Commentaries on Classical Literature of Ayurveda
| S.No | Name of the Text Book | Author/Commentator | Year of Publication |
| 1. | Sushrutarthsandipan Bhasya | Harana Chandra Chakravarthy | 1908 |
| 2. | Charakopaskar | Yogindranath Sen (Calcutta) | 1920 |
| 3. | Charakapradipika | Jyotishchandra Saraswati (Calcutta) | 20th Century |
| 4. | Nighantu Ratnakar | Duttaram Chaube (Mathura) | -do- |
| 5. | Commentary on Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Kalika & Bhaisajya Ratnavali | Jaideo Vidyalankar | 1970 |
| 6. | Commentary on Charaka Sushruta & Astanga Samgraha | Atrideo Vidyalankar | 20th Century |
| 7. | Commentary on Charaka, Astanga Hrdaya etc. | Pt.Ram Prasad Sharma (Patiala) | -do- |
| 8. | Commentary on Sushruta Samhita etc. | Bhaskar Govinda Gharekar (Varanasi) | -do- |
| 9. | Commentary on Rasaratna Samuchchya | Duttatraya Anant Kulkarni (Varanasi) | -do- |
| 10. | Critical Commentary on Astanga Hrdya, Bhava - Prakash & Ashtanga Samgraha. | Lal Chandra Vaidya (Varanasi) | -do- |
| 11. | Rasa Hrdaya Yantri, Rasa Sara and 14 Other Books | Yadavji Vikramji Acharya | 1910-1911 |
| 12. | Padarth Vijnana | Pt.Ramrakshaji Pathak | 20th Century |
| 13. | Ayurveda Kriya Sharira | Vd.Ranjeet Roy Desai | -do- |
| 14. | Abhinava Prasut Tantra | Pt.Damodar Shastri Gaur | -do- |
| 15. | History of Medicine in India, Dravya Guna Vijnana (Varanasi) and Indian Medicine in Classical Age etc. | Acharya Priyavrat Sharma | 1972 |
Though I don't posses all above commentaries mentioned above, but out of whatever I have, I personally found Lal Chandra Vaidya's commentaries very good and well written. I also like commentaries by Pt. Ram Prasad Sharma. The one I didn't like is Sushrut Samhita's commentary by Atrideo.
The article from where I have taken the list talks a lot about other commentaries as well at different period of time. The details article can be found here.
All of above commentaries are Sanskrit-Hindi commentaries. I am still looking for some good commentaries in English language. If you know good commentaries in English language, please let me know.
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