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鈥檚 concept of SSurgery
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language. Every thing is taught through Malayalam script, only the
alphabets are introduced in devan膩gari script.
There are fourteen lessons in this work which is divided into four
parts. Each lesson has there divisions study of language, study of culture
and study of other relevant matters. The study of language is the study of
Sanskrit language using simple words and explanations of the basic units
of language. Study of culture introduces the literary tradition of Sanskrit
from the period of the Vedas. The remaining division gives information
about Sanskrit language and authors.
The laghusamskrta programe was inspired by the work Kamadhenu
by E.P Bharata pisharody about which have mentioned earlier. That is
why the self study method envisaged in this programme is tilted as
'K膩madhenu Samsk峁泃a Pathana Paddhati'. In the preparation of these
lessons many books and texts that share the common objective of
enabling people for self study in Sanskrit have been used. They include
the works like Balabodhanam, Vakyatatvam, Laghusidhanta kaumudi
translated and commended by Prof. R. Vasudevan Potty, Manidipika by
A.R. Raja Rajavarma, P膩峁噄niya pradyotam by I. C. Chako, Pray艒ga dipika
by P.K. Narayana Pillai. Samsk峁泃a vyakaranam by D. Damodara
Pisharody, Prakryabh膩syam by John Kunnapilly.
