Sushruta Samhita

The Sushruta Samhita (सुश्रुतसंहिता) is a Sanskrit text on surgery, attributed to Sushruta, a physician who possibly resided in Varanasi around 6th century BCE.

The text (based on analysis of ancient Indian manuscripts), was likely composed around 3rd or 4th century BCE. It is one of three foundational texts of Ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine), alongside the Charaka Samhita and the medical portions of the Bower Manuscript. The text has been edited multiple times by various practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine. At the end of several chapters, ancient sanskrit texts themselves explicitly declare that they have been supplemented, edited, and partially rewritten by later authors.Template:References required The text was translated to Arabic as Kitab-i-Susrud in the 8th century CE.