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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The author of Samsk峁泃a patra karita ka Itihas defines the objectives
of Sanskrit periodicals which are "Teaching of Sanskrit, propagation of
values, dar艣anas, literature, publication of books, propagation of Sanskrit
language, news, propagation of science research and social changes".4
The early publications of this kind started in the second half
nineteenth century. Among them the Vidyodaya, published from Lahore
in the year 1871 considered as the pioneers in this field. 'Vidyarthi'
magazine was published from Bengipur, Bihar by Damodara艣astri in the
year 1873. S膩dharm膩m峁泃avar峁ni published from Agra in the year 1875.
Punn膩艣艣ery Nampi, Nilakanta 艢arma started Vij帽anacintamani in 1883
from Pathambi. Brahmavidhya published from Citamberam in the year of
1885. Jayanthi from Thiruvananthapuram (1907) by Komalamaruthacharya
and Lakshmi Nandanan, Amarabh膩rati in 1920 from Thiruvananthapuram,
Sudharm膩 by Varadaraja Ayyankar from Mysore in 1960 etc were some of
the Sanskrit news papers and journals published in India.
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痴颈箩帽补苍补肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噄 was well known pioneer Sanskrit journal
published from Kerala by the eminent teacher and scholar Punn膩艣艣ery
Nilakanta 艢arma. The journal was published from Pattambi in 1883
printed at V.C Press Patt膩mbi. 5 The language of this magazine was simple
