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क¹ल्याणो विद्वान् ग्रीसपर्यन्तमपि गत आसीदितिम्याक्समूलरमहाशयो वर्णयति। एतदेकं निदर्शनमपि भारतस्य तदात्वेऽध्यात्मिकं गौरवं कियदासीदिति दर्शयति॥

तेन स्वसेनायां स्वेषु यवनवैद्येषु सत्स्वपि सर्पविषचिकित्सायास्तेषां ज्ञानाभावेन सर्पविषचिकित्सकानां भारतीयवैद्यानां, रोगान्त²र्भैषज्येष्वपि क्रियाकौशलातिशयदर्शनेन स्याद् भारतीयवैद्यानामलेक्जेण्डेरेण स्वे स्कन्धावारे स्थापनस्य, स्वदेशं प्रतिनिवर्तमानेन तेन यवनाधिपेन भा³रतीयविदुषां सादरं सहनयनस्य, मार्गे स्वदेशमुपेत्यापि सर्पदष्टानां भारतीयद्वारा चिकित्सनस्य च तदीयवृत्तत उपलब्धेन आयुर्वेदीयः प्रभावः पश्चादपि ग्रीसदेशं प्रविशन्नालोक्यते॥

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१. Maxmuller’s History of Sans. Lit. P. 15 (P. O. Ed.)
२. The science continued to flourish down to the advent of the Greeks in India (327 B. C.). Arrian, the Greek historian, in describing the condition of India at the time of the invasion of Alexander the Great, refers to a curious fact, which reflects no small credit on the Hindu physicians of the day. Alexander had in his train several proficient Greek physicians, but these had to confess their inability to deal with cases of snake-bite, very common in the Punjab. Alexander was therefore obliged to consult Indian Vaidyas, who successfully treated these cases. The Macedonian king was so struck with their skill that, according to Nearchus, he employed some good Vaidyas in his camp, and desired his followers to coasult these Indian physicians in cases of snake-bite and other dangerous ailments. In face of the facts that the European texicologists are still in search of a specific for snake-poison the Indian physicians who liveds ome 2200 years ago might well be proud of their skill. It is very likely that on his homeward march Alexander, or Sikander as he is called in India, took with him a few professors of Hindoo medicine. This supposition receives some support from the early history of Greek medicine. Short History of Aryan Medical Science— Pp. 189-190; by H. H. Bhagvatsinhajee.
३. E. J. Rapson निर्मिते Cambridge History of India Vol. I P. 406 ग्रन्थे, 'There was really indeed very little for a doctor to do in India except to cure snake-bites, since diseases were so rare among Indians—so at least, as we shall see, the Greeks believed, Nearchus Frags इति नियार्कसेन कथितमिति लिखितमस्ति। Arrian’s Indica ग्रन्थे, 'And Nearchus adds this, that Alexander had all the most skilful of the Indians in the healing art collected around him, and had caused proclamation to be made throughout the camp that if anyone were bitten he should repair to the royal tent, but these very same men were able to cure other diseases and pains also.'' P. 223 इति नियार्कसस्योक्तेरुद्धारोऽस्ति। एतल्लेखतः आधुनिका आहितुण्डिका इव ते नासन्, अपि तु अष्टप्रस्थानान्तर्गते विषतन्त्रे इव भेषज्यान्तरविद्यास्वपि विज्ञानवन्त आसन्, ईदृशा भारतीयवैद्या अलेक्जेण्डेरेण स्वयमगृह्यन्त अनायिषत चेति प्रतीयते। केम्ब्रिजहिष्ट्रीगते एतल्लेखे नियार्कसोक्तेः 'but these very same men were able to cure other diseases and pains also.' वाक्यानुपलम्भः केवलमाहितुण्डिकमिव प्रतिभासयन् कौतुकं जनयति।
४. (a) Asoka. V. A. Smith P. 188. (b) Asoka. Radhakumud Mukerji P. 166.
(c) Asoka. D. R. Bhandarkar P. 45-46.
५. '...... देवानां प्रियस्य यो धर्मविजयः स च पुनर्लब्धो देवानां प्रियस्येह च सर्वेष्वन्तेष्वष्टस्वपि योजनशतेषु, यत्र अन्तियोको नाम यवनराजः परं च तस्मादन्तियोकाच्चत्वारो राजानस्तुरमयो नाम, अन्तिकोनो नाम, मगो नाम, अलीकसुन्दरो नाम, नीचाः चोडाः पाण्ड्या एवं ताम्रपर्णीया एवमेव हि दरदाः, विषवज्रेषु यवनकम्बोजेषु नाभके नाभकप्रान्तेषु भोजपितिनिक्येषु अन्ध्रपुलिन्देषु सर्वत्र देवानां प्रियस्य धर्मानुशिष्टिमनुवर्तन्ते। यत्रापि दूता देवानां प्रियस्य न यान्ति तत्रापि श्रुत्वा देवानां प्रियस्य धर्मवृतं विधानं धर्मानुशिष्टिं धर्ममनुविदधत्यनुविधास्यन्ति च' इति त्रयोदशः शिलालेखः।