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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
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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
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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 +
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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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