3. Charaka
• He is one among Bhruhatrayee
• Acharya Charaka redacted the treatise, Agnivesa tantra
which has become popular as Charaka Samhita
• Another meaning of Charaka i.e the physician who wonders
from place to place offering medical service to the people
4. • Charaka also used for meaning Shishya
• Charaka also used for Wounds in Parasi language
• The detail pertaining to Charaka name of his parents,
place of birth etc not available
• Period 2-3 C AD
• Charaka Samhita occupies a very important place in history of
world’s medical science
6. FAMOUS COMMENTARIES ON CHARAKA SAMHITA
COMMENTATOR COMMENTARY PERIOD
Bhattaraharischandra Charakanyasa 4th C AD
Swamikumara Charakapanjika 4th C AD
Jejjata Nirantarapadavyakya 6th C AD
Chakrapanidatta Ayurveda Dipika 11th C AD
Shivdas Sen Tatwachandrika 15th C AD
Gangadhar Sen Jalpakalpataru 19th C AD
Yogendranath Sen Charakopaskara 20th C AD
Jotishachandra Saraswati Charakapradipika 20th C AD
• More than 40 sanskrit commentaries on his work
• In 8th Century Charaka translated into “Arabic Language”
7. Sushruta
• Period 1000-1500 BC
• Panini told derivation of word Sushruta as
“A person skilled in surgery”
• Sushruta is considered as father of surgery
• Sushruta Sushruta Samhita (Shalya Tantra)
8. • Son of Vishwamitra & learned Ayurveda from Kasiraj Devodas
• Different opinion regarding his father some says he is son of
Vishwamitra & some says Shalihotri
• According to Mahabharata & Garuda purana he was son of
Vishwamitra
• According to Chakrapani he was son of Vishwamitra
• According to Hemadri he was son of Shalihotri
10. Vagbhata
• He is one among Bhrittrayee
• He was son Simhagupta & grandson Vagbhata
• He belongs to the region of river Sindhu
• His Father & Grandfather were great scholar of Ayurveda
• He was disciples of Avalokita Chief Monk of Mahayana Buddhism
• Author of Astanga sangraha & Astangahrudaya 5th C AD
• Some says
AS Vridhha Vagbhata
AH Laghu Vagbhata
11. • Jejjata & Indu used the term “Bahat” in place of Vagbhata.
• Jejjeta & Indu were disciples of Vagbhata
• “Tisata” the author of “Chikitsa kalika”. Tisata was son of
Vagbhata
• Chandrata son of Tisata wrote commentary on Chikitsa
kalika, but he did not mention the name of Vagbhta in it
• Tisata 10th C AD & Chandrata 11th C AD
• Hence it is impossible that Tisata & Chandrata were son &
grandson of Vagbhata (Bec Vagbhata period is 5th C AD)