CHAKRAPANIDATTA

CHAKRAPANIDATTA----

Around 1066 A.D., flourished an Ayurvedic physician, Chakrapanidatta, who composed a large number of treatises on different aspects of Ayurveda. 

Chakrapanidatta has given an account of himself in his book Chikitsa-sara-samgraha : "The author of this work is Chakrapani who belongs to the family of Lodhravati, and who is youngest brother of Banu and the son of Narayana, the Superintendent of the Kitchen of Nayapala the King of Gour". His teacher was Naradatta.

The Chikitsa-sar-samgraha is composed on the lines of Vrinda's Siddha Yoga, but in comparison with the latter, it contains more and newer prescriptions ; it also makes use of more metals in its prescriptions. A commentary called Ratnaprabha was written on it by Nischal in the twelfth.or thirteenth century.; another commentary entitled Tatvachandrika was composed by Shivdas Sen in the fifteenth or sixteenth century.

The Dravya-gun-samgraha is another treatise uhich gives details about the exact quantities of the medicines used in making various prescriptions

A commentary on Charaka-sarnhita,. called Ayurveda-dipika or Chctraka-tatparya, and on Su&ruta-- samhita called Banumati was composed by Chakrapani; his other works are Muktavali and Sabda Chandrika. Muktavali gives names and properties of Ayurvedic drugs.

Chakrapani was versatile. He wrote commentaries on non-medical topics also such as Kadambari, Nyayasutra, etc.

Vaidya Pawan Madaan