¹⁹ The *Rasārṇava* is mentioned at the end of the verses on weights of chapter eleven (11.13). The two series of kakāras of chapter eleven were taken from the *Devīśāstra* (11.128–129) and from a work by Śrīkṛṣṇadeva (11.130). Some of the verses borrowed from the *Rasendracūḍāmaṇi* contain the name of its author, Somadeva;²⁰ verses with the names of authorities, referred to by Somadeva, are often left out.²¹ One method of killing diamonds is attributed to Somasenānī (4.38–40). Rāmarāja’s *Rasaratnapradīpa*²² and the *Rasaratnākara*²³ are quoted according to some of the editors of the *Rasaratnasamuccaya*.