


Available in Oriental Library, Jammu (Introduction to Nighantu of Ayurveda Dr Lucas ) Bha.ni9Ĭontent 23 in totalFollowed Madanapal NighantuNo specific classification of the varga seenMentioned many bheda of many plantsBha.ni10īha.ni11Contd. 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 17thĬommentators No Sanskrit commentaries are written Pandit Shivasharma Shivaprakashika Sri Venkateshwara Press ,BombayBy Dr Vishwanath DvivediBy Dr K.C.Chunekar Published by The Chowkhamba Vidyabhawan (Ayurved ka Vaijnanik Itihas by Dr P V Sharma)īha.ni7Publications 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/-īha.ni8ManuscriptsAcc to Julius Jolly manuscript on Bhavaprakash dated 1558 A.D.in GermanyAcc to Prof P V Sharma oldest manuscript on Bhavaprakash Samvatsra 1722 corresponding to 1665 A.D. May be a Brahmin, belonged to VaranasiSome believe he belonged to Kashi or Gorakhpur because names like Latkan etc.He has written a book named Gunaratnamala which was not published Bhavaprakasha Nighantu is an important and widely accepted treatise in Ayurveda with respect to Dravyaguna chiefly about Dravyas (Aushadha.

Dr Pramod Kumar Department of RasashastraClassical text book review 1IntroductionObjectivesAbout the Author, Commentator, PublicationsContent of the textVolumes and chaptersUniqueness of the textSummary ConclusionĬontents 2Introduction Enumerated one among the LaghutrayiThird book among the Laghutrayi, but popularAuthor BhavamishraBridge between medieval period and modern period Two parts - Purva Samhita Madhyama Uttara NighantuBha.ni3Objectives To know about the Bhavaprakash Nighantu its author, commentator and uniqueness of the textBha.ni4Author BhavmishraFather Latkan Mishra.
