Jatukarṇa, was the fellow-student of Agniveṣa and a great medical author in the golden age of Ayurveda. He is also said to have compiled a medical treatise. Cakrapāṇi quotes it profusely in his own work, even preferring it over Bhela, as do many other renowned physicians. Little is known about him as a person as his original work was lost over time.
Meaning of Jatukarṇa[edit]
The word Jatukarṇa as such means bat-eared. We do not know whether Jatukarṇa had ears like a bat or whether it was just a proper noun without any relation to its derivation.
References to Jatukarṇa[edit]
- In Satapatha Brahmana, he is described as the propounder of Brahmavidyā.
- He is also a great seer whose name is reverentially used to denote a Gotra.
- VyakhyaKusumavali contains many quotations from Jatukarṇa's work out of which only two are cited above.
- NibandhaSangraha
- Tattwa-candrika
- Sivadasa quotes the different readings from Jatukarṇa in commenting on Palankasadyam Tailam.
- Vagbhata liberally quotes Jatukarṇa in:
- VyakhyaMadhukosa
- Astāngahṛdaya
References[edit]
- The Caraka Samhita published by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society, Jamnagar, India