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An English Translation of the Sushruta Samhita, Based on Original Sanskrit Text. Edited and Published by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna. With a Full ... Notes, Comperative Views, Index, Glossary An Hardcover – August 8, 2015

by Susruta Susruta (Author), Kunja Lal Bhishagratna (Author)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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  1. Print length
    678 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Andesite Press
  4. Publication date
    August 8, 2015
  5. Dimensions
    6.14 x 1.44 x 9.21 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1296562271
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1296562274
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andesite Press (August 8, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 678 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1296562271
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1296562274
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.46 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 1.44 x 9.21 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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Dr.Hess
5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting read
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2011
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This is an Indian medical text book, approximately 3000 years old, translated to English about 100 years ago from the Sanskrit. As the 100 year old printing it was copied from is not exactly a 1000 DPI modern printing press, the letter quality is not up to modern standards, but it is still quite readable. It is amazing how little (and how much) has changed in 3K years.
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Kamesh R Aiyer
2.0 out of 5 stars Scanned to English causes Sanskrit problems
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2014
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This is a very useful translation -- I wish it were available as a print-on-demand eBook.

The scanning and OCR has resulted in a eBook that is unreadable because there is a Sanskrit quote on every page and that comes out as garbage. In-line Devanagari characters also make a mess.

(It is free, so what am I complaining about)

I have not finished reading, but the intro had an argument that was absolutely brilliant -- Sushruta apparently says that "A doctor needs to learn medicine, not anatomy; only surgeons need to learn anatomy. Knowledge of anatomy will not make the doctor a better healer."

You can quibble about having a doctor who does not know how your insides are laid out, but if I had a choice between one who does and tries to fix you one organ at a time vs.one who recommends medicines that make your slightly faulty body work effectively, I know what I would choose.
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Karen MacLeod
5.0 out of 5 stars well written if you want to study history
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2018
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Liked the fact that it followed the text of the original as closely as possible.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2015
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I thought it was better made.
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dorene massetti
5.0 out of 5 stars Book
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2019
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Good book
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IOAN M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2019
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Very good
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Sagar P.
1.0 out of 5 stars all Sanskrit text gets changed
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2019
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In Kindle, all Sanskrit text gets changed, so you can't read it.
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Sita
2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly executed.
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2017
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This copy is poorly executed. Even the cover and spine cut off the full name of the book. I expected a more thoughtful, better executed version of this special book. The images are faded, pages poorly magnified and there's a lack of reverence for the book with this execution.
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Ramya prashanthi
3.0 out of 5 stars This book is without Sanskrit text
Reviewed in India on November 9, 2020
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I was expecting Sanskrit text but only English translation were given. Quite disappointed but okay
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