Vaidyajīvana, circa 1700-1850; वैद्यजीवन, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Lolimbarāja, active 18th century; Rudrabhaṭṭa (Son of Koṇeribhaṭṭa)

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for consultation and reference and is a treatise and guidebook for the application of Ayurvedic (Hindu medicine) treatments of various illnesses such as fever and diarrhea, along with prescriptions for various drugs and medical elixirs. A commentary by Rudrabhaṭṭa runs parallel, above and below the main text. The father of Rudrabhaṭṭa is Koṇeribhaṭṭa (f. 30v). The manuscript contains the first five chapters of the text and its commentary.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Diarrhea; Fever; Medicine, Ayurvedic -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions; Fever -- India; Diarrhea -- India

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); treatises; commentaries; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (30 leaves) : paper; 11 x 24 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from colophon. (f. 29v); the title of commentary, Vaidyajīvanarṭīkā, from commentary colophon (f. 30v).; Written in 10-15 lines per leaf.; 30 leaves foliated 1-30, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti divākarasūnuloliṃbarājaviracite vaidyajīvane paṃcamovilāsaḥ // // 5 // (f. 29v).; Commentary colophon: iti śrīkoṇeribhaṭṭasutarudrabhaṭṭaviracitāyāṃ vaidyajīvanarṭīkāyāṃ paṃcamollāsaḥ samāptaḥ (f. 30r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; some folios treated with yellow turmeric powder.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 797

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts