Classical text book review

Dr Pramod Kumar
Department of Rasashastra
Contents
• Introduction
• Objectives
• About the Author , Commentator , Publications
• Content of the text
• Volumes and chapters
• Uniqueness of the text
• Summary
• Conclusion
Introduction
• Enumerated one among the Laghutrayi
• Third book among the Laghutrayi , but popular
• Author – Bhavamishra
• Bridge between medieval period and modern
period
• Two parts - Purva
Samhita Madhyama
Uttara
Nighantu
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Objectives

• To know about the Bhavaprakash Nighantu its

author , commentator and uniqueness of the
text

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Author
• Bhavmishra
• Father – Latkan Mishra
इति मभश्ररटकनिनमश्रीमभश्रबावववयचििे बावप्रकाशे
……….
• May be a Brahmin , belonged to Varanasi
• Some believe he belonged to Kashi or
Gorakhpur –
because names like Latkan etc.
• He has written a book named Gunaratnamala
which was not published
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Time Period
• Has followed Madanpala
Nighantu (1347 AD)
• Also Sharangadhara Samhita (13th Cent.)
• Yogaratnakara,Yogatarangini,Lolimbaraja –
give reference of Bhavaprakash (17th Cent.)
• Bhavmishra included phirangaroga introduced
in India by Portugese and Europeans(15th
Cent.)
• Bhavamishra between 15th – 17th

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Commentators
• No Sanskrit commentaries are written
• Pandit Shivasharma – ‘Shivaprakashika’
Sri Venkateshwara Press ,Bombay
• By Dr Vishwanath Dvivedi
• By Dr K.C.Chunekar – Published by The
Chowkhamba Vidyabhawan

(Ayurved ka Vaijnanik Itihas by Dr P V Sharma)

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Publications
• Bhavaprakash Nighantu with Chunekar
Teeka
Edited by Dr Gangasahay Pandey (Hindi)
Chaukhamba Bharati Academy ,Varanasi
Rs 350/-
• Bhavaprakash Nighantu
Edited by Amrit Pal Singh (English)
Chaukhamba Orientalia ,Delhi
Rs 950/-
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Manuscripts
• Acc to Julius Jolly – manuscript on
Bhavaprakash dated 1558 A.D.in Germany
• Acc to Prof P V Sharma – oldest manuscript on
Bhavaprakash ‘Samvatsra’ 1722
corresponding to 1665 A.D.
Available in Oriental Library , Jammu
(Introduction to Nighantu of Ayurveda Dr Lucas )

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Content
• 23 वर्ग
• ४२६ द्रव्म – in total
• Followed Madanapal Nighantu
• No specific classification of the varga
seen
• Mentioned many bheda of many plants

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• हरयिक्मादि वर्ग • िक्रवर्ग
• कऩपयग ादि वर्ग • नवनीि वर्ग
• र्ड
ु प च्मादिवर्ग • घॄि वर्ग
• ऩुष्ऩवर्ग • भत्र
प वर्ग
• वटादि वर्ग • िैर वर्ग
• आम्रादिपर वर्ग • सन्धान वर्ग
• धान्म वर्ग • भधु वर्ग
• शाक वर्ग • इऺु वर्ग
• भाांस वर्ग • धािपऩधािुयसोऩयसयत्नोऩयत्नवव
• कॄिान्न वर्ग षोऩववष ् वर्ग
• वारय वर्ग • अनेकार्गनाभ वर्ग
• िग्ु ध वर्ग
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Contd..

• त्रत्रपरा,त्रत्रकटु,ििरूु षण……
• हरयिक्मदि वर्ग – includes fruits and tubers
• कऩयुग ादि वर्ग – describes kanda
• र्ड ु ु च्मादि वर्ग – pancanga of plant used
• वटादि वर्ग – big trees
• Mythology – हरयिकी , र्ड ु ु चि , सुवणग ,कारकपट
• Mentioned drugs from other countries such as
द्ववऩान्िय विा , भचिका, कस्िरु य , ऩायमसक मवातन
• Some जाांर्भ द्रव्म –र्न्धभाजागय ् वीमग, र्ोयोिन

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 Contd..
Varga Madanapala nighantu
Haritakyadi +
Karpuradi +
Vatadi +
Amraphaladi +
Dhatupadhatu…. Suvarnadi varga +
Dhanya +
Shaka +
Mamsa +
Krutanna +
Vari Included dugdha +

Mishrakadi varga , shuntyadi varga -- Madanpala

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Uniqueness of text
• Explained आहाय वर्ग in detail
• Mentioned िोऩचितन as a drug of choice in
फपयां र् योर्
• Mentioned मशि धािु for the first time
• अष्टवर्ग and their प्रतितनचध द्रव्म
• अनेकार्गनाभ वर्ग
• ििुफीज र्ण
• ऩुष्कयभपर – कुष्ट बेि , िव्म - र्जवऩप्ऩमर

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Volumes
• None

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Summary

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Conclusion
• बावप्रकाश तनघन्टु is a karmapradhana
nighantu
• It bridges thee gap between medieval
period and modern period
• At the same time confusion regarding
some dravyas

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