[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918) › c19.6 # Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c19.6 Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c19.6 - **Language:** English ### [c19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c19.6) Surgery is one of the oldest branches of medical science in India. The Hindu term for it is \*Shalya\* or the "art of removing foreign substances from the body, especially the arrow." It seems to have had its origin in warfare and in the accidents of out-door work, e.g., hunting and agriculture. - [Previous: c19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c19.5) - [Next: c19.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c19.7) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c19.6) · Pramāṇa