Sushruta
Surgeon to whom the Sanskrit Sushruta Samhita is attributed disputed contested
- Dates
- No dates given in the film's sources
- Chapters
- II. The King's Permission
Contested
The Samhita is attributed to Sushruta by tradition. Its date is disputed: tradition places him around 600 BC, while the film treats the surviving text as compiled over many centuries.
Sources
- Didusch Museum newsletter: Breaking the Stone Age (2025) Museum or society
What the film says
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A great Sanskrit book of surgery bears his name; the film describes it as compiled over many centuries.
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The text warns that cutting for stone needs the king's permission because the outcome is uncertain.
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The text advises graduated tubes for a narrowed urinary outlet.
On the timeline
- Traditionally c. 600 BC; compiled over centuries: The Sushruta Samhita, with its account of cutting for the stone, takes shape; its date is disputed. disputed timeline
Sources
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