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The first complete English translation of the Sushruta Samhita was by Kaviraj Kunjalal Bhishagratna, who published it in three volumes between 1907 and 1916 (reprinted 1963, 2006). [151] [note 1] An English translation of both the Sushruta Samhita and Dalhana's commentary was published in three volumes by P. V. Sharma in 1999. [152]
Sushruta wrote the Sushruta Samhita as an instruction manual for physicians to treat their patients holistically. Disease, he claimed (following the precepts of Charaka ), was caused by imbalance in the body, and it was the physician's duty to help others maintain balance or to restore it if it had been lost.
English: This is Plate 2 of four plates published in the 1907 book, An English Translation of the Sushruta Samhita in Three Volumes, (Volume 1), on page LXIX of Introduction section. It represents the following yantra / surgical instruments: 15 Shamipatra yantra, 16 Shalaka 17 Sharapunka, 18 Sinhamukha, 19 Shvanamukh, 20 Shanku, 21 Snuhi, 22 ...
The Charaka Samhita, Full English translation by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society, 1949 (includes glossary) Charak Samhita New Edition Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre, India; Charak Samhita New Edition Archived 2020-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, English translation of Charaka Samhita, Hathi Trust Archives, 5 ...
He reformed the treatment of gunshot wounds, rejecting the practice, common at that time, of cauterizing the wound, and ligatured blood vessels in amputated limbs. His collected works were published in 1575. He has been called the "father of modern surgery". [10] [11] [12]
This system includes units such as ghaṭi (base unit), yāma (a period of 7.5 ghaṭis), and ahorātram (a full day comprising 8 yāmas). [20] The following section explains these units and their approximate durations, offering insight into how time is organized in relation to the tropical year: [ 21 ] [ a ]
Faxian was pleased with the mildness of administration. The penal code was mild, and offences were punished by fines only. From his accounts, the Gupta Empire was a prosperous period. His writings form one of the most important sources for the history of this period. [98] Faxian on reaching Mathura comments––
Iron working – Iron works were developed in India, around the same time as, but independently of, Anatolia and the Caucasus. Archaeological sites in India, such as Malhar , Dadupur, Raja Nala Ka Tila and Lahuradewa in present-day Uttar Pradesh show iron implements in the period between 1800 BCE—1200 BCE. [ 117 ]