Shivadasa Sen

Shivadasa Sen (born 14th century) is a mediaeval writer of Sanskrit from Gaura/Bengal,also known as Acharya Shivadasa Sen .He was famous for his commentary on Charaka Samhita. Sivadasa Sen's commentary on Caraka Samhita is known as Tattwa-candrika and was written in 1448 CE. However, only Sutra-s 1-27, are still available today. The manuscript belongs to the Bombay Royal Asiatic Society Library.[1]

Shivadasa Sen
Native name
শিবদাস সেন
BornShivadasa Sen
14th century
Gaura, Bengal
Died1474(?)
OccupationWriter, Poet, saint
LanguageSanskrit Bengali
GenreVeda, Ayurveda
Notable worksTattawa Chandrika:Commentary of Charaka Samhita

There is little information on Sivadasa Sen. From what is available, it is known that he was born (somewhere between 1454 and 1474 AD) in the gaura brahmin guild to Ananta Sen in Malancika, a village in Bengal. Another indication of his birthplace is from his name viz., Sen and that he was a Gaura Vaisnava.[2] Shivadasa Sen has aptly explained the meaning of the word Veda. He says that Veda denotes knowledge which has two forms— Shabdarupa Veda and Artharupa Veda, one is in verbal form and the other is in object form.[3][4]

References
  1. "The Caraka Saṃhitā". The Caraka Saṃhitā. I: 72–73. {{cite journal}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  2. "Talk:Sivadasa Sen - Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia". www.hindupedia.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  3. Thakar, V. J. (2010). "Historical development of basic concepts of Ayurveda from Veda up to Samhita". AYU. 31 (4): 400–402. doi:10.4103/0974-8520.82024. ISSN 0974-8520. PMC 3202268. PMID 22048529.
  4. "Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - JAPI". www.japi.org. Retrieved 2022-07-15.


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