A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c57.604.1

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1 NCC VI, 284. 2 See: commentaries on the *Carakasaṃhitā*. 3 See: commentaries on the *Suśrutasaṃhitā*. 4 NCC: not recorded. P.V. Sharma (AVI 272 and 307) regards the term *gūḍhavākyabodhakavākyavant* in Cakrapāṇi's introduction to the *Cikitsāsaṃgraha* as pointing to an earlier treatise called *Gūḍhavākyabodhaka*, parts of which were incorporated by Cakrapāṇi in his new book; this *Gūḍhavākyabodhaka* is known in a single MS (Sarasvatibhavan Nr. 44763; see AVI 307). Herambasena, son of Śubhasena, was the author of *Gūḍhabodhakasaṃgraha*, which work was based on Cakrapāṇi's *Gūḍhavākyabodhaka* according to P.V. Sharma, who adduces in support of his view that Herambasena salutes in the introductory verses Cakrapāṇi, Maheśvara and Nityanātha, and professes that his treatise is a summary compiled from *Rasaratnākara*, Cakra, Maheśvara and other works (see NCC VI, 95; STMI 82–83; Cat. IO Nr. 710). N.N. Das Gupta (1936/37: 157) regards the *Gūḍhavākyabodhaka* as identical with a *Cikitsāsāra*, a therapeutic treatise attributed to Cakrapāṇi; this *Cikitsāsāra*, however, is not referred to by any other author. 5 NCC VI, 284: a medical lexicon. ABI 177: describes the properties of drugs. Bhagvat Sinh Jee 210. 6 CC I, 175 and 702; III, 146. NCC: not recorded among the works of Cakrapāṇidatta. Atrideva (ABI 318) mentions a *Sārasaṃgraha* by Cakrapāṇi. Atrideva (ABI 319) and G.