brief information about Grantha Samgrahakala

1. Introduction to the authors of
compendiums
(Grantha Samgrahakaala)
Dr. Sachin S. Bagali MD (Ayu)
Assistant Professor
Department of Samhita & Siddantha
BLDEA’s AVS AMV Vijayapur

2. Grantha Samgrahakaala
• Bhavamishra
• Sharngadhara
• Madhavakara
• Vrinda
• Shodhala
• Govinda Das
• Basavraja
Laghutraye

3. Commentator Commentary Period
Bhavamishra Bhavaprakash 16th C AD
Sharngadhara Sharangadhara samhita 13th C AD
Vrinda Siddhyoga 9th C AD
Madhavakara Madhava nidana 7th C AD
Shodhala Shodala Niganthu 12th C AD
Govinda Das Bhaishjaya ratnavali 18th C AD
Basavraja Basawarajeeyam 16th C AD

4. Bhavamishra
• One among ‘Laghu trayee’
• Period  16th C. AD
• Author  „Bhavaprakasa‟  important treatise on Ayurveda
• Father  „Latakamishra‟
• Belongs  Brahmin family & “Magadha Desa ”
(Lower & middle part of Bihar)
• Works-
 Bhavaprakasa  Available with Sanskrit commentary
 Guna Ratnamala  Manuscripts Available
 Madhavanidana Tippanai  Manuscripts Available
 Vaidya Nighantu  Not traced so far

5. • Consist of 3 division, 80 chapters
Poorva khanda 7 chapter Creation, PK, Dina & Rutu charya
Madhyama Khanda 71 chapter Nidana panchaka, Treatment,
Sadyasadyata
Uttara khanda 2 chapter Rasayana & Vajikarana

6. Shodala
• Period 12th C. AD
• Author “Shodala Nighantu”
• Belongs  Gujarat
• He was physician, Grammarian & Astrologer too
• Famous  pharmacological therapeutic implication of drugs
• Also known as “Nama Guna Sangraha”
• Edited by “Acharya P. V. Sharmaji”

7. Vrinda
• Period  9th C.AD
• Author  “Siddhayoga”  later popular as Vrinda Madhava
• Belongs  Brahmin Family  Bengal region
• Book available fully & published  Ananda Ashrama Grandha
Mala, Pune (2nd edition 1943) along with commentary
“Vyakhyana Kusumavali”

8. • Except Siddhyoga, no other works of Vrinda is not available now
• Vrinda described all herbal formulation & none belongs to
metals & minerals
• Formulation comprised of Swarasa, Kalka, Asava etc
• Siddhayoga became popular within a short period & later
Bramhadeva & Shrikantadatta & other wrote commentaries on it

9. Govinda Das
• Period  18th C. AD
• Belongs  Bengal region
• Author  “ Bhaishajya Ratnavali”
• Father  Chandrachuda
• Mother  Ambica
• In 1893 revised by Bhishag Ratna Bramha Sankar

10. • Manuscript  Bhaishajya Ratnavali  Available in Royal
Asiatic Society Library Calcutta
• Specialized text book on medicine
• Book arranged subject matter as follows
 Line of treatment
 Pathya & Apathya according to diseases
 Various types of formulation like Churna, Modaka, Asava etc

11. Madhavakara
• Period  7th c. AD
• Belong  Vanga Desha
• The word ‘kara’ represents to Bengal region
• Son  Indukara
• Author  Rogavinischaya  popular as Madhava
Nidana

12. • In his work , he composed pathological aspects of number of
diseases pertaining to various branches of Ayurveda such as,
 kaya chikitsa
 Bhuta vidya
 Salya chikitsa
 Salakya chikitsa
 Koumarbhritya
 Agadatantra

13. • Explained in systematic manner ,
Nidana (Causative factors)
Purva rupa (Premonitory symptoms)
Rupa (Sign’s & symptoms)
Upasaya /Anupasaya (whole / unwholesome substances used for Differential Diagnosis)
Samprapti (Pathogenesis)
Upadrava (Complications)
Arista Laksana (Definite signs of death )
• Total 79 diseases explained by M.N, contain 1522 verses in
69 chapters Add new diseases Amavata, Parinamasoola,
Annadravasoola, Medoroga, seetapeeta, Amlapitta, Masurika,
Yonikhanda, paksmashata

14. Sharangadhara
• One among Laghutrayee (MN, BP)
• Period  13-14 C. AD
• Wrote a treatise on medicine  „Sharangadhara Samhita‟
• Also composed treatise on „Neeti Sastra‟ known as
„Sharangadhara Paddhati‟
Raghava Dev
Gopal Damodar Devdas
Sharangadhara Laxmidar Krishna
• Eldest son of Damodar & Grandson of Raghava dev

15. • Consist of 3 division, 32 chapters
 Poorva khanda- 7 chapter- Medical Formulation & Examination
 Madhyama Khanda- 12 chapter- Pancha Vidha Kashaya Kalpana
 Uttara khanda- 13 chapter – Panchakarma, Opthalmic

16. Commentators of Sarangadhar Samhita
Commentator Commentary Period
Adhamalla Dipika 14th C AD
Kasiram vaidya Gudardha Dipika 16th C AD
Rudra Bhat Ayurveda Dipika 17th C AD
Vopa dev Sharngadhara Samitha 14th C AD

17. Basava Raju
• Period 16th C. AD
• Author of “ Basavarajeeyam”
• Son  “Namassivaya”
• Native place Andhra desa
• Belongs to Jangama caste & Veera Saiva religion
• Written after referring  Laghutrayee & Bhruhatrayee
• Popular in Andhra Desa as Bhaishaja Ratnavali in Bengal
• Works:
Use of Ahiphena, Raskarpura & many number of mineral
preparation

18. Commentator Commentary Period
Bhavmishra Bhavaprakash 16th C AD
Sharngadhara Sharangadhara samhita 13th C AD
Vrinda Siddhyoga 7th C AD
Madhavakara Madhava nidana 7th C AD
Shodhala Shodala Niganthu 12th C AD
Govinda Das Bhaishjaya ratnavali 18th C AD
Basavraja Basawarajeeyam 16th C AD