Charaka Samhita
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The book presently known as Charaka-samhita was first written by Agnivesa. Charaka renewed it and later Drudhabala filled up the gaps.
Stage 1 – Agniveda Tantra (1000 BCE)(Advised by Aatreya and written by Agnivesa)
Stage 2 – Charaka Samhita (200 – 200 BCE)(Redacted by Caraka)
Stage 3 – Charaka Samhita (4th Century CE)(Additions by Drudhabala)
Sanskrit Commentaries on Charaka Samhita:
- Charakanyaasa – Bhattara Harischandra – 4th C CE
- Charaka Panjcika – Svamikumara – After 4th C CE
- Nirantara Pada Vyaakhyaa – Jejjata – 6th C CE
- Ayurveda Deepikaa – Chakrapani Datta – 11th C CE
- Tatva Candrikaa – Sivadasa Sen – 15th C CE
- Jalpa Kalpa Taru – Gangadhara Ray – 19th C CE
- Charakopaskaara – Yogeendra Natha SEn – 20th C CE
- Charaka Pradeepikaa – Jyotishchandra Sarasvati – 20th C CE
