CCRAS revives two rare Ayurvedic manuscripts, Dravyaratnakara Nighantu and Dravyanamakara Nighantu, in Mumbai
The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences released critical editions of two rare Ayurvedic lexicons, Dravyaratnakara Nighantu and Dravyanamakara Nighantu, at an event in Mumbai announced on 7 May 2025.
Summary
The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), under the Ministry of Ayush, revived two rare Ayurvedic manuscripts, Dravyaratnakara Nighantu and Dravyanamakara Nighantu, the Ministry announced on 7 May 2025. They were unveiled at an event organised by the RRAP Central Ayurveda Research Institute in Mumbai, with CCRAS Director General Prof. Vd. Rabinarayan Acharya giving the keynote. Both texts were critically edited and translated by manuscriptologist Dr. Sadanand D. Kamat of Mumbai. Dravyaratnakara Nighantu is a 15th-century lexicon authored by Mudgala Pandita in 1480 AD. Dravyanamakara Nighantu, attributed to Bhisma Vaidya, is an appendix to the Dhanvantari Nighantu on homonyms of drug and plant names, with 182 verses.
Key facts
- Announced
- 7 May 2025
- Released at
- RRAP Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Mumbai
- Editor
- Dr. Sadanand D. Kamat
- Dravyaratnakara Nighantu
- By Mudgala Pandita, 1480 AD
- Dravyanamakara Nighantu
- Attributed to Bhisma Vaidya; appendix to Dhanvantari Nighantu; 182 verses
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Dravyaratnakara Nighantu, the 15th-century Ayurvedic lexicon revived by CCRAS in May 2025, was authored by:
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Correct answer: B — Mudgala Pandita
It was authored by Mudgala Pandita in 1480 AD. Dravyanamakara Nighantu is attributed to Bhisma Vaidya; Dr. Kamat edited both texts.
Dravyanamakara Nighantu, revived by CCRAS, is an appendix to which text?
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Correct answer: C — Dhanvantari Nighantu
Dravyanamakara Nighantu is a standalone appendix to the Dhanvantari Nighantu, focusing on homonyms of drug and plant names.