page_title: Shalihotra
hierarchical_section_title: Shalihotra
caption_attribution_description: English: L0014698 Credit: Wellcome Library, London Eye operation on a horse Illustration and Text 18th Century From: Salihotra (Hindi): Asvacikitsa of Purusottama [treatise on horses] Collection: Asian Collection Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc 2.0 UK: England &amp; Wales, see http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/indexplus/page/Prices.html
context_page_description: The Shalihotra Samhita is an early Indian treatise on veterinary medicine, likely composed in the 3rd century BCE.
  It is attributed to one Shalihotra son of Hayagosha, considered the founder of veterinary sciences in Indian tradition. He is said to have lived in Sravasti.
context_section_description: The Shalihotra Samhita is an early Indian treatise on veterinary medicine (hippiatrics), likely composed in the 3rd century BCE.
  It is attributed to one Shalihotra son of Hayagosha, considered the founder of veterinary sciences in Indian tradition. He is said to have lived in Sravasti (modern Sahet-Mahet on the borders of Gonda and Bahraich districts in Uttar Pradesh).
caption: Page from an 18th-century manuscript of Shalihotra Samhita, showing an eye operation on a horse.
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