Essay name: Surgery in ancient India (Study)
Author:
P. P. Prathapan
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Sahitya
This essay studies Surgery in ancient India based on Sanskrit sources such as the Sushruta Samhita. These references indicate evidence of theoretical and practical knowledge of hygiene rivaling contemporary routine practices. Further topics include Ayurveda, a historical study of surgery, surgical schools and instruments used in ancient India.
Chapter 3 - Schools of Surgery in ancient India
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During the explanation of a particular word or
艣loka in a play
c膩ky膩r usually quote similar slokas from other sources. For eg: in the
description of the word 'N膩r膩ya峁嘺' they quote a number of 艣lokas from
different K膩vyas which may contain similar or charming ideas and
references. Verses from Pur膩峁嚹乻 and Camp奴s are also studied for this
purpose.
38 After the basic education in Sanskrit in their own family the C膩ky膩rs
approach other Sanskrit scholars to gain mastery in the Sastras. For e.g.
M膩峁噄 M膩dhava C膩ky膩r (1898-1990) learned Ala峁僰膩ra Ny膩ya and Jyoti峁
from Pazhedath Sankaran Namputiri and again learned Ny膩ya from
Parikshith Tampuran of Kochi.
39 Today the Kerala Sanskrit theatre 'K奴峁璱y膩峁弓am' has been accepted
as the world cultural heritage by UNESCO. This recognition has favoured
its popularity. The new 'gurukulas' which functions in the different parts of
Kerala under the patronage of traditional C膩ky膩r families propagate this
art by admitting students from all communities and performing outside the
temples on public stages. About two hundred devoted artists are working.
in this field with sufficient knowledge in Sanskrit. They naturally face the
problem of how to join together the traditional and modern ways of
teaching and learning. Moulding tradition as per the requirements of
modern tastes and world view is a general problem faced by all traditional
