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 4 - Sushruta’s concept of SSurgery
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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. Samudraparyaveṣaṇopagraham
8. Ūrjasamrakṣaṇāvabōdham
9. Aṇuvikiraṇam
10. Sampuṣtikaraṇarahasyam
Literature
1. Sargātmakasamarayauvanam
2. Prabhavakendram,
3. Sajivaśradhā
4. Ayāsarahitam
5. Abhūtapūrvam
6. Visvakathākāri,
7. Anubhūtisāndram
8. Apūrvasundaram
9. Sahajasiddhi
10. Nigūḍharahasyam
Economics and Politics
1. Antarāṣṭra vipani
2. Paddhati vihitam
3. Agōlikaraṇam
4. Udāravatkaraṇam,
