नामरूपज्ञानम् (Characterization of Medicinal Plants) /22

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therefrom. Bhartrṛhari is right in saying that śabda

(word) is eternal and immutable Brahman from

Whom the creation is evolved in form of ideas

(artha ).¹
 
[^1]
 
Nāmarūpajñāna is prescribed as a subject under.

postgraduate course of Dravyaguṇa by Central Coun-

cil of Indian Medicine. This book is presented as a

premier publication on the subject which has been

designed to serve as a guide for this. In fact, it covers

one of the three aspects of the subject, the other two
being pharmacognosy proper and discussion on
drugs.
being pharmacognosy proper and discussion on
drugs.[^2] This would also be helpful to undergraduate

students who have to study this topic under the cur-

riculum of Dravyagunṇa. Besides, it would serve as

a guide to teachers, research workers and all those
involved in study of medicinal plants.
 
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involved in study of medicinal plants.
 
I am thankful to Dr. Ravi Vrat Sharma of Satya-
ing th

priya Prakashan for accepting this as their inaugural

publication. I hope, the prakashan would bring out
many more standa
many more standard books in future.
 

 
Gurudham, Varanasi
 

Gandhi-Jayanti, 1999
 

 
P.V.Sharma
 
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[^1]. अनादिनिधनं ब्रह्म शब्दतत्त्वं यदक्षरम् ।

विवर्ततेऽर्थभावेन प्रक्रिया जगतो यतः ॥ -वाक्यपदीयम्
 

 
[^2]. For this see my Dravyagunṇavijñāna, Vol. V.