Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita
by Laxmi Maji | 2021 | 143,541 words
This page relates ‘Madhavakara (Ayurveda scholar)’ found in the study on diseases and remedies found in the Atharvaveda and Charaka-samhita. These texts deal with Ayurveda—the ancient Indian Science of life—which lays down the principles for keeping a sound health involving the use of herbs, roots and leaves. The Atharvaveda refers to one of the four Vedas (ancient Sanskrit texts encompassing all kinds of knowledge and science) containing many details on Ayurveda, which is here taken up for study.
Mādhavakara (Āyurveda scholar)
Mādhavakara—There are many Ācāryas and writers named Mādhava. But Mādhava is certainly the author of 'Rogaviniścaya' or 'Mādhava Nidāna'. Mādhava's full name is Mādhavakara. He was the son of Indukara. According to Ācārya Priyabrata Sharma, he wrote a book called 'Mādhavacikitsita'. The author of the book 'Mādhava Cikitsita' was Mādhavakara, the son of Candrakara, not Indukara. Therefore, according to him, Mādhavakara is the author of two books. But the period of Mādhavakara's advent was in the seventh century.[1]