Citations in Jajjaṭa’s Nirantarapadavyākhyā

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to begin an examination of the sources mentioned by Jajjaṭa in his Nirantarapadavyākhyā, an early commentary on the Carakasaṃhitā, dating perhaps from the seventh or eighth century C.E. The identification and analysis of these sources will provide a better understanding of the background of this rather enigmatic and important medical commentator, who is often mentioned by later medical commentators.