Bhavaprakash

  A/2 कवेरुक्तिः।   आयुर्वेदागमनं क्रमेण येनाभवद्भमौ। प्रथमं लिखामि तमहं नानातन्त्राणि संदृश्य। (2) A/2 Statement of and about the Poets/Character ‘k’. Ayurvedaagamanam kramen yenaabhavadbhamau. Prathamam likhaami tamaham naanaatantraani sandrashya. Prathamam likhaami tamaham naanaatantraani sandrushya. (2) Heading ‘kaveruktih’ – it has 3 pairs - character ‘k’, vowel-marks – ‘e’ and ‘u’, and ‘visarg-mark containing a pair of dots. Let us examine each of these – Word meaning – Apart from its repeated character ‘k’, this word is derived to 2-character word ‘varah’ taking only prominent characters into consideration and instruction for 2-character word for its 2 vowel-marks. Hence character ‘k’ represents something that is called ‘varah’ in this scripture.    Character ‘k’ is of symmetrical (almost) shape – two globules on each side of a central stem, reminding us of centrally growing stem and root of a 2-noded Onion. Hence, character ‘k’ stands fo...