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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knowledge systems in India. The 'gurukulam' of K奴峁璱y膩峁弓am are the great
informal centres of Sanskrit education and they contribute substantily for
informal Sanskrit education. As mentioned earlier, some of the centres
simultaneously follow the traditional method of teaching confined to their
own community and introduce the innovative modes of teaching without
rejecting the tradition for the benefit of all. As a result the art form which
was once on the verge of extinction has been revived with new energy.
碍奴迟迟耻
碍奴迟迟耻 (show or act) is the family tradition of C膩ky膩r. This 碍奴迟迟耻 is
mainly known as three: Prabandham 碍奴迟迟耻, Nanngiar 碍奴迟迟耻, and
K奴峁璱y膩峁弓am. K奴峁璱y膩峁弓am has been dealt with in the previous section.
Usually C膩ky膩r artists use 碍奴迟迟耻 for the propagation of Bhakti, advice for
the people in moral codes and for the criticism of social evils through.
humorous narration. In Prabandham 碍奴迟迟耻 they use short Sanskrit campus
written on epic and pur膩峁噄c themes. Since a single C膩ky膩r is acting in
Prabandham 碍奴迟迟耻 it is called C膩ky膩r 碍奴迟迟耻 also.
Sometimes, Nanny膩r the wife of Namby膩r presents the 碍奴迟迟耻. It is
called Nanny膩r 碍奴迟迟耻. The subject matter of Na峁冡箖y膩r 碍奴迟迟耻 is the tenth
Skanda of Bh膩gavata Pur膩峁嘺. 碍奴迟迟耻 is also divided into three on the basis.
of presentation on the stage namely Atiyantarak奴ttu, Vazhivaduk奴ttu and
Kazhchakk奴ttu. These were patronized by the rulers of Tranvancore, Kochi
