Harisastri Paradakara

Bhishagacharya Harisastri Paradakara Vaidya edited the standard scholarly edition of Vagbhata's अष्टाङ्गहृदयम् (Astanga Hrdayam), incorporating the commentaries Sarvangasundara of Arunadatta and Ayurvedarasayana of Hemadri. Published by Chaukhambha Orientalia, Varanasi, this edition has become the primary reference text for Ayurvedic students and researchers working with this classical compendium of Indian medicine.