Chakrapani Datta

Chakrapani Datta was a Bengali scholar and practitioner of Ayurveda of about the 11th century, renowned for his academic commentaries on the primary texts of the field. He is believed to have been born in the latter half of the 11th century in the village of Mayureswar in what is now West Bengal, into a noble Baidya Brahmin family. His father served as kitchen superintendent to the Pala emperor Nayapala, and a Pala courtier, Naradatta, was his spiritual teacher. He gained prominence young through commentaries on the Charaka Samhita and the Sushruta Samhita, and his celebrated works include Chikitsasamgraha, Dravyaguna and Sarvasarsamgraha. This entry records what was held and done and is not medical advice.